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A faster version of Messenger that works in all network conditions
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About Messenger Lite: Free Calls & Messages
Google Play
A fast and data-efficient messaging app to reach the people in your life.
Messenger Lite:
- Installs quickly. It's less than 10MB to download!
- Saves data. It loads fast, runs efficiently and uses less mobile data.
- Works everywhere. Reach people when you're in an area with a slow or unstable internet connection.
With Messenger Lite, you can:
- Contact anyone on Messenger, Facebook or Facebook Lite.
- See when people are active and available to chat.
- Message people one-on-one or in groups to catch up or make plans.
- Send photos, links, or express yourself with stickers.
- Make one-on-one voice and video calls for free over Wi-Fi (otherwise standard data charges apply). Talk as long as you want, even with people in other countries!
Messenger Lite:
- Installs quickly. It's less than 10MB to download!
- Saves data. It loads fast, runs efficiently and uses less mobile data.
- Works everywhere. Reach people when you're in an area with a slow or unstable internet connection.
With Messenger Lite, you can:
- Contact anyone on Messenger, Facebook or Facebook Lite.
- See when people are active and available to chat.
- Message people one-on-one or in groups to catch up or make plans.
- Send photos, links, or express yourself with stickers.
- Make one-on-one voice and video calls for free over Wi-Fi (otherwise standard data charges apply). Talk as long as you want, even with people in other countries!
App Store
Be together whenever, with our all-in-one communication app, complete with unlimited text, voice, video calling and group video chat features.
NEW! GET THE GROUP TOGETHER WITH ROOMS Send a link to group video chat with anyone, even if they don't have Messenger. Host up to 50 people with no time limits.
VIDEO CALLS TO STAY CONNECTED
Keep your friends and family close with unlimited one-to-one and group video calls – filters optional :) Host group video calls with up to eight people, with high-quality audio, high-definition video and interactive video features such as face filters. Works across devices (smartphones and desktop).
UNLIMITED TEXT AND PHONE CALLS
Skip exchanging phone numbers and simply send a message to your Facebook friends, even if they're across the world. Enjoy high-quality voice and text messaging on mobile, tablet and desktop.
RECORD AND SEND VOICE AND VIDEO MESSAGES
When text just won't cut it, just hit record and send. Say, sing, show or shout it out loud.
CUT DOWN GLARE WITH DARK MODE. Dark mode is a sleek look that's easy on the eyes, by switching the background from white to black.
SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS – Capture the moment with the Messenger Camera, add a filter or doodle, then send to friends or share to Stories.
RALLY THE GROUP – Make plans to get together with polls and more.
SEND MONEY SECURELY AND EASILY (within US only)
Send and receive money from friends in the app by adding your debit card or PayPal account.
SHARE YOUR LOCATION
Suggest a meeting spot or tell friends where you are by sharing your location with just a few taps.
CHAT WITH BUSINESSES
Easily connect with your favourite businesses to make reservations, get customer support, find deals and more.
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
LEARN MORE about Messenger texting and group video chat at: http://messenger.com (https://messenger.com/)
NEW! GET THE GROUP TOGETHER WITH ROOMS Send a link to group video chat with anyone, even if they don't have Messenger. Host up to 50 people with no time limits.
VIDEO CALLS TO STAY CONNECTED
Keep your friends and family close with unlimited one-to-one and group video calls – filters optional :) Host group video calls with up to eight people, with high-quality audio, high-definition video and interactive video features such as face filters. Works across devices (smartphones and desktop).
UNLIMITED TEXT AND PHONE CALLS
Skip exchanging phone numbers and simply send a message to your Facebook friends, even if they're across the world. Enjoy high-quality voice and text messaging on mobile, tablet and desktop.
RECORD AND SEND VOICE AND VIDEO MESSAGES
When text just won't cut it, just hit record and send. Say, sing, show or shout it out loud.
CUT DOWN GLARE WITH DARK MODE. Dark mode is a sleek look that's easy on the eyes, by switching the background from white to black.
SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS – Capture the moment with the Messenger Camera, add a filter or doodle, then send to friends or share to Stories.
RALLY THE GROUP – Make plans to get together with polls and more.
SEND MONEY SECURELY AND EASILY (within US only)
Send and receive money from friends in the app by adding your debit card or PayPal account.
SHARE YOUR LOCATION
Suggest a meeting spot or tell friends where you are by sharing your location with just a few taps.
CHAT WITH BUSINESSES
Easily connect with your favourite businesses to make reservations, get customer support, find deals and more.
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
LEARN MORE about Messenger texting and group video chat at: http://messenger.com (https://messenger.com/)
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I have a suggestion
This is a pretty good app in my opinion! I use it 24/7 to talk to my friends. I use it more than my phone’s built in texting app. I love that you’re able to video chat with people, see if they’re active, and you can personalize the chat a little bit. The biggest complaint I have though is that you can’t delete images from the photos and videos section of the chat’s settings. You can only delete those things from the actual conversation. This is bothersome to me because I talk a lot to my friends and if I want to go back and delete some old images, I’m unable to because they’re too far up in older conversations. I also can’t search my conversations anymore because it always bugs out. It won’t load the conversations and then after that, the app won’t work at all. If you could take these things into consideration, especially the deleting suggestion, then I would very much appreciate it! Otherwise though, this is my #1 messaging app! -
It's fast...and you know, light. It doesn't consume much RAM. But it's really lacking in terms of other messenger app functions. The most annoying is that you can't send videos. You can't reply to a particular message like the messenger app. And in group messages I don't get to participate in audio or video chat. Adding these functions would really help.
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Ok so yes more easy to use and more micro BUT the app is a little too bright adding andark mode wont really require much changes(probably) and also sent vids and pics cant be seen on any GCs or PMs, its really a hassle scrolling up and back reading just to check that certain vid or pic that has been sent so please add that feature cuz fb lite is pretty much the only thing poor people like me who has low end devices can use
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Both my and other person's messages didn't not reach each others in time, sometimes the messages reach 1 day late, so frustating especially with important conversations and/or in rush hours. Another issue, I think you should seperate the "message react" and "message options (Copy, Forward, Delete)" method, since both functions can be triggered by long-pressing the messages, it quite annoys me when I just want to delete messages and it keeps popping up the react emojis instead.
