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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.
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3.9
34,645,899 total
5 18,968,221
4 5,383,869
3 3,442,542
2 1,661,007
1 5,190,172
Salihah Dehaibi
The messages keeps disappearing and I dont receive them till after an hour or 2
Messager Good app
Ardent Melody
Best Stickers Messenger has become one of my core apps over the years. I love the chat bubble feature, and I think Facebook has the best sticker sets. (Cosmic Stanger and Business Fish are my faves.) It's true that this app asks for a lot of permissions, but it is possible to revoke the ones you dislike, depending on your version of Android. (Exploring your app permissions is a good idea in general.)
matthew tilton
Archive Picasa and Picasa Web Albums Help PICASA Picasa & Picasa Web Albums are no longer supported. Learn more Use the Google Album Archive See, delete, or download photos you've uploaded to other Google products, including: Picasa Web AlbumsGoogle+BloggerHangoutsGoogle PhotosGoogle DriveDelete photos or albums Items that you delete will also be removed from any Google products they appear in, like Google Drive, Google+, and Blogger. Go to the album archiveOpen the photo or album you want to delete.At the t
Krinica Villanueva
Always updating more than the other apps Messenger have consumed more of my file storage than any other apps, now my phone has been asking me to transfer files from time to time because of this. It was fine back then. I love apps and so was this till it updates a lot. So much love for my games that i had to delete some of them because of this. I hate you. T^T
Marie Morris
Latest update is laggy as all hell! Stop adding so much bloatware to the app. All we need it for is simple messaging. This isn't snapchat stop trying to be another app and stick to messaging. The my day crap made the app laggy beyond belief. I know for sure it's not my phone I have a brand new Galaxy s7 so there's no way it's my phone
User reviews
The messages keeps disappearing and I dont receive them till after an hour or 2
Best Stickers Messenger has become one of my core apps over the years. I love the chat bubble feature, and I think Facebook has the best sticker sets. (Cosmic Stanger and Business Fish are my faves.) It's true that this app asks for a lot of permissions, but it is possible to revoke the ones you dislike, depending on your version of Android. (Exploring your app permissions is a good idea in general.)
Archive Picasa and Picasa Web Albums Help PICASA Picasa & Picasa Web Albums are no longer supported. Learn more Use the Google Album Archive See, delete, or download photos you've uploaded to other Google products, including: Picasa Web AlbumsGoogle+BloggerHangoutsGoogle PhotosGoogle DriveDelete photos or albums Items that you delete will also be removed from any Google products they appear in, like Google Drive, Google+, and Blogger. Go to the album archiveOpen the photo or album you want to delete.At the t
Always updating more than the other apps Messenger have consumed more of my file storage than any other apps, now my phone has been asking me to transfer files from time to time because of this. It was fine back then. I love apps and so was this till it updates a lot. So much love for my games that i had to delete some of them because of this. I hate you. T^T
Latest update is laggy as all hell! Stop adding so much bloatware to the app. All we need it for is simple messaging. This isn't snapchat stop trying to be another app and stick to messaging. The my day crap made the app laggy beyond belief. I know for sure it's not my phone I have a brand new Galaxy s7 so there's no way it's my phone
So much "convenience" First the ridiculous terms of service. Emojis. Letting 13 year olds sign up. Now you're forcing us to go to facebook messenger? I hope you learn that millions of people would agree that it is a pointless, time wasting app. That is needless in society. Thanks for reading. Regards Josh
Hey developers, I really hate messenger right now because it is so very laggy when me and my friends are chatting so intensely in our groupchat and everything we sent are scrambled over and I cant understand why is this happening and I'm not the only one is experiencing this, I also asked my friends about it. Will rate this 5 stars if this will get fixed.
I love chatting but it always crashes EVERY TIME my chat heads are open and I'm using it while on fb, or just through chat heads, I type out a whole message and the damn thing crashes n I lose everything I just wrote n have to start over! So ANNOYING, please fix this, been happening way to much for way to long
I hate this app Why the heck are you people forcing this app ,if we use Facebook in our phone,then need to forcefully download it to see messages, till you does it won't agree to you messages, who the hell are you, once this bullshit messenger is downloaded ,then have to connect to SMS forcefully. Why the hell are you guys forcing people to use your app? I stopped using Facebook just because of this torchering messenger. Kill this app or make changes that this app don't force, I feel like I am caged to use Facebook.
