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Instantly reach the people in your life—for free. Messenger is just like texting, but you don't have to pay for every message (it works with your data plan).
Not just for Facebook friends: Message people in your phone book and just enter a phone number to add a new contact.
Group chats: Create groups for the people you message most. Name them, set group photos and keep them all in one place.
Photos and videos: Shoot videos and snap selfies or other photos right from the app and send them with one tap.
Chat heads: Keep the conversation going while you use other apps.
Free calls: Talk as long as you want, even with people in other countries. (Calls are free over Wi-Fi. Otherwise, standard data charges apply.)
Even more ways to message:
Bring your conversations to life with stickers.
Preview your gallery photos and videos without leaving the conversation--then choose the perfect ones to send.
Record voice messages when you have more to say.
Extra features:
Know when people have seen your messages.
Forward messages or photos to people who weren't in the conversation.
Search for people and groups to quickly get back to them.
Turn on location to let people know when you're nearby.
See who's available on Messenger and who's active on Facebook.
Create shortcuts to get to any conversation right from your home screen.
Turn off notifications when you're working, sleeping or just need a break.
Stay logged in so you never miss a message.
Not just for Facebook friends: Message people in your phone book and just enter a phone number to add a new contact.
Group chats: Create groups for the people you message most. Name them, set group photos and keep them all in one place.
Photos and videos: Shoot videos and snap selfies or other photos right from the app and send them with one tap.
Chat heads: Keep the conversation going while you use other apps.
Free calls: Talk as long as you want, even with people in other countries. (Calls are free over Wi-Fi. Otherwise, standard data charges apply.)
Even more ways to message:
Bring your conversations to life with stickers.
Preview your gallery photos and videos without leaving the conversation--then choose the perfect ones to send.
Record voice messages when you have more to say.
Extra features:
Know when people have seen your messages.
Forward messages or photos to people who weren't in the conversation.
Search for people and groups to quickly get back to them.
Turn on location to let people know when you're nearby.
See who's available on Messenger and who's active on Facebook.
Create shortcuts to get to any conversation right from your home screen.
Turn off notifications when you're working, sleeping or just need a break.
Stay logged in so you never miss a message.
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3.9
41,276,383 total
5 23,051,112
4 6,313,469
3 4,077,217
2 1,904,346
1 5,930,239
Atifa Baig
Hey! Your app is great.There is a couple of things i miss in this app and want to see which might improve it. 1) "Time of calls in chat". Your app doesn't show in chat when I made the call or when i received it, it just shows the time period of call. As the time of missed calls is always mentioned, time for calls should be mentioned as well. 2) "Option of clicking your video" so that you can see your video on big screen and tap to focus when you're trying to show something from back camera. This feature is on another app and sometimes it is very useful, believe me.
Audry Muy
The Android app keeps crashing and logging me out every day. Constantly having to log back in destroys the convenience of the Messenger app. Please take off the camera button and the Daily Stories or whatever that feature is that appears when I accidentally swipe down (OR at least give the option to turn them off). Messenger was great when it was a simple app for just plain exchanging messages with simply games to play with friends.
Brent I
This app rarely works right. Many times, I don't receive messages or notifications when someone sends me a message or picture. It is useless. When I send someone a message, they sometimes don't get it or even see that I sent it. It won't even show received or delivered to them on my end. This app needs a lot of work and updates with reliability, notifications, and messaging. Update 3/17-I hear the notification ding and messages aren't appearing. It still does not work right. Not user friendly at all and doesn't work right.
Ryan Doctor
This app sucks same as facebook app italways requires every week for an update. Mostly user of Messenger and Facebook dont need further updates every week. This must be need to change the roitine of update every once in a two months to make it some user that tge updates are not junk anyways. Hope Facebook App and Messenger App would try with my suggestion. Too much space to use on phone memory and Ram.
Nitish Moolya
This app doesn't show the persons who are active. It always shows loading conversation. Please keep a team for replying so that we can understand that u take care of your users. Group video call is just the worst. I can't see my friends, it was too blurry, even i can't heard their voice clearly it was like i am talking to a alien.It always shows connecting but it doesn't. It takes more than minutes to load gif. Please improve.