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Nice alternative to Facebook Messenger, but I would like there to be a dark mode included in the app, if possible, I think also, both apps would benefit from more color themes. Also, I think a nice feature to add to this app, and if not this one, the full Messenger, is for you to be able to change the notification sound in the settings, and for the sound it makes when you see that person typing, for you to be able to choose different sounds, the sound that it is set to I would like to change.
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Please Do This !!!!!
I’m not trying to write a bad review or anything but... Can y’all update this app by telling us our emails in the settings. Because had an Messenger account and then I had forgot the password word. Then, I had to make a new one but I couldn’t use my regular phone email so I had to come up with another one because it was an account (my old account) that was already use. But now I had my Phone number changed and now I can’t log into my account. Because my account is not set up on this phone number but on my old one. SO CAN Y’ALL ALSO let us have an option to change our phone number on there ??? And I don’t have Facebook account I only have an Messenger so I can’t log in with the Facebook login. Thank you for reading. 🙏🏾 || MINUTES LATER: just found out u can’t have Messenger with an Facebook account so bye Messenger had a good time with u but bye. -
i had a good experience in this app.. especially in low storage for my phone..since I don't like having the options like my days.. this app is actually perfect for me... it really helped me to have a closure to my few friends in chat and also overcome my addiction of viewing the my days of others.. in the messenger app... it is also very fast and even more personal.. this app also helped me when it regards to my mental health... thank you so much for the developer of this app..
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Absolutely it's an amazing app.. it saves lots of space of phone memory.. and it works most likely the main messenger apps.. but one thing here missing is, there is no dark mood here.. so i wish if the developer add the dark mood features in next update it would be great!!! Please add this feature man.? We hardly need it.. Thank you team facebook.
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Generally pretty good, the issue with not being able to see gifs seems to have been resolved, BUT: when l open messenger lite, it says "for this phone we recommend messaging on Facebook Lite - no need for two different apps" so I uninstalled the messenger app. Then when l tried to open my messages in the facebook lite app, it says "messaging is now in a separate app!" And asks me to download messenger.
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Before, my device has Messenger app. But I uninstalled it and download the lite version so that my storage will have space. Now I can't install messenger. I don't know why so I don't have choice but to download this lite version. My only problem with this why I gave it just 3 stars is because it doesn't have video calls for group chat. Please read this because I don't know how to fix my problem.
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A Suggestion
First of all I would like thank the team who made Messenger possible. I enjoy using it in my daily life frequently and messenger consistently surprises us with new features, really thanks for that. While using the messenger the today something came into my mind. If there is a “Online/Offline” button somewhere in the home page would be very handy. Because while at work, we are connected to the internet for work purposes, in messenger people see us as available which sometimes create problems. So you could add that option it will be very handy and we can switch between buttons as our current status every time we start our app. -
Great
Best service -
It keeps kicking me
I like it and everything but now it keeps kicking me out now and When I’m To call my cousin and I don’t get to see her -
Something is happening
I’m trying to call my cousins and then it won’t let me get in the app -
Crashing
App keeps freezing and then crashing. Already tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. Turned off phone too. Still having issues!! -
How do you block or filter spam messages?
I have my account of private and this annoying person keeps messaging under spam message. When I block her she keeps making a new account. Is there a way I can get rid of spam messages all together or filter it off? It’s really getting annoying blocking account after account. -
Nice
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App crashing and won’t open so I am deleting and reinstalling to see if it will work
Update, it’s now working! 😊💖 -
Why is this not working...?
So today, I was trying to broadcast my screen ( screen share ) then when I tried to go to a app or anything .... it just ends it, this has been happening since I downloaded the app, if you can’t broadcast apps too then why is there a screen share? When anyone calls me when my phone is off, why doesn’t it alarm me? It’s suppose to ring is it? I would miss more than five calls a day cause of it, and yes I have my notifications on, for messenger. Please fix this. -
Help
So I click on the app and it go’s to a black screen real quick then off the app in less then a second I checked if it needed to be updated it did not so please help if you have any suggestions
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i had a good experience in this app.. especially in low storage for my phone..since I don't like having the options like my days.. this app is actually perfect for me... it really helped me to have a closure to my few friends in chat and also overcome my addiction of viewing the my days of others.. in the messenger app... it is also very fast and even more personal.. this app also helped me when it regards to my mental health... thank you so much for the developer of this app..
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Absolutely it's an amazing app.. it saves lots of space of phone memory.. and it works most likely the main messenger apps.. but one thing here missing is, there is no dark mood here.. so i wish if the developer add the dark mood features in next update it would be great!!! Please add this feature man.? We hardly need it.. Thank you team facebook.
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Nice update the app is cleaner and faster
I can’t believe you finally removed all the trash that was bloating this app ,now finally the app looks like a messaging app which how it should’ve looked since the beginning, unfortunately as cool as the app looks right now I think this change has came in too late ,well for me at least because I don’t recall the last time I actually used messenger to message someone and every person I know has move away to using other apps that provided a better and cleaner experience that what messenger used to offer for the past years ,now I’m not hating here no in fact i hope people get back to using it because it’s just more convenient than other apps especially now that it’s simple and clean but I’m just saying it’s kinda late and I’m afraid people have gotten used to the other apps but we’ll see about that... -
I have had no problems with THIS app or any other with track phone. But I can tell all my communication are compromised.. I'm sure someone is always trolling.. Of course I'm just guessing.. I'm not concidered the sharpest pencil in the desk though I'm not a betting Man ,in the either way, I'll have more earaseier Left.... GO TEAM.. THAT'S THE FIGHTING SPIRIT..