I'm feeling crap "snap chat" addition In FB my message notification is always red even if I have no messages. When I tap it there's nothing there. Just this crappy new version with the Snapchat like features. I don't want this version. Please give us the option to not have it. It was bad enough you made messages into a stand alone app.
Writer I am a writer of factual information, and not too much on opinions. I believe in using words in their right context. I.e. It is a fact that people does strange things that do not make any sense to them or anyone else. It is also a fact that many people sounds like parrots. They only knows what is being told to them and when it is programmed into their minds, they delivers those messages as factual material.
Trying to and will never be Snapchat I know that the devs won't read this anyway, but this app is getting shittier everytime. We only want the messaging, not the annoying add-ons that eats up our phone's RAM. And what's with the frequent updates? It's slowly turning into a shitload now. Pfft.
Intermittent and unreliable Too many unexplained updates with no improvements. Videos rarely play in this app. I only get a black box with a rotating circle. I really wish you knew how to make a stable application. WHY IS THIS A REQUIRED APPLICATION? GAH... Doesn't send messages frequently. I'm always on 4g lte or strong WiFi and it still fails to send a message. Sometimes I have to switch from WiFi to 4g to get a message to send. I know a couple other people who have this issue as well. Different phones and carriers.
What exactly are in these updates? Stuff like bug fixes take a 30 to 35 MB update. That's just ridiculous. I barely even use this app and I'm forced to do so JUST because Facebook doesn't allow me to view my messages in the itself. I mean come on!
Uninstalling this app Since a recent update, I keep getting an error message telling me that Messenger has stopped. Every 2 minutes I have to stop what I'm doing to OK the message and send a report. I've had to do it twice whilst writing this! Bloody annoying. Delete.
Best app ever!!! It hs everything anyone would need like free calls across the world with WiFi no need to have service to use and can message everyone you want if you have them as a friend in Facebook doesn't take that much of space to download and more with the updates
21 mins to install As soon as app begins installing? you're connected & it's accessing device data. hit 3 dots in upper fight corner & it will remove "auto update". it SHOULD change your device settings for default as well. Chk in Google settings. uninstall when you are finished messaging. bites, but only work around to Google bleeding personal information. this is a Google product NOT FB. yes FB utilizes data. it won't change. just wait for work around posts. good luck ✌
Really? Who the f@€ did it? So, who's your stupid developer? I don't want to see the favorites, active and birthday crap in my messaging app. At least before you give me the power to hide it. Now, you IMPOSE IT. Your developer sucks. Ask the users what we want at least.
Sms issue Ever since the current update the messenger app keeps enabling my sms feature. I would prefer for it to be disabled because I don't want to unit my Facebook messages with my texts. Also I keep getting two notifications for messenger when I receive texts and my regular text application. It doesn't matter how many times I have disabled the sms feature it's back on after a few hour's.
Shared content photos won't delete Tried everything but nothing works. Deleted from both accounts .deleted conversation blocked the account still they won't go away. The issue have been there from year. Sad that developers still couldn't manage to fix it
Not Customizable No way to customize or even add something as simple as timestamps, not to mention other things. Also, it reads your messages without asking, and then offers things to you. F you fb. Lastly, you can't open shared fb posts from the chat itself, which doesn't make sense because that's what this program is for.
Good App More features everyday. I don't know what phones people are using and then complaining about the size of the app. I've got a Galaxy 6 Edge + but I would assume iPhone can't be that much smaller. Uninstaller all that damn bloatware that comes with your phones or the stupid games you never use.
Annoying copy of snapchat I wish I could get ride of the "my day" tab on the screen but they force you to have it and there is pip up tabs that keep coming back even when we choose not to have them. Leave the user the choice not using your new try of poorly copying Snapchat please.
A big problem After I download it I'm only able to open it once or twice. After that when I try to open it up again it freezes at a blank white screen then says "messenger is not responding" and closes. Every time j want to open up your app I have to redownload it. PLEASE fix this.
