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Facebook Messenger and Facebook Apps Updated on Android

New flavors of the Facebook Messenger and Facebook applications are now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices, with various fixes and enhancements packed inside. The new Facebook Messenger app for Android is available for download as version 2.5.1 at the moment, with a series of bug fixes p...

16 May 2013
04:41 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger iOS 2.4

Facebook Messenger, the dedicated chat client for social networking aficionados, is getting stickers and other new features on iOS thanks to a brand new update. Facebook Messenger version 2.4 brings more oomph to your messages with stickers that you can include in your text by just tapping the smiley icon near the k...

7 May 2013
02:26 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Update Brings Sticker Support

Facebook updated its Messengers and social network client app for Android devices several days ago ahead of Home’s launch on Google Play.The company announced Facebook Messenger will receive chat heads and stickers features, but that these new abilities will be rolled out in stages over the next few weeks.Today...

24 April 2013
01:33 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Gets VoIP Calling in the US

Facebook Messenger for Android is currently providing users in the United States with yet another appealing feature, namely the possibility to place free VoIP voice calls. At the moment, the VoIP calling feature on Android is available for Facebook Messenger users in 24 countries, but more of them are expected to r...

19 April 2013
08:41 GMT

Facebook Chat Heads for iPhone Done in 24 Hours – Jailbreak Tweak

Facebook recently launched a neat messaging feature called Chat Heads which, unfortunately for iOS customers, only runs on Android handsets. But if you’re one of the many people who jailbreaks his / her iPhone, you’re in luck. Bell, a 21-year-old Computer Science major, has created a jailbreak tweak that...

19 April 2013
05:18 GMT

Facebook for iOS Updated with Chat Heads and Stickers, Download

iOS users rejoice, as Facebook for iPhone and iPad has just been updated with new features and improvements. Facebook's announcement comes several days after the company updated its Facebook and Messenger applications ahead of the Home release on Google Play. The latest update for Facebook for iOS brings the l...

16 April 2013
15:32 GMT

Download Facebook Home APK for Unsupported Devices

The Facebook Home APK leaked online a few hours after the official application hit Google Play. This is extremely useful for all Android users out there, as Facebook only made it available in the United States.However, the folks at Modaco extracted the Facebook Home APK file and made it available for all those in oth...

13 April 2013
02:12 GMT

Facebook Home APK File Now Available for Download

Within hours after Facebook Home has been launched on Google Play, the extracted APK file of the application has been published online.As expected, Facebook released its launcher on April 12, but the application is only available for a limited number of smartphones and it can only be installed by US users.Fortunately...

13 April 2013
01:59 GMT

Facebook Home for Android Arrives on Google Play – Download

As expected, Facebook Home has just been released on Google Play for those lucky to own one of the three compatible smartphones. Facebook Home comes pre-loaded on the HTC First Android smartphone, which is now available for purchase via AT&T.However, those who own the HTC One, HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S ...

12 April 2013
14:02 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android 2.4.2 Now Available for Download

With just a few hours left until the release of Facebook Home launched for Android devices, a new update for Facebook Messenger has been released on Google Play. Although it does not seem to be related to the upcoming launch of Facebook Home, the update brings a new feature that improves user overall experience. Wi...

12 April 2013
13:31 GMT

OS X Implementation of Facebook Messenger Updated with Keyboard Shortcuts

Baris Derin has released a new version of his Facebook Messenger implementation for OS X. The tool is a simple yet powerful Firefox add-on that enables access to the Facebook chat environment from your browser's sidebar. Basically eliminating the need to actually go into the Facebook web interface, Facebook Mes...

1 April 2013
10:15 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Gets Voice Calling in the UK

One of the latest features to have become available for the owners of Android-based devices in the UK as part of the Facebook Messenger application was the possibility to make voice calls to other people using the application. The feature went live in the US a while ago, and was also launched in Canada several weeks...

28 March 2013
12:31 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger iOS with Voice Calling – UK Release Today

Facebook Inc. is rolling out a voice calling feature to UK customers using the company’s Messenger application on iPhones. Users can expect the feature to go live as early as today. According to pocket-lint.com, Facebook is giving UK customers the heads-up that Facebook Messenger is getting voice calling on th...