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Fantastic! ĎawnIaod (WHAFF) App for Make MONEY. Absolutely, Enjoyable game!. Really It's veryenjoyably Cool level game. I am in level we. Putone annozing thing about this game is that therest team had got much better weapons thanthe left team. I've been getting more feedback whatsoever regarding my game that freezes mout of u games to play. I lost a lot ofpoints because of this issue, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with my internetconnection. The game completely freezing.Please mix this jug, this has been going on thereal version.
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Slam jam amazing is it i do say I love it so much. If not the world to me would be grey... when they came out with light I would like sun or shade I've used ever since it's my favorite thing in the whole wide world, hanging around or just straight bull snagging, and I get to talk whenever I want talking about whatever I want whoever I want you can't even block me until I get my first word in thank you so much everybody for creating kick craze social-media character I Have Become...
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Yes ya gotta love the Facebook messenger app, with the world watching the size of things... The FB messenger"lite" version is just as awesome as the "full size" app! It does just about all that the full size version does, but it's" less filling" to your device!! So download and take the" lite version " out for a test run. You'll see it's just as great as it's "FULL SIZE" Version !! ❣️ BLACK LIVES MATTER,, 💞 💕ALL LIVES MATTER ‼️ ✔️ stay safe, ✔️ social distance ✔️ Wear a Mask DO THE RIGHT THING
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This app was great as a lightweight version. There was reduced functionality for the lighter footprint but everything worked as intended. I only uninstalled because I wanted to enjoy the richer features of the full app, like reacting to messages, now that I have a more capable device.
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Takes all the bells and whistles away from Messenger for a smoother experience. You can't react to a message; you must think of a thoughtful response to connect with a friend, or at least supply your own emoji. App does support gif reactions with my Google keyboard, which I appreciate.
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Facebook messenger need to pickup the pace
Facebook messenger is seriously lacking behind with simple and small functions that can make it great. Facebook has friends that we do not want to share our phone numbers with to be able to communicate on other great and easy to converse instant messaging apps. One of those function is to be able to reply directly to a particular message. So difficult to handle conversation on Facebook as it doesn’t allow for different topics to be discussed concurrently just with a reply functionality. Most times when you go back to an old discussion during a new one the whole thing becomes confusing and then takes longer to type and clarify things with who you are chatting with. I can have a discussion in 3 mins on other apps and that same conversation would take me 10 mins on Facebook messenger. This is because you talk about one topic finish it up properly and start the next one again. When you can talk about both same time just directly replying to the exact thing you getting back at. Please fix this because it’s getting boring chatting on Facebook messenger. If you can smile to a message thumb up and other things why can’t we reply? Thank you.
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I have a suggestion
This is a pretty good app in my opinion! I use it 24/7 to talk to my friends. I use it more than my phone’s built in texting app. I love that you’re able to video chat with people, see if they’re active, and you can personalize the chat a little bit. The biggest complaint I have though is that you can’t delete images from the photos and videos section of the chat’s settings. You can only delete those things from the actual conversation. This is bothersome to me because I talk a lot to my friends and if I want to go back and delete some old images, I’m unable to because they’re too far up in older conversations. I also can’t search my conversations anymore because it always bugs out. It won’t load the conversations and then after that, the app won’t work at all. If you could take these things into consideration, especially the deleting suggestion, then I would very much appreciate it! Otherwise though, this is my #1 messaging app! -
It's fast...and you know, light. It doesn't consume much RAM. But it's really lacking in terms of other messenger app functions. The most annoying is that you can't send videos. You can't reply to a particular message like the messenger app. And in group messages I don't get to participate in audio or video chat. Adding these functions would really help.
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Ok so yes more easy to use and more micro BUT the app is a little too bright adding andark mode wont really require much changes(probably) and also sent vids and pics cant be seen on any GCs or PMs, its really a hassle scrolling up and back reading just to check that certain vid or pic that has been sent so please add that feature cuz fb lite is pretty much the only thing poor people like me who has low end devices can use
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Please Do This !!!!!
I’m not trying to write a bad review or anything but... Can y’all update this app by telling us our emails in the settings. Because had an Messenger account and then I had forgot the password word. Then, I had to make a new one but I couldn’t use my regular phone email so I had to come up with another one because it was an account (my old account) that was already use. But now I had my Phone number changed and now I can’t log into my account. Because my account is not set up on this phone number but on my old one. SO CAN Y’ALL ALSO let us have an option to change our phone number on there ??? And I don’t have Facebook account I only have an Messenger so I can’t log in with the Facebook login. Thank you for reading. 🙏🏾 || MINUTES LATER: just found out u can’t have Messenger with an Facebook account so bye Messenger had a good time with u but bye. -
Generally pretty good, the issue with not being able to see gifs seems to have been resolved, BUT: when l open messenger lite, it says "for this phone we recommend messaging on Facebook Lite - no need for two different apps" so I uninstalled the messenger app. Then when l tried to open my messages in the facebook lite app, it says "messaging is now in a separate app!" And asks me to download messenger.
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Its much more better then the original messenger app which is full of glitches. The only thing I would say is there should be a sing out choice from the messenger as this allows for more privacy. There is nothing worse then having to uninstall and reinstall it every time you want to use it.
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Notification alarm
Good app, let’s me keep in contact with others. Initially I deactivated Facebook when I was in school, but was allowed to use messenger still. After a while for some reason that stopped being the case and it deactivated messenger too. Well, that wasn’t an option because I have a family chat on there and otherwise I would have been out of the loop. Minor issue, done with school now so not as big of a problem, until I return for degree number two. Video quality could be a bit better too. Also, my dog absolutely HATES the message notification. He will run away when he hears it. I would prefer a list of audible options for the sake of my dogs ears, and me being upset when he leaves due to a message coming through. Minor detail, but it makes me want to get rid of the app all together. -
Very good but....