Tammy Ghaner
ETA: If I wanted to "add to my damn day" I would have downloaded Snapchat to begin with. The incessant reminders are obnoxiously annoying. /Original review: It is absolutely shameful that I have to install the messenger app that I DO NOT WANT just to get rid of the notification icon on my Facebook app. SHAME ON YOU! Your users deserve better treatment.
User reviews
Hey! Your app is great.There is a couple of things i miss in this app and want to see which might improve it. 1) "Time of calls in chat". Your app doesn't show in chat when I made the call or when i received it, it just shows the time period of call. As the time of missed calls is always mentioned, time for calls should be mentioned as well. 2) "Option of clicking your video" so that you can see your video on big screen and tap to focus when you're trying to show something from back camera. This feature is on another app and sometimes it is very useful, believe me.
The Android app keeps crashing and logging me out every day. Constantly having to log back in destroys the convenience of the Messenger app. Please take off the camera button and the Daily Stories or whatever that feature is that appears when I accidentally swipe down (OR at least give the option to turn them off). Messenger was great when it was a simple app for just plain exchanging messages with simply games to play with friends.
This app rarely works right. Many times, I don't receive messages or notifications when someone sends me a message or picture. It is useless. When I send someone a message, they sometimes don't get it or even see that I sent it. It won't even show received or delivered to them on my end. This app needs a lot of work and updates with reliability, notifications, and messaging. Update 3/17-I hear the notification ding and messages aren't appearing. It still does not work right. Not user friendly at all and doesn't work right.
This app sucks same as facebook app italways requires every week for an update. Mostly user of Messenger and Facebook dont need further updates every week. This must be need to change the roitine of update every once in a two months to make it some user that tge updates are not junk anyways. Hope Facebook App and Messenger App would try with my suggestion. Too much space to use on phone memory and Ram.
This app doesn't show the persons who are active. It always shows loading conversation. Please keep a team for replying so that we can understand that u take care of your users. Group video call is just the worst. I can't see my friends, it was too blurry, even i can't heard their voice clearly it was like i am talking to a alien.It always shows connecting but it doesn't. It takes more than minutes to load gif. Please improve.
ETA: If I wanted to "add to my damn day" I would have downloaded Snapchat to begin with. The incessant reminders are obnoxiously annoying. /Original review: It is absolutely shameful that I have to install the messenger app that I DO NOT WANT just to get rid of the notification icon on my Facebook app. SHAME ON YOU! Your users deserve better treatment.
Very fast, reliable and trustworthy messanger app. Brilliant it has games within the message app but some games don't load. Maybe it's my phone (which is bush spiria C4) or my network provider (giffgaff) but shouldn't it be compatible for either brand of phones or network provider? Either way it's a firm 5 but definitely can be improved with games and more options for messaging as well.
Good 4 messages that are private. Getting better. Plenty of Stickers. I love that Messenger has ADDED more floating flowers and many other stickers, TY! Please Fix the on/off button as It's Way to close to send! Overall I like your New changes & features! Would you consider to Please move Send buttons & Camera. Fix please this, Thanks.
Since I HAVE to have access to customers via chat and mobile I have to use this crappy app since FB mobile won't let you access messages. Yet I get no new notifications (and they are set up) and when I send a message it tells me I have a new message. I don't need to know how anyone's day is in messenger that's what FB is for. Isn't this FB messenger? Why do I need double status options. Fix it, I'm tired of this. Glad it's free.
I want a simple messenger like you still see in the preview picturers on this app page. Not those annoying as hell extra features like that stupid selfie-button and "Messenger day/add to your day" bullshit, that clutter the contact list. If I wanted those I'll use Snapchat and Instagram apps... time to look for an alternative.
