Update: Since this article was published, Facebook has confirmed that it will be retiring its Messenger app on all Windows Phones, as well as the Facebook apps on Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, ...

Although the final version of Windows Live Messenger 8.5 was released back in November, Microsoft as usual made the upgrade optional until a certain point in time. Over the next couple of weeks, ...

In a week, on April 8, Microsoft is set to begin moving the tens of millions of users still on its desktop version of its Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging service to Skype IM. Microsoft will ...

Windows Live Messenger users with version 8.1 or 8.5 started getting an optional upgrade message on August 25. As of last night, however, Microsoft is starting to make the upgrade mandatory: users ...

Facebook today began prompting Facebook Messenger for Windows users with a message saying the app is shutting down next week. Without much of an explanation, the ...

Facebook is bringing its latest features to the social network’s Windows apps today, with updates to the main Facebook app as well as Messenger and Instagram. While Facebook has apps for Windows 8, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Facebook Messenger (www.facebook.com/messenger) has today ...

Meta is officially deprecating its Windows and Mac support for its Messenger app on December 15, potentially leaving millions of users without a convenient way to converse with friends. Once the ...

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 ...

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