Messenger is a good app and I like to talk and connect with people on the app. And the sticker feature I really like since you can pick from a wide variety of different things. But the thing I recently hated about messenger is that I can no longer save gifs that I send to my friends or anyone, and I used to be able to do that and I would give a five star rating then, but now only four because I really need moving memes in my life and in my photo album, please consider letting us save gifs again. I know I may sound silly but I’m really upset that I can’t save them anymore and I found my favorite meme on gif recently and I can’t save it no more so I beg you, please let us save gifs again, but if theirs a new feature we’re you can save it but just have to click something different then please tell me :( -
Messaging is Good, Calling Isn’t
The messaging with FB friends is pretty good. I like that you can customize individual chats and I enjoy the sound effects in the app. It’s a really good way to stay in touch with far away friends & family. I don’t always get notifications when I receive a new message though. I’m not a fan of the call/video chat feature. Calls are often dropped, the sound/call quality is awful. Video chat is really choppy. A lot of the video calls are spent “connecting” so all you see is a black screen , but at least you can still talk to the other person while this is going on. This app isn’t too bad , it works better than the Facebook app itself in my opinion. It’s a good way to stay connected and talking to old friends. I recommend using it if you got Facebook. -
Slow sending & deletion option
I mean it works fine most of the time but obviously as some people has already said it struggles to send messages to others. Honestly still waiting it to send a message to my cousin it’s been two days? Even if my internet is slow it still sends to everyone else so that makes no sense. Only other issue you guys need to add a delete button; again my internet is slow so I have to wait forever just to log into Facebook on my computer to go into messenger to delete things but I shouldn’t need to go on there to do this id appreciate it if someone could consider this idea to add this ability on the app especially when you log onto Facebook through the phone it doesn’t give you the same option and just sends you back to the app?
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Both my and other person's messages didn't not reach each others in time, sometimes the messages reach 1 day late, so frustating especially with important conversations and/or in rush hours. Another issue, I think you should seperate the "message react" and "message options (Copy, Forward, Delete)" method, since both functions can be triggered by long-pressing the messages, it quite annoys me when I just want to delete messages and it keeps popping up the react emojis instead.
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Nice alternative to Facebook Messenger, but I would like there to be a dark mode included in the app, if possible, I think also, both apps would benefit from more color themes. Also, I think a nice feature to add to this app, and if not this one, the full Messenger, is for you to be able to change the notification sound in the settings, and for the sound it makes when you see that person typing, for you to be able to choose different sounds, the sound that it is set to I would like to change.
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Before, my device has Messenger app. But I uninstalled it and download the lite version so that my storage will have space. Now I can't install messenger. I don't know why so I don't have choice but to download this lite version. My only problem with this why I gave it just 3 stars is because it doesn't have video calls for group chat. Please read this because I don't know how to fix my problem.
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Fair review.
I feel as if that app deserved 3 stars from using it a few days. I’ve had it on other phone but I just recently started using it again on this one. I gave it a 3 because there is no option to voice chat with more than 1 person. I feel as if the time is getting near that this app should have that feature to out do competitors. Discord has a voice chat that allows more than 1 person to join and I think that they are below this app. Please add that feature. If you do, I will be willing to give it a 5 star rating. I like that you can have a group text chat but voice allowing multiple people is better for those who want to have prayer with more than one person. If you are a developer reading this, please respond to me to let me know you were interested in my feedback and please recommend to your higher up. Please reassure him I am willing to give this app a 5 star rating if they add a voice chat that allows multiple people to join. Bless all who read these words. -
Not Horrible but Has Issues
Although I have connected with some amazing people through this app and love the fact that I can connect with people all over the world this app is not a dating app and people need to be respectful of that. I’m not on messenger to hook up with people and receive numerous messages and random calls from people during all times of the day and night. I do understand I can shut my phone off or use my sleep setting on my phone but have had a parent experiencing some health issues and don’t want to shut my phone down as I may need to take a call or message at anytime. The other thing I don’t like is that people know the second I connect to Facebook or messenger and become active on the sight. Sometimes I just jump on to check something out for business purposes and get bombarded with messages. It would be nice to have the ability to get online without the world knowing I’m there. -
Great but definitely could be better!
Compared to previous versions of the app this is by far the best one but personally I think it would definitely be much better if a few things were changed on it. Even just the smallest changes could make it way better. Simplicity is key always. With this being said I think by making the main messenger screen less complex and having it to where you can go in the app and out quicker could have a great affect on everything including the ratings. Meaning having the Messenger App uncomplicated and more straight forward I know I would personally be happier with it and use it daily and as well as a good amount of individuals I know. For example if someone could get on message a friend & respond right back; almost compared to AIM or slightly like iMessage. It would change the game completely and have a higher rating guaranteed. Only asking to take it into consideration. :) -
Somewhat an annoyance
I don't normally leave reviews, but i feel that i have to in this case. I don't really have any problems with Messenger itself, being what it is; however, there are a few things that I need to gripe about: 1) foremost is the fact that it is a whole separate app from Facebook. You have to have both in almost every single case. I remember that you used to be able to utilize the Messenger function in the Facebook app without the need for the second application. 2) the most annoying thing about the Messenger app is the "friendversary." It's just an attempt to make the app seem relevant. I have pretty much every function of the Messenger app turned off aside from Notifications because I have a couple of people that only send things through Messenger. I seriously wish that the stupid "friendversary" crap could be turned off as it goes off randomly and the sound is quite loud and distracting. -
Post iOS 11.0.3 issues
Always been a big loyal fan of Facebook’s Messenger app and to this day it is still my go-to method of communication versus texting with my personal cell number. However, after the iOS 11.0.3 update messenger has a huge lag when it comes to sending pictures, and even messages at all for that matter. I thought it was the pictures themselves or the WiFi connection but it happens with any picture or video I try to send, no matter what size, and no matter the WiFi signal strength or network I’m connected to. At times the app will even crash right when opening it for the first time on any given day, no matter how often I clear background apps and history and data on my iTouch. Don’t know if it’s Apple’s or Facebook’s issue but the compatibility and functionality should be pristine and on point, considering how much we pay for our devices and how often software is updated. -
New updates seem like downgrades
I’m not sure if these are happening while Messenger is between updates, but I prefer the “heart eyes” react to the new “heart symbol” react. Also, chat emojis can no longer be held down to get their two larger sizes? I hope this is something that returns soon, because all my friends and I have been really disappointed to lose this. I also noticed that now when I click on someone in a group chat, I don’t have the option to send them a direct message. I can go to their profile and message them or I can just go search their name and message them, but I liked the see less transition from before. I still prefer FB messenger to some other meds engine apps, though. Please always keep the fun char colors, chat emojis, and multiple react options. It’s fun and adds visual variety to chats with different people/different groups, and it’s a cool way to personalize different relationships. -
Update please fix!