So I've never had a problem with messenger until recently. I'm getting delays in messages (for example: I received a message around 4:30 but it was actually sent around 3:30) and it keeps saying I have an unread message even when I don't. I'm reading messages but it keeps popping up saying it's unread. Every time I click read, it shows as unread again. Even if I sent the message, it's showing that I haven't read it. I've never ever had any problems until recently and now I'm about to go crazy. It's been updated since this started and still isn't fixed.
There are too many updates with this app and it is a waste of my data. And looking at the other reviews the powers that be at Messenger don't care what their customers think. I am almost about to delete this app but can't read the messages through fb which is stupid. Please look at the reviews and fix the problems.
Why 2 app when there was one that could the job of the 2? Stupid as always, since it takes more memory, more resources, use more battery and much more. Interface is not userfriendly. Sms should be disable. I dont want fb to see them!!! Also new day features is a bloat. Please allow us to hide this crap
Can I suggest? I REALLY LOVE THIS APP but my always problem is that I can't send a file. File like PowerPoint presentation that I made from my phone or even a file from Microsoft Word. I HOPE YOU COULD CONSIDER MY IDEA CAUSE EVEN MY FRIENDS has a problem sending files
Right now it is annoying the hell out of me, especially because the voice recording won't work 2/3 or even 3/4 times. The point is that it's meant to be quick and easy. If Ichave to rerecord the same message 3 times it's pointless because it takes as long as typing a damn paragraph
Could be a 5 stars app. Unfortunately, I can't text, make calls or receive incoming calls when WiFi is not available. Is this something that will be updated anytime soon? Don't like "Share days" at all - especially in the middle of my contacts. Can't refresh at all without always going into camera. I liked the older version's layout.
Why are all these updates necessary? It's not updating nothing and using data for no good reason. And I can view my texts on my phone just fine no need for Facebook to get involved. The app is annoying and quite frankly is ripping off other apps like snap chat and tango. Put things back like they were. If I could give negative stars I would.
This is the most annoying and intrusive app ever. There was nothing wrong with way we received private messages on Facebook before. My phone already has a messaging app that I use and prefer because I control it. I don't want people to be able to call me from Facebook or have unlimited access to me.
Every update they do just makes it more and more annoying. There is nothing I like about seeing a giant "ADD THIS TO YOUR DAY" button on every picture I send that I can't see it all without clicking on it. It doesn't need to be the all in one Swiss army app. I want it to send messages without the need for SMS mucking everything up. Throwing the kitchen sink at a single function app will kill this, and they're only making it sink faster.
Previous one was good. But when i swipe it down, it was supposed to be refreshed but that camera thing appears which i found it annoying. And again after i updated now i find it annoying too with those new features. And when i swipe it down, i can't even find the chats which i had in my previous days with my friends. Please fix this. Its getting annoying day by day. (Note 4, 6.0)
The user interface has become horribly bloated with the my day "feature" and WTF is with trying to shove games into the messaging interface?!? Tending to use other messaging apps more now that stick to implementing their core functionality well.
Please fix your application! I am having problems when it comes to video calling. My front camera is tad dark whilst video chatting. Did open other apps with video chat and it works fine. Don't know why its only in fb messenger where its pitch black.
This app is junk and it just keeps getting worse... I just wanna be able to message people and send pics/videos with out giving out my number. All that other crap is just a pain.... trying to be like snapchst and kik and it is making my phone lag really bad
When i want to go to a specific part in a video sent from others, i cant control the timeline. if i click on the time bar it closes the video and goes back to message section again. Also when you finish watching a video, you cant replay it unless you kill the app. This problem was issued by me at least 6 months ago.no progress.no reply.no update.as if no one cares. Samsung note4
Why did you need to copy Snapchat features to messenger? First Instagram stories (which I actually like), then Whatsapp Status and now Messenger Day. Facebook needs to set its mind on what functionality should be in which apps. There is no need to cram everything in one app. Fix this or at least add an option to completely turn it off.
This no longer is a messaging app. It has got tons of crap in it. Why does one even need a story here? You can always share it on Facebook. Also I don't want any notifications regarding birthdays, favourites. I know it myself. It no longer is user friendly. I wish to give NO stars at all.
