Games like Words with Friends and Exploding Kittens are now built-in with Messenger video calls, so your friends can’t keep you hanging as you wait for them to take their turn. Games like Words with ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

It's been so long since Meta cut Messenger out of the Facebook mobile app that Windows Phone was still somewhat of a thing at the time. Almost nine years later, Meta is ready to bring them back ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Meta buried the news in a post that’s supposed to reassure users that Facebook’s neither ‘dead nor dying.’ Meta ...

Both Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp have their individual strengths and weaknesses. If you have both apps downloaded on your phone, chances are you’re familiar with a few of them. You might even rely ...

Today, Meta has unveiled what it calls "the biggest set of improvements to Messenger since it was first launched in 2011." First and foremost, end-to-end encryption is now a default for private chats ...

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

If you've recently updated your Facebook Messenger smartphone app, you may have noticed something was different. Yep: Facebook has added some color to the long-standing white-and-blue Messenger logo.

Microsoft and Net2Phone have placed limits on free Internet phone calls offered over MSN Messenger, marking the latest disappointment for consumers hoping to wipe out long-distance bills by turning to ...

Facebook today is rolling out an updated version of its Messenger Kids app with the goal of making it easier for kids to interact with their friends and family, navigate the app and personalize their ...