I love messenger and how you can connect with your friends and family etc. However I’m not too fond with this new update because it’s easier to tell if someone has read your message by seeing their bubble next to your message, unfortunately that feature is removed :(. I also miss whenever I would go to look at pictures it was easier just to scroll down and see the pictures exchanged instead of going through the option “View Photos & Videos” it just looks kinda bland. Last but not least please change it back or at least improve it 😁 including the “search messages option” like make it to where we can the dates these messages were sent so there would be no confusion. Thanks! Update: Please bring back the old features such as reminders and pills and the fun blow up emojis, the games and things that would make it look fun not bland!
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Since the closure of the Facebook free option, there has been a problem with the connection to Facebook. If you do not fix the connection, then no one will be able to run Facebook if there is a problem with so many connections. If there is a connection problem, it will be very bad for people to drive. I think the Facebook company was requested to get the connection well
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New Update is Trash, Useless (iOS)
The new update is absolutely disgusting. It makes this app not only visibly unappealing, but the new UI is hard to use, foolhardy, and removes many useful features. I also keep having problems with crashing. The new online/offline status is buggy and gets stuck. Phone calls are buggy too and stopped displaying properly. Messages can no longer be easily copied, deleted or forwarded. The old menu was easier. I preferred the swipe reply feature. Messages are no longer easy to reply to in notifications either. Pictures are not easy to send. I used to like this app because of the little unique things like the old cute reactions, chat colors, and balloons and hearts that you could catch. Now, they are all gone. I used to love using stickers, but the system is all messed up now as your most recent stickers and the packs are harder to find. I do not like the excess spacing between packs either. I am not exaggerating to say that I hate this new update. I have recommended that people do not update if they still have an older version. Many of my friends have agreed with me and say that this new version glitchy, problematic, and ugly. I have stopped using it as much because it is useless now. What did you do to this app? -
New update is horrible
Facebook and messenger are always changing. The new messenger updates are less than desirable. For some unknown reason when I have a message from marketplace and delete it, it still keeps the marketplace folder in my chats, even though there are no messages in it. Before, when you’d delete all the marketplace messages, the folder would also disappear from your chat list. I had to uninstall and reinstall the app to make it go away. Then it happened again today, except now it not only is keeping the folder in my chats, it’s saying there’s still an unread message in it when there are zero messages in the folder. Seems minor, but I like my chats cleaned up, so the fact that it no longer goes away is rather annoying. Also, could we stop constantly changing where “spam/other/message requests” go? Why can’t you just make it a more accessible option and leave it? We shouldn’t have to go hunt for the folder and this last update completely moved where they are found, to the point that initially I thought message requests were just going to be a thing of the past. Rarely are the updates good, and it’s clear others agree. Unfortunate! -
Glitchy to the point of unusable.
For the longest time, Facebook messenger with my go to for communication. I didn’t have everyone’s phone number and not many of my contacts used something like WhatsApp, but everyone has a Facebook account. This app is so glitchy that it’s finally broken me of Facebook period. I never really used the service as a social media platform to begin with, but it was a decent communication service. Or would have been. For the majority of this year, the software has been unreliable, glitchy, and riddled with bugs. It consistently fails to give notifications, occasionally forgets that I had sent a message, and by far the worst glitch: it will randomly kick me out of conversations while I’m reading them or typing in them and put me back at the contacts screen. And of course, it doesn’t save what I had been typing. This means that something as simple as sending a message can require you to start typing it two or five times before you can actually send one. There is no excuse for a company that big to deliver software this crappy, especially given how much shady crap they are otherwise up to involving user data. Check please, I am done. -
New Update is Absolutely Horrible
The title seems harsh, but you need to know how bad this update is. It’s annoying that the texting screen has to be full screen the whole time, and I also hate that you stopped including the cool things with emojis. My friend and I liked sending the balloon emoji, and it would send balloons all over the screen. With my mom, I’d send a heart and make it really big. Both of those features are removed now, because you want the app to be easier for “business purposes?” Seriously? It was never meant for that, and, let’s be honest, most people would use Messages anyway. The majority of people on the app just want to enjoy the app by texting their friends and family, and now you got rid of things that made the app unique. I really liked Messenger, but you had to waste it by updating like this. Please, please just leave it how it was. I would talk about some other more “important” issues, but there are other reviews too, like how you have to have a phone number now to text. I don’t know how this update can help. I sound rude here, but I want you to take the time to read my review and consider what I said. Thanks for reading. -
Stop making unnecessary changes
Cmon people. Seriously stop with the completely unnecessary changes. You did not have to change the bubble where you could see if the person viewed your message or not without opening the chat. Also I want to see if the message has sent or not without opening the chat also. I don’t want to have to open the chat and check every individual person to see these things. Not to mention the way you send photos is so annoying now, before it was much easier. Also, it’s annoying how to press copy and remove message. You guys did not make any changes that helped me in any way and it’s frustrating and longer especially the way the stickers are set up. Whoever designs these things, should be fired. I prefer the version from many months ago, where I could find the games and so forth. You all need to stop making stupid updates when there is literally no need to make anyone’s life more complicated. No one likes it, especially all the people I talk to. Messenger keeps getting worse and worse every single update. I wish I could go back to a year ago, because that was the best version. -
Add Callers Catastrophe
I’m generally on Messengers facetime 24/7, not exaggerating, but the add a contact option is horrible. There’s already a button at the bottom of the screen for adding another person to the call, so then why have the swipe up feature? It’s too easy to swipe up and open all of your contacts, then accidentally add someone to the call without even a confirmation “yes/no” button. I’m constantly adding people to the call that I did not want to and usually in the most embarrassing times.... One time, the person I was on call with fell asleep and somehow touched their phone and added over 20 people to the call, back-to-back, in just a few seconds, waking everyone up in the middle of the night. It’s embarrassing and frustrating. I’ve sent messenger this same message over and over in the “report a problem” section for months and I’m still waiting to see it corrected. And what’s worse is you never receive a reply back from any of those messages if they have been received or even being considered. Please fix this feature! -
(1) Sending images / video is not helpful. They are sent immediately if you select them from your phone storage. They should first appear in the messenger app and should get sent only after user taps the send button. (2) Pop-ups disappears automatically. Pop-ups should be manually dismissable.
