Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. Before joining CNET, she worked for The Mercury News in ...

Facebook has launched the very first standalone Messenger app for desktop, available now on Windows and macOS. Audio and video calling via Messenger on a desktop browser has grown 100% in the past ...

The desktop version of Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 got a long-awaited update, now allowing users to place voice and video calls from the app. The update finally enables users to go beyond the ...

Facebook has changed the way we read our private messages. Again. In the latest update sure to stir up the user base — even if it's just for a little while — the social network appears to have ditched ...

Meta will discontinue its standalone Messenger applications for macOS and Windows from Dec. 15, urging users to uninstall them as soon as possible. "If you’re using the Messenger desktop apps, you’ll ...

To win chat, Facebook Messenger must be as accessible as SMS, yet more entertaining than Snapchat. Today, Messenger pushes on both fronts with a series of announcements at Facebook’s F8 conference.

After that date, users will no longer be able to log in to the app and are advised to uninstall it. According to Meta, Messenger on mobile devices will not be affected. All chats and video call ...