25 March 2013
06:23 GMT

Facebook for Android 2.3 Now Available for Download

We reported a few days ago that Facebook decided to bypass Google Play and push updates to its Android application automatically. As a matter fact, the company pushed one update that was reportedly received by many Facebook for Android users, but some of them refused to install it for fear it might be a malicious th...

20 March 2013
02:38 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger 2.3.2 for Android

A new flavor of the Facebook Messenger is now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices out there, namely version 2.3.2. The new application release was meant to provide users with a series of fixes for bugs introduced in the previous version, yet the release notes do not offer specific details...

12 March 2013
05:44 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger for iPhone 2.3

If you’re the type who uses Facebook to chat with friends, chances are you have Facebook Messenger installed on your iPhone. The social network has now released version 2.3 with some enhancements you might want to check out. Facebook Messenger version 2.3 delivers updates to group conversations. You can now na...

7 March 2013
05:54 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Update Brings VoIP Calls to Canada, Other Improvements

Facebook has just updated its Messenger application for Android devices with new features and improvements. The new version is especially useful for Canadians who will now be able to call friends for free right from Messenger. Aside from that, developers made some changes to group conversations in order to allow use...

5 March 2013
01:37 GMT

Facebook to Add Free Wi-Fi Calling on Android and BlackBerry

Just as it did with its Facebook Messenger application for iPhone, which received Wi-Fi calling features in the latest release, the social networking company is expected to bring the feature to more devices in the near future. To be more precise, Facebook is said to plan on providing the owners of Android and Black...

18 January 2013
09:11 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger 2.1.1 iOS

Facebook has released its new Messenger app for iOS devices with voice messages and the ability to swipe right to archive a conversation again. After listening to the feedback provided by customers worldwide, Facebook has re-enabled a feature in its Messenger app that allows users to swipe with their finger on the i...

17 January 2013
04:09 GMT

Facebook Rolls Out Free Voice Calls on iPhones in the US

Facebook didn't have any mobile feature to announce at the big event yesterday, certainly not a phone, but it is working on voice calls and now it's making them available to all iPhone users in the US via its Messenger app. Facebook was already testing VoIP calls with some users, so this isn't much of ...

16 January 2013
18:41 GMT

Facebook's Mystery Could Be a Phone, It's Probably Something Boring like Voice Calls

Facebook is getting ready for a big event tomorrow. There's no word on what it's about, though there's a hint that it has something to do with mobile. Big events like this are rare for Facebook, it only does it when it has something big to show for it, for example the Timeline. In fact, the simple fa...

14 January 2013
04:51 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger 2.1 iOS with Voice Calls

Facebook Messenger, the text messaging app for everyone’s favorite social network, is now a full-fledged communications tool that also supports voice calls, much like Skype, WhatsApp, and other IM clients. Facebook Messenger version 2.1 allows users to send quick voice messages when they have more to say and n...

4 January 2013
03:32 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Update Allows Users to Send Voice Messages

Facebook has just announced that a new version of its Messenger application for Android devices is now available for download on Google Play Store. With more than 50 million downloads, Facebook Messenger for Android is one of the most popular applications available on Google's app store. The latest version pro...

4 January 2013
00:51 GMT

Facebook Adds Voice Calls to Messenger on Mobile Devices

Facebook is making some updates to its Messenger app and is adding voice capabilities and even voice calls in some cases. For one, users will now be able to record voice messages to send to friends. There are already a couple of apps that do this, but Facebook has the scale to push the feature to a lot of people. T...

3 January 2013
18:27 GMT

Facebook and Facebook Messenger for Android Get Updated

New flavors of the Facebook and Facebook Messenger applications are now available for download for the Android platform, providing users with some new features and enhancements. The Facebook application for Android, which debuted last week as a native client, now provides users with the possibility to easily discov...