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Staple features removed and NOW breaking bugs
Honestly a lot of the features being removed I get. Especially with the app being rebuilt from the ground up. Within the last day or so going into any conversation *instead of just one from a recent bug report* I will be kicked out back to the conversation selection screen with the animation like I swiped to go back there myself but I didn’t. And even if I’m in the middle of typing it can happen to. On top of whatever was being typed being gone when *trying* to go back to the conversation. Also when it force backs you out some reason all the conversations flash out of existence for a few seconds. I was going to say maybe it was just my phone. I restarted my phone and uninstalled and reinstalled and even cleared app data to no avail. But it also happens on my IPhone SE which is on the latest 13.4.1 update like my 11 Pro max right now. So I pretty much can’t reliably use messenger now on any of my phones and have to go to a laptop. I’m also very confused as to the fact this just started happening today. And not the day of the update 🤔 -
New update is total garbage
They have changed a few things on this latest update and it feels like a step backwards in my opinion. First off... when my friends and I share location you can no longer see the their location without having to click on the map, then zooming in a lot farther than you ever should have to. And most of the time that location is not even correct. Secondly you can no longer see if the other person has seen your message without opening conversation (which was very useful). Also the new emojis for reacting to pictures are not good and they need to be changed back to the ones prior to the update. In the previous version you could click on stickers that were sent to you and the pack that it came from would show up and you could use them if you wanted to... now you can still click on them but all it does is show you the pack and you cannot use them. You have to go back to stickers and find that pack to use them. This new update is not at all user friendly and Facebook needs to go back to previous version.
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Last update males it crash
Crashes when opening. Bad job guys. -
Having trouble opening application for a few days. Unable to read or write messages
It’s not working -
Update MESSENGER.
This app was really good at first I love it but it’s starting to glitch really bad & I can’t seem to update it so I’m going need y’all to fix ts please & thanks👍🏽👍🏽 -
Technical issues
This stupid app won’t open!!!!! Fix it!!!! If I could have posted this without rating it I would have, but I had to give it at least one star just to post!!!!!! -
App lock is useless
It uses the same lock code as the main one...I unlock my phone, some unwanted eyes and ears see me type my main code, then can use it to open this app. 👎🏽 There should be a way to lock it separately. This app should have its own special unlock situation, code or pattern...something. Face, eyes, and finger/thumbprint doesn’t work because if I’m asleep, fools can operate my limbs without waking me most the time. 👀 -
Just add it to the FB app
What’s so hard about that, it makes no sense to have the FB app separate from the messenger app -
Some issues
It was great until the last update. I hear the sound when I get a message but nothing is highlighted in bold. So I have to open every message stream to find out who sent me a message. What happened?! -
NOT HAPPY WITH APP
The newest update makes the app not work on my iphone. I can only get the messages when I am on a computer which isn’t convenient for me. -
Unhappy
Super irritating update. Have uninstalled and reinstalled many times. App it working like crap on my iPhone. -
Not working
App won’t even open. There’s no update to fix it.
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Add Callers Catastrophe
I’m generally on Messengers facetime 24/7, not exaggerating, but the add a contact option is horrible. There’s already a button at the bottom of the screen for adding another person to the call, so then why have the swipe up feature? It’s too easy to swipe up and open all of your contacts, then accidentally add someone to the call without even a confirmation “yes/no” button. I’m constantly adding people to the call that I did not want to and usually in the most embarrassing times.... One time, the person I was on call with fell asleep and somehow touched their phone and added over 20 people to the call, back-to-back, in just a few seconds, waking everyone up in the middle of the night. It’s embarrassing and frustrating. I’ve sent messenger this same message over and over in the “report a problem” section for months and I’m still waiting to see it corrected. And what’s worse is you never receive a reply back from any of those messages if they have been received or even being considered. Please fix this feature! -
(1) Sending images / video is not helpful. They are sent immediately if you select them from your phone storage. They should first appear in the messenger app and should get sent only after user taps the send button. (2) Pop-ups disappears automatically. Pop-ups should be manually dismissable.
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(1) Photos get send directly. The app doesn't ask for send confirmation. When I select a photo it gets sent instantly. (2) When you tap the messenger icon on any Facebook page it doesn't open this app. Instead, it opens play store and suggests you to download the 37MB messenger app. (3) Self disappearing in-app pop-ups are not helpful.
