Facebook released free-to-use Messenger Rooms, allowing multiple people to do video chat in a single array of windows at one time. Using this platform is relatively simple if all users already have a ...

Facebook’s plan to unify its messaging apps is beginning to take shape. The company will begin incorporating more of Messenger’s features into Instagram’s in-app chat, including the ability to send ...

Queenie Wong was a senior writer for CNET News, focusing on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok. Before joining CNET, she worked for The Mercury News in ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Facebook’s new video chat product, Messenger Rooms, is now available to ...

Becoming friends with someone on Facebook Messenger just became a lot easier. In a new update that started to roll out Thursday, Facebook's chat app now has Messenger Codes -- circular patterns around ...

M won’t be the only artificial intelligence on Facebook Messenger. Facebook has given some developers access to an unannounced Chat SDK that allows them to build interactive experiences and “bots” in ...

Facebook Messenger by Crisp App combines two services that many of us hold near and dear: Facebook chat and VoiP. The app aims to one-up Facebook’s existing chat service by adding its own free VoiP ...

Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is now removing the Discover ...

Facebook is jumping into the video chat game with Messenger Rooms, a new feature that allows up to 50 people to take part in a video chat, even if they don't have Facebook accounts. The social media ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Facebook announced a wider availability of its new Customer Chat service today, ...

At Facebook’s annual developer conference last year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled his company’s grand vision for the future of its Messenger communications platform: chat bots. "We think that you ...