21 December 2012
13:51 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Updated with Phone Number Login

A new flavor of Facebook Messenger is now available for download for the owners of Android-based devices, providing them with the possibility to connect with their friends even easier than before. The new app release brings along one very important change, providing users with the possibility to sign in through sim...

4 December 2012
16:01 GMT

You Can Now Use Facebook Messenger Without a Facebook Account

Facebook is making a big move with its Messenger app, it is now enabling people to use it without signing up for Facebook or logging in. The app will have limited functionality if you're not logged in, but Facebook just wants people to start using it in the hope that they'll get used to it and register or s...

4 December 2012
09:31 GMT

Facebook for Firefox Is Officially Live, the Tech Behind It Explained

Facebook for Firefox becomes official, with an announcement from Mozilla and a more detailed explanation of the tech behind it from Facebook. The first Firefox Social API app became available weeks ago and is supported in Firefox 17, the latest stable release. Until now though, the app was still labeled as a beta. N...

3 December 2012
12:43 GMT

Firefox 17 Lands with Built-in Facebook Messenger and the New Social API

Firefox 17 is here and with it Facebook takes another step towards dominating every aspect of your online life. Firefox 17 is the first stable release to come with support for Mozilla's Social API enabled by default. The Social API enables web apps to integrate with the browser in deep ways, making it possible...

21 November 2012
04:40 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Updated with Report Bug Button

Even though Facebook Messenger for Android has more than 50 million downloads in the Google Play store, the application received mixed feedback from users. Facebook pushed through numerous updates meant to improve user’s overall experience, but Android users are expecting even more. In order to make it easier...

14 November 2012
10:29 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger 2.0.2 for iPhone

Facebook fans using Mark Zuckerberg’s social network to text each other have an updated Messenger app to download from the iTunes App Store. Users of Facebook Messenger should download and install version 2.02 according to Facebook Inc. as it has some unspecified improvements and bug fixes, and includes the op...

13 November 2012
08:06 GMT

Revamped Facebook Messages Finally Available to Most People, New One on Its Way

Glaciers move faster than Facebook rollouts. The site has more than a year since it started using the Timeline and it's still not enabled for everyone. The new Facebook Messages, the one on the site, not any of the Messenger apps, got a big revamp months ago, but Facebook is only now getting ready to make it a...

25 October 2012
13:51 GMT

Thanks to Mozilla, Facebook Messenger for Firefox Is More Private than Facebook

Facebook Messenger for Firefox is the first of presumably many apps built on top of the Social API. The idea is to make it possible to be connected to a site or a web app without having it open in a tab all the time. The content still comes from the web, with all the good and the bad that it brings, it's just ...

22 October 2012
15:11 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Firefox Is Official, Give It a Spin Now

Mozilla is making it official, it's now announcing that the Facebook Messenger experiment is live for Firefox Beta users. The app was available over the weekend and Firefox Beta and Aurora users could have started using it already, but Mozilla only now announced it. "For the last few months we’ve been bui...

22 October 2012
14:46 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Firefox Now Available, the First Social API App

The Facebook Messenger for Firefox we were promised when Firefox 17 made it into beta is now available. It's the first app/add-on to make use of Firefox's Social API and it's rather slick, if having Facebook "on" all the time is your thing. Note that the app only works in Firefox 17 Beta or Firefox 1...

20 October 2012
13:51 GMT

Facebook Adds Emoticons to Comments, Prepare to Be Flooded by Them

Facebook is expanding the use of emoticons on the site. If this was any other site, no one would care, but seeing as Facebook is used by one billion people every month and that communication is still the main purpose of the site, it's a move that affects a lot of people. Graphical emoticons were already used in...

16 October 2012
06:01 GMT

Firefox 17 Beta Will Have Facebook Messenger Built-In Thanks to the Social API

Mozilla is announcing the next big step for its Social API which would bring support for the social web into the browser. Mozilla has been working on this for several months and will run the first large-scale test in the Firefox 16 beta which has just landed. In this test, Mozilla is working with Facebook to integra...

