Messenger once allowed users to chat across platforms, but now Meta is emphasizing the app’s ties to Facebook.

The new blue color seems to be part an attempt to bring Meta's various brands under a single umbrella that feels more unified, but it's also a return to the way the Messenger app used to look ...

If you've recently updated your Facebook Messenger smartphone app, you may have noticed something was different. Yep: Facebook has added some color to the long-standing white-and-blue Messenger logo.

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