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.

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

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

Messenger and WhatsApp maybe the default messaging app for many, but for a smarter, more private, and more streamlined ...

Meta has officially announced that Messenger.com and the Messenger desktop apps will be discontinued by April 2026. Desktop users will be automatically redirected to facebook.com/messages, which is a ...

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 ...

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 ...