12 October 2012
04:03 GMT

Facebook Breaks Apple Guidelines but Still Gets Messenger 2.0 Update Approved

Apple seems to be favoring big developers like Facebook when it comes to breaking the App Store guidelines. Facebook claims to have updated its Messenger application for iOS 6 and iPhone 5, but the social network has failed to submit the appropriate marketing assets alongside the binary. Yes, we’re talking abo...

1 October 2012
04:11 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Can Now Send SMS

Facebook's just updated its Messenger app for Android. Messenger is a standalone app that you can pretty much figure out what it does, it's a way of accessing your Facebook messages on your phone without having to go into the Facebook app. It's also a simple way of chatting with your Facebook friends ...

21 September 2012
10:42 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger 1.9 iOS

Facebook has added smileys, hearts and other emoji elements to its Messenger application for iPhone and iPad aficionados. New features in Facebook Messenger 1.9 iOS include the addition of smileys, hearts and other emoji to messages, the ability to click the person's name at the top of your conversation to view...

25 August 2012
11:21 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Update Adds Smileys and Other Emoji to Messages

Facebook Messenger is among the most popular messaging applications for Android devices. However, since the launch of the software users have been complaining that the application is plagued by various bugs. Although developers constantly update Facebook Messenger, there still aresome things that need to be ironed o...

25 August 2012
06:00 GMT

Facebook Messenger iOS 1.8.1 Released

Facebook Inc. has released an updated version of its Messenger app for iPhone and iPad adding bug fixes and a new option to see more top friends.There are just two changes in version 1.8.1: “fix bug causing friends and profile photos to load slowly; see more top friends in the compose view,” according to ...

7 July 2012
12:51 GMT

Facebook Updates iPhone Apps

Social networking giant Facebook has released new versions of its iOS applications that allow iPhone and iPad owners to manage their digital lives on the go. New features include friends of friends in conversations, and the ability to see answers to questions and guest lists for events created on your Pages, just to ...

26 June 2012
09:02 GMT

Facebook Messenger 1.7 iOS Gets Typing Indicator

Facebook Inc. has rolled out an update to its Messenger application for iPhone and iPod touch users making it even easier to reach groups of friends on the go.Facebook Messenger version 1.7 lets you text friends for free, using your existing data plan, as well as to reach them wherever they are – on their phone...

5 May 2012
11:51 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Gets Improved Location Features

Facebook has just pushed another major update for its Messenger application for Android devices. The new version brings improved messaging features and the option to see who read your message and who hasn't.However, the developers claim that users will be able to text everyone for free, using their existing data...

5 May 2012
04:41 GMT

Facebook Messenger for iPad Revealed

The people at 9to5mac have it on good authority that Facebook is actively developing an iPad client for its Messenger service, “with new builds being readied often.” Tipped off by an unnamed source, the site says Facebook Messenger for iPad is nothing more than a larger version of the iPhone application,...

2 May 2012
10:41 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Android Updated

A new flavor of Facebook Messenger for Android is now available for download from the Google Play Store, namely version 1.6.003. The new application release arrives on devices with various performance enhancements, as well as with bug fixes packed inside. Moreover, the new app iteration brings along an updated visu...

6 April 2012
07:21 GMT

Download Facebook Messenger 1.6 with Enhanced Conversations

Facebook has updated its dedicated Messenger application for Apple’s iOS devices to introduce faster and easier ways to start conversations, new languages, and bug fixes. In addition to improving the single-conversation module, Facebook Messenger 1.6 also enhances the group conversations feature, making it eas...

21 March 2012
15:21 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Windows Is Just a Trojan Horse

Facebook Messenger is now ready for the world to use. No, not the Messenger you already have on your phone, Messenger for Windows, a Facebook Chat client which is essentially an IM client for the social network. That may seem like a throwback to simpler times when MSN and Yahoo Messenger ruled the world. And, while ...

6 March 2012
09:21 GMT

Facebook Messenger for Mac Confirmed

A Mac-native Facebook Messenger application is being developed, the social networking giant has confirmed, with no release schedule set for the time being. According to The Verge, “a Mac version is on the way, but the company declined to give us a timeframe for that one.” Facebook Messenger already has a...

6 March 2012
03:57 GMT


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