Why the hell do we have an app for facebook chatting and a second app for regular facebook?? Why not just one app!? Or better, why not no app!!! I'm being forced to get this crap because the browser version doesn't work. Bloatware! And my phone is already short on space.
The new video messenger feature " My day" has major glitches, it cuts off my video. It won't show accurately how many people has seen my video/pictures daily. When I attach wording to a pic/video it disappears when I go back through the story line. It's not a good update and should have been fully ready before launching it. Snapchat does not have these issues... I'm just saying! 😐
Could you PLEASE put a settings button in messenger. Therefore, I can knock of picture of the day and apply my own settings. It is getting to become annoying when messenger is updated and changes are been forced upon me that I don't want. I understand the need to update messenger, however, think of the users that just like things simple. Thank You 😀
Is it 2017? Can't log out. Can't get my msgs w/o it. So I'm forced to download and uninstall everytime I get a msg. This app isn't even good enough to call worthless sh*t. ZERO STARS. Fix? Let me get my msgs via fb. Easy. Or make me jump thu hoops and make any easy thing hard. That suggestion is so easy some1 at fb should get a pink slip.
Endless huge updates, privacy issues, and more bloatware/shitware features by the day. I want to message people, not engage in some teenage snapchat rubbish. We know by now that Facebook and cuckerberg don't give a hoot what users want, they just shove it down their throats anyway.
Facebook, you need to fix this. Whenever I share my photo to anyone through messenger, it totally destroys the quality of the photo and makes it looks so bad. Look other people would give you only 1 star but I'm giving you 3 stars because this problem is your only problem. Facebook, I hope you acknowledge my review, reply to my review and please fix this problem please. Thank you
I honestly love the video chat. The rest of the app is kind of a mess. The "active now" and "favorites" line in the middle of my messages feels cluttered and unnecessary. It's trying to be FB messenger and Snap Chat and insta and my texting app! It's the Walmart of applications and thus is very hard to navigate.
Notifications don't work when I receive new messages. I've checked that notifications are on, checked that all my volumes are up, everything is turned on. It's not just on one device either. Notifications don't come through on my phone or tablet. Even when I open the app it doesn't say I have messages... But when I click on the person messaging me it'll have all the new messages there. Pretty annoying.
Can't tell you how much I hate being forced to use this app. It causes issues on FB where it indicates I have new messages when I don't. Also can't drag refresh anymore as it pulls up the camera.... If I wanted to take a pic, I'd click the icon myself. New update with the 'My day' options is in the way with everything. Thanks for nothing. Suggest either allowing options to disabled the bloated features we don't like or having the option for the blat messenger or a 'lite' version.
Every new exciting update brings more and more to the table. Like now i get to open the app to see i have new messages. But really they are read messages that your app is too stupid to notice i have read. They also say that i haven't read messages i have sent. Weird right? But facebook doesn't care because they ruined this app by trying to become snapchat. Just buy snapchat you asshats. I want to message and call thats it stop screwing up my app everyone liked it the way it was....
I never write negative reviews (this is a first time ever) PLEASE remove showing the camera when I swipe down. Your app used to be very utilitarian/useful for my everyday, now I cringe at the thought of using it. Make messenger great again.
It's a decent for sending messages, but the calls drop a lot and the quality of the calls isn't great. The quality of pictures/videos is pretty crappy too. WhatsApp is far superior in those regards. But Facebook messenger is a decent messenger if one intends to use it solely to send and receive text messages.
Have you guys ever heard of feature bloat? Messenger Day is the most idiotic thing you could have added to this app. Please focus on just having a clean and snappy interface and MESSAGING. And also allow us to disable the other sections permenantly jesus.
I like it! It's awesome! But the problem is that i cant take photo, draw on them, video record, and also i can't use the feature that you at the moment. It glitches. Whenever I open one, it auto rotates and why doesn't the voice calls still doesn't work?
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What's New
Now you can see your call history and missed calls—all in one place.
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March 17, 2017
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1,000,000,000 - 5,000,000,000
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