Meta is shutting down Messenger Lite, its lightweight stripped-down version of Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Users of the app are starting to see a message that advises them to “use ...

Viber is another great Messenger alternative that has been around for a long time. It’s my main messaging app, and I really like it, although I’ll admit that the Chinese ownership is a cause for ...

Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. When you open the app, you’ll apparently see a prompt that pushes you ...

Since October 2016, Meta has offered the world a way to save on their smartphone's space and data consumption with the introduction of Messenger Lite, but this famed app will soon bid its farewell ...

After years of keeping the apps separate, Meta has announced that Messenger will be re-joining the Facebook app in the near future. Spotted by The Verge and confirmed in a recent blog post, Meta says ...

Facebook Messenger is sunsetting its SMS support for Android users on September 28, 2023. The change was announced quietly on Meta’s support page on Monday. This means that if you currently use ...

Is Facebook Messenger not working for you? We understand how important this service is. It is the third most popular messaging app, after all. Many of you rely on it, so it can be a pain when it ...

Facebook now has a messaging app for kids - its first product aimed at young children. The move gives Facebook a way to court younger users, with their parents' permission.

Facebook isn't only for sending memes, looking at your friends' babies, and trying to avoid (or not avoid) arguments. It has practical uses that we don't think about very often. One of those is ...

SAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) - Facebook Inc launched a stripped down version of its popular Messenger app for emerging markets on Monday as it seeks to expand its international footprint. Messenger Lite, ...

Android has the unique ability to set a default texting app for sending SMS and MMS messages through your carrier. Back in the operating system’s early days, many apps added support for this feature ...