Facebook to Integrate Messenger with Instagram Direct

With Facebook working on seamlessly integrating apps like Instagram into its ecosystem, the social media giant is updating Instagram to integrate Instagram Direct with Messenger. The said update transforms Instagram Direct to have a similar UI with Messenger: colored chat bubbles, swipe to reply, emoji reactions, and more. The big update here is that it […]

You Can Now Order Jollibee Chickenjoy through Facebook Messenger

To be available to other restaurants like Chowking, Mang Inasal, Burger King, Red Ribbon, and Greenwich as well Are you craving for Chickenjoy but prefer having it delivered at your doorstep? Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) announced that it is launching a Facebook Messenger chatbot to accommodate your food orders from Jollibee, Chowking, Mang Inasal, Burger […]

Facebook Takes On Zoom With Messenger Rooms

Will Facebook provide better video conferencing experience? Facebook will be launching a new video chat service that’s meant to take on the defacto video-conferencing app of the current apocalypse, Zoom. Messenger Rooms won’t require users to have an account and will be integrated right into the company’s core social network and messenger app. It’ll allow […]

Facebook Messenger is Now a Standalone Windows/Mac App

It can do group video calls now After it was teased last year, Facebook has officially launched its standalone Messenger app for both Windows and Mac. Coming back after quite some time (there used to be a Messenger app for Windows, but it was pulled out), the new Messenger app makes navigating through multiple chat […]

Holiday PSA: Be Careful of Those Greetings Sent to You via Messenger

It is the holidays, which means you, your family, and your friends will most likely receive or send greetings to one another. While this is an online tradition, a new malware-laden greeting—called the Wish-you.co—has been infiltrating over social media messaging platforms. Should you happen to receive something similar (other variations include wish4u.co, my-msg.co, surprise4u.co, and […]

New Round of Outages Affect Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp Users

The social media giant is working on it UPDATE: Facebook and Instagram said that they have resolved the problem early this morning (7:45 AM in the US), saying that both platforms should be back as normal to everyone. Earlier today, some people and businesses experienced trouble uploading or sending images, videos and other files on […]

Facebook Messenger to Get a Desktop Version Soon

Messenger for Android and iOS will be lighter as well Messenger will have a major revamp in the coming months, as announced in this year’s Facebook F8 conference. To kick things off, Facebook will be bringing its Messenger app to both Windows and MacOS. The desktop version is meant for those working in the office […]

Facebook to Integrate Messenger Back to the Main App

A change we are all waiting for? Earlier this year, Facebook announced that it plans to integrate all of its messaging apps under one umbrella to enable cross-messaging in the future. Recently, Jane Wong spotted that Facebook is working on bringing back Messenger to the main app, eliminating the need for a separate Messenger app. […]

Facebook Introduces Quoted Replies to Messenger

No need to be clueless at which specific message you are replying to Here’s one good reason why Messenger will be more organized: Facebook has rolled out an update to its messaging app where you can reply to a specific message in the conversation. Other messaging apps like Viber and Whatsapp have this feature, and […]

Here’s How to Enable Dark Mode in Facebook Messenger

It is finally here! After Facebook confirmed that it is testing Dark Mode for Messenger, users in the Philippines can now use the battery-saving feature. However, it is cleverly hidden within the app, so you will need to do these steps: Open up any existing chat, and send a crescent () emoji. The chat window […]