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Why not Apple CarPlay like messages has
Hello how is everyone doing? I’m wondering why messenger isn’t up to date with everyone else. I’m sure others have the same thoughts, A lot of individuals use this service to call and message others along with maps people send others when they are trying to meet and for products and merchandise just for an example. Why can we not have this app sync with our vehicles like the phone and messages app that Apple have in place. This would be a very nice update to an increasingly popular app. Not only that, but it would make us, yes even yourselves safer on the road. After all isn’t that what we all strive for, I know your users strive for this on a daily basis. Please if you would, look into this. I for one drive a very huge truck 2016 F350 dually FX 4 lifted & oversized tires for work purposes. I am a safety officer so I especially know safety is of the utmost concern no matter what we do as a society. I for one love my Sync3 system and would love to be able to use it to keep us all a little safer. -
Pointless
Facebooks messenger app is a pointless application—everyone already has free text messaging and pays for cell phone service, so why create a new application (for things like virtual yard sale) and ask for permissions to text and call? I find it absolutely absurd that I have to download an app to view messages from a web based platform. (No I DO NOT have the FB app, thank you.). Not only that but the two rarely communicate efficiently. After you check messages in the app, FB profile will still show a messages notification. On top of that every time you use it asks for notifications to be turned on (why? When FB should be notifying you?) and asking for permission for microphone and camera. The app drains battery power when you do have notifications turned on especially in group chats—pinging every time there is a new comment. I’m not sure what a good use for this app is—it should be reintegrated back into Facebook and allow users to check messages from the web based platform. -
The app is good and helps to reduce my data usage but l don't like the way the stickers are can they more like the one on messenger and the the way l can't reply a particular message that needs to be changed. I don't understand how facebook lite has dark mode why can't this app also not have dark mode.
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what happened???
I use messenger all the time, daily, multiple times a day, never really had problems with it that I’d noticed. when I went to sleep last night everything was fine... when I woke up this morning and clicked on my messages through the facebook app, it took me to the messenger log in screen. weird. I didnt log out. so it asked me if I wanted to ‘continue as _________(my name)” I clicked on it and it said “we could not log you in at this time” took me to a login screen to put in my email and password, did that, and got the same message.. “we could not log you in, please try again later.” well I need this app to work. the way it is supposed to. this is installed on my iPad no part of the app will work. I have tried uninstalling, turning my device off and on, with it installed and without it. nothing will work. I want to continue to talk to my friends during this quarantine time and you just cut off my way of communicating with people... please fix immediately -
Newest Update
I recently updated my messenger and it’s weird because I have two Facebook accounts and I can only see the update on one account when I switch to the other account I can’t see the update, it’s in the older version. I don’t know if it makes a difference but the one account that does have the update is also open on another device I use (iphone6s) and it shows it’s updated and the one that isn’t updated I only have it in this iPhone XS device. I already reset all settings, deleted Facebook and Messenger Installed then back logged out of accounts and just finished Factory Data Reset. Nothing works I’m not sure what’s going on. It bother me because on the newer update seems to be more simple and basic than the older version. Same goes with instagram both accounts issue. I don’t auto update my apps on my iPhone XS but iPhone 6s I do . I’m not sure if that would be the issue however i still complete the updates ... hopefully I get answers from this. -
Very Irritating – No need for update at all
Update: 7/9 – finally updated because it’s irritating for this app. Or to support last version. But why do I need an internet connection to login when I’m connected to my data? Still frustrated! Ok so usually I don’t do reviews. I might rate an app, sometimes I leave a review if it’s an especially exemplary app. But now, I’m going to leave a not-so-nice review: Please, PLEASE stop with the very frustrating update reminders. I looked at the update, and I have absolutely no need whatsoever for ANY of things that are “new and improved” for this app. People are complaining of it not working, of not needing “new and improved” versions, they are complaining about absolutely useless upgrades. I use this app to text three people. I use it to message them because we live so far apart and are friends through something that means we’ll never meet in real life. All I need out of this is app is 1, the ability to message them, and 2, the ability to receive alerts when they answer back. Nothing more, nothing less. I don’t need a new and improved video chat, or whatever these “room” things are, or new stickers, or anything else. Just plain ‘ole texting. That’s it. So please, because I am no longer able to use “this version” of FB Messenger, please make it to where the app does support older versions because I don’t need to upgrade. -
Doesn’t work at ALL on the Apple Watch
It’s a decent messaging app, not really anything special. But it seemed appealing because of its compatibility with all Apple devices. If you thought so, you will be DISAPPOINTED. The app does not work with the Apple Watch. It simply doesn’t. You download it, and it tells you to “log in with the paired iPhone”. You do that, and open messenger up on your phone. It still doesn’t work. You try logging out and back in to your Facebook account, and it works for a little while, but then the next day when you try to check your messages again, it doesn’t work. It is very frustrating when you try to make it work, but it just doesn’t. Hopefully the developers can really work on the compatibility and syncing between the watch and phone app, so it will actually work. Great disappointment, so you might as well just use the default messages app, no need to download this one.
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Since the closure of the Facebook free option, there has been a problem with the connection to Facebook. If you do not fix the connection, then no one will be able to run Facebook if there is a problem with so many connections. If there is a connection problem, it will be very bad for people to drive. I think the Facebook company was requested to get the connection well
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New Update is Trash, Useless (iOS)
The new update is absolutely disgusting. It makes this app not only visibly unappealing, but the new UI is hard to use, foolhardy, and removes many useful features. I also keep having problems with crashing. The new online/offline status is buggy and gets stuck. Phone calls are buggy too and stopped displaying properly. Messages can no longer be easily copied, deleted or forwarded. The old menu was easier. I preferred the swipe reply feature. Messages are no longer easy to reply to in notifications either. Pictures are not easy to send. I used to like this app because of the little unique things like the old cute reactions, chat colors, and balloons and hearts that you could catch. Now, they are all gone. I used to love using stickers, but the system is all messed up now as your most recent stickers and the packs are harder to find. I do not like the excess spacing between packs either. I am not exaggerating to say that I hate this new update. I have recommended that people do not update if they still have an older version. Many of my friends have agreed with me and say that this new version glitchy, problematic, and ugly. I have stopped using it as much because it is useless now. What did you do to this app? -
New update is horrible
Facebook and messenger are always changing. The new messenger updates are less than desirable. For some unknown reason when I have a message from marketplace and delete it, it still keeps the marketplace folder in my chats, even though there are no messages in it. Before, when you’d delete all the marketplace messages, the folder would also disappear from your chat list. I had to uninstall and reinstall the app to make it go away. Then it happened again today, except now it not only is keeping the folder in my chats, it’s saying there’s still an unread message in it when there are zero messages in the folder. Seems minor, but I like my chats cleaned up, so the fact that it no longer goes away is rather annoying. Also, could we stop constantly changing where “spam/other/message requests” go? Why can’t you just make it a more accessible option and leave it? We shouldn’t have to go hunt for the folder and this last update completely moved where they are found, to the point that initially I thought message requests were just going to be a thing of the past. Rarely are the updates good, and it’s clear others agree. Unfortunate! -
Glitchy to the point of unusable.
