

Facebook Messenger
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Provides comprehensive communication features including group video calls, voice calls, fast messaging, photo sharing, and location mapping. Access through mobile and web platforms with real-time notifications, ensuring seamless interactions using multimedia tools.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Android Wear
Features
Facebook Messenger News & Activities
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What is Facebook Messenger?
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- Updated Jan 22, 2025
- 4.58 avg rating
Comments and Reviews
I hope no one forgot how Facebook virtually enforced this application upon mobile Facebook users. No amount of complaining and backlash would make them change their minds. I remember when the application had 1 star on the App Store. That was 2? 3? years ago. I checked it just now, and it's at a whopping 4.5 stars. Have we become complacent? I don't know if Facebook ever reversed that decision to enforce using Messenger on mobile.
For what it's worth, Messenger does have pretty good performance when using the application. There might have been a few bugs here and there, but I don't recall anything that severely destroyed the usability of this application. (After reading some other reviews on the App Store, it appears I may have been lucky with my experience; others had lots of issues.)
Now, the battery usage...oh, boy, the battery usage. I never realized just how much battery it was using in the background until I uninstalled it recently. My phone went from going down to 50% in a day without any usage to 90% in a day without any usage. We can see how much Messenger is pinging the servers to check for new messages. It's a real battery drain.
And remember, it's Facebook we're talking about here. They want your data, and desperately so. It's how they make most of their money. I'm glad I never connected my phone number to Messenger; Facebook would have made off with all my contacts. Well, who knows. They might even have it now, without my consent. Can't prove or disprove it, since the app is proprietary.
It bothers me how many people use Messenger because "everyone else is using it", and that includes my own circle of friends. Virtually all of them have a Facebook account. Speaking to a few of them revealed that some simply didn't care about their privacy. I don't like to say this, but Messenger may well be a manifestation of the ignorance and uncaring attitude of people with regards to technology: "if it works, I am happy. No need to worry about what's going on below what I can see."
So, to summarize:
PROS:
CONS:
"As of early as September 28, 2023, SMS messages will no longer be available when you update your Messenger app."
https://www.messenger.com/help/442105343709195
close source and from facebook = cant be trusted
I like Facebook Messenger because most of my friends are there (which sucks, I'll rather use Telegram but Telegram can be distracting with so many communities to join and also pornography is prevalent in Telegram).
The thing I don't like about this is that there is no official Linux client unlike Telegram which has a Linux client.
i can talk to peole
Just getting poorer and poorer in features ...
I do not like. There are much more convenient messengers
And which do you recommend?
Reply written Oct 22, 2020