The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook's chat interface after the shutdown. Meta previously retired the desktop ...

Meta will shut down its Messenger website (messenger.com) in April 2026, redirecting users to Facebook for web chats, marking another step in merging Messenger back into the main platform ...

The Messenger mobile app for iOS and Android will remain fully operational and unaffected, allowing users to continue conversations as usual on smartphones and tablets.

Meta is preparing to pull the plug on Messenger’s standalone website, marking another shift in how users access the messaging ...

Meta is set to discontinue the standalone Messenger website. According to the company’s update on its help page, the ...

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within ...

Meta will discontinue Messenger.com and the Messenger desktop app by April 2026, redirecting desktop users to ...

Meta is retiring its standalone Messenger website this April, marking another step in the company’s move to consolidate all messaging activity within Facebook and its mobile apps.

For years, Meta (then Facebook) wanted to unify Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It began implementing that plan by allowing Instagram users to talk to Facebook Messenger users three years ...