For the longest time, Facebook messenger with my go to for communication. I didn’t have everyone’s phone number and not many of my contacts used something like WhatsApp, but everyone has a Facebook account. This app is so glitchy that it’s finally broken me of Facebook period. I never really used the service as a social media platform to begin with, but it was a decent communication service. Or would have been. For the majority of this year, the software has been unreliable, glitchy, and riddled with bugs. It consistently fails to give notifications, occasionally forgets that I had sent a message, and by far the worst glitch: it will randomly kick me out of conversations while I’m reading them or typing in them and put me back at the contacts screen. And of course, it doesn’t save what I had been typing. This means that something as simple as sending a message can require you to start typing it two or five times before you can actually send one. There is no excuse for a company that big to deliver software this crappy, especially given how much shady crap they are otherwise up to involving user data. Check please, I am done. -
New Update is Absolutely Horrible
The title seems harsh, but you need to know how bad this update is. It’s annoying that the texting screen has to be full screen the whole time, and I also hate that you stopped including the cool things with emojis. My friend and I liked sending the balloon emoji, and it would send balloons all over the screen. With my mom, I’d send a heart and make it really big. Both of those features are removed now, because you want the app to be easier for “business purposes?” Seriously? It was never meant for that, and, let’s be honest, most people would use Messages anyway. The majority of people on the app just want to enjoy the app by texting their friends and family, and now you got rid of things that made the app unique. I really liked Messenger, but you had to waste it by updating like this. Please, please just leave it how it was. I would talk about some other more “important” issues, but there are other reviews too, like how you have to have a phone number now to text. I don’t know how this update can help. I sound rude here, but I want you to take the time to read my review and consider what I said. Thanks for reading. -
Stop making unnecessary changes
Cmon people. Seriously stop with the completely unnecessary changes. You did not have to change the bubble where you could see if the person viewed your message or not without opening the chat. Also I want to see if the message has sent or not without opening the chat also. I don’t want to have to open the chat and check every individual person to see these things. Not to mention the way you send photos is so annoying now, before it was much easier. Also, it’s annoying how to press copy and remove message. You guys did not make any changes that helped me in any way and it’s frustrating and longer especially the way the stickers are set up. Whoever designs these things, should be fired. I prefer the version from many months ago, where I could find the games and so forth. You all need to stop making stupid updates when there is literally no need to make anyone’s life more complicated. No one likes it, especially all the people I talk to. Messenger keeps getting worse and worse every single update. I wish I could go back to a year ago, because that was the best version. -
Staple features removed and NOW breaking bugs
Honestly a lot of the features being removed I get. Especially with the app being rebuilt from the ground up. Within the last day or so going into any conversation *instead of just one from a recent bug report* I will be kicked out back to the conversation selection screen with the animation like I swiped to go back there myself but I didn’t. And even if I’m in the middle of typing it can happen to. On top of whatever was being typed being gone when *trying* to go back to the conversation. Also when it force backs you out some reason all the conversations flash out of existence for a few seconds. I was going to say maybe it was just my phone. I restarted my phone and uninstalled and reinstalled and even cleared app data to no avail. But it also happens on my IPhone SE which is on the latest 13.4.1 update like my 11 Pro max right now. So I pretty much can’t reliably use messenger now on any of my phones and have to go to a laptop. I’m also very confused as to the fact this just started happening today. And not the day of the update 🤔 -
New update is total garbage
They have changed a few things on this latest update and it feels like a step backwards in my opinion. First off... when my friends and I share location you can no longer see the their location without having to click on the map, then zooming in a lot farther than you ever should have to. And most of the time that location is not even correct. Secondly you can no longer see if the other person has seen your message without opening conversation (which was very useful). Also the new emojis for reacting to pictures are not good and they need to be changed back to the ones prior to the update. In the previous version you could click on stickers that were sent to you and the pack that it came from would show up and you could use them if you wanted to... now you can still click on them but all it does is show you the pack and you cannot use them. You have to go back to stickers and find that pack to use them. This new update is not at all user friendly and Facebook needs to go back to previous version. -
Why update it to make it worse?
Why did you have to update messenger, remove cool feature like popping emojis in chat, add a really cool feature imo: the ability to spam emojis in chat, and then remove the spamming again? Why are you adding features to then later remove them and why did you remove old features? Please bring back the ability to check if someone has seen your message without having to enter in the chat and #bringbackoldmessenger ;( Update: Now, after a few more updates, it got a lot worse. If I try to send more than 10 pictures at a time, it doesn’t work. Like it straight up doesn’t send the pictures. If I want to look at pictures within a chat, they don’t load unless I wait for like an hour. You still can’t fast forward within a voice recording and to select a different album than just “recents” when sending photos and videos is a pain and it’s better to do it off of the gallery app. Also none of these problems are because my phone is slow or because of bad internet, I have an iPhone X with 100mb/s down/up wi-fi. -
Can’t Login
For the past month, I haven’t been able to log into my account on Messenger. I’ve reported the problem twice through Facebook with no feedback. When I try to login, it says, “Unable to login. Please try again later.” I’ve tried using “Forgot Password,” but it glitches and won’t let me continue. I have tried every login and password combination I have had in the past as well as what the current login should be and can’t get in! When I use Facebook through my Chromebook I can view messages that way, but it’s very inconvenient since my laptop is outdated and barely functions. Nothing looks suspicious, so I don’t believe my account has been compromised. I also can’t view messages through a mobile browser as it just directs me back to the login screen for the app. I need to be able to get in through my phone, but no word back from the Facebook team. I’ve updated regularly, and checked the FAQs which don’t provide any useful info. I hope the Facebook team will look into this, otherwise I’ll have to drop Messenger, which I really don’t want to do.
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