It might be a good time to stop using the standard Android SMS messaging system and upgrade to a different ecosystem entirely ...

In a blog post, Facebook explained the implications of the change, stating, “If you use Messenger as your default SMS messaging app for your Android device, please note you will no longer be ...

Messenger first enabled SMS support in 2012 but discontinued it a year later. In 2016, Facebook reintroduced SMS capabilities, keeping text messaging separate from Messenger's internet-based chats.

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Meta today is offering more details about how it plans to make its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, interoperable with third-party messaging services, as required by the new EU law, the ...

Messenger is getting HD video calls and voice isolation, both of which can be enabled via the call settings menu. HD calls are now the default for calls placed over Wi-Fi, Meta says, and an option ...

The feature will support standard messaging functions such as reactions, replies, and read receipts. Meta also plans to introduce group chat support next year and audio and video calling by 2027.

The classic SMS is getting on in years. While messenger apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram or iMessage have long offered ...

With more businesses looking to messaging to connect with prospective customers, Meta’s aiming to help brands maintain DM connections, with the addition of follow-up notifications on Messenger for ...

What has Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter (now X) been up to lately? Among other things, creating experimental little ...

Jack Dorsey — Twitter, Bluesky, and Square co-founder and Bitcoin evangelist — is now taking on the world of private ...