Messaging app which doesn't do its job I am never notified about new messages because every time I exit the app it decides to be temperamental with the Internet connection. My messages have not been sending either, even when I am connected to the Internet. Overall it is an awful, useless app which desperately needs to be fixed.
Messenger Love that it is separate. It is easier to access. I tried merging it with my messages. I was not a fan. My favorite thing about the app is that you can send up to 30 pictures all at once, and not blow up family and friends cell phone sending 7 but sends them individually. That could me my phone and not messenger, just haven't figured it out yet!
OK seriously, someone please explain Why are the chat heads always disappearing... It is very annoying when you are typing a message and the chat head goes to hell together with what you'd just typed. Why are so many people having this problem and still no solution exists...
Forced to get it. So many unnecessary parts, runs constantly in background, essays up battery, and no- I don't want to call people. And when people message me, please let me see the message, not in some weird inactive file. People only download this bc Facebook forces you to on smartphones. It's a huge drag.
Why can't we turn off notifications permanently? I don't want this as a standalone app, not some constant background annoyance. This should be integrated with the main Facebook app. However, viewing profiles is currently awkward since it requires bouncing between apps.
Favorite bar in the middle of message list Annnnnnd now you need to add a setting to disable complety the in app call feature.....both voice and video Update ....STILL there.....is there an "off" switch? Just remove it....or provide a setting to turn the thing off. If they are someone I talk to lots in messenger. ...they are already at the top of the message list
Would it be possible to find a way to correct the new message that always appear that isn't existing..? I've look everywhere (even msg request), open every conversation, refresh it... no new msg but still advise me there is a new one....
Please give us option to not have it!! Irritating as hell. Get useless updates now and then. Make major changes and then update please. Nice way to make money facebook. Put up an app. force people to download it and use daily. Now you guys have two apps to earn u money. Smart!!
Let us go threw our gallery neatly I hate how our pictures are crumpled up together. I'd like to go to my documents and then choose gallery where they're neatly organized, just like the way it's set up on chrome and Twitter. Also, it's better to change it. Because you can see pictures that are supposed to be hidden XD like, what is that? why? Lol no but seriously. Plz and you get dat 5 star ;) ;)
Layout has become terrible I loved how Messenger used to just show you a message from some who actually MESSAGED you! Not here is a message for every time you add a new friend plus all these other sections on recent and what not. I can't tell who actually sent me a message or is just a new friend. I understand you can hide these sections but they still come up everytime I close out of the app. Really annoying.
Annoying I have to continuously uninstall and reinstall cuz there xomes a point qhere i can not view the emojis people send me ... All i see is a blank sqaure.... Even if i send them i cant actually see them once posted... VERY ANNOYING..! My FB is the same ... Jave to uninstall and reinstall like twice a week if i want to see the emojis or the gif people put on fb or messenger ... :( please FIX ! This has NEVER been an issue til recently ...
It hates Samsung For whatever reason, both Facebook and Messenger refuse to maintain a connection on my phones. (Samsung S6 Edge+). The apps are up to date and it's not a connection problem with the phone (I thought it was and warrantied out my phone. Still not working). It's terribly frustrating that I can be going along in a conversation, then have it tell me it's "Waiting for Connection" for the next ten minutes. I've tried fixing there problem with Facebook and heard nothing. Unimpressed.
Useless update Messenger keeps on updating, but in reality it's the same as before. From last many updates I have been reeding the same sentence you can see all call logs in one place. No any major changes.
I wanna request ⬇⬇⬇ please.. i loved this app But i hope there's a chatniversarry (saying hey do you miss *insert name here* it's been 3 years when you first had a conversation with each other -view from your first conversation-[i also want this function in messenger]) where you can know how many years you first chat "that" person, but it can only appear if you chat back in your first conversation.😄 and also a details in Group Chat where you can see the date when the group chat had been created in messenger just like the friendniversary in facebook 😔
Only one small thing. Apart from not always updating the status of a message that I have already seen, it is working pretty well. The problem could be device-specific. It was not like that a few months ago before I updated the app.
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Now you can see your call history and missed calls—all in one place.
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November 16, 2016
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