Meta continues to tighten the bolts around its services. Latest step to date: the announced closure of Messenger.com. The autonomous messaging site will bow out in April. Concretely, any access attempt will be redirected to facebook.com/messages, the version integrated into Facebook.
Messenger increasingly stuck to Facebook
The company states this in black and white in its help documentation: “ Starting April 2026, messenger.com will no longer be available for sending messages. The Messenger desktop app is also no longer available. You can use facebook.com/messages to continue sending messages across the web. » The message is sober, but the switch is clear: to chat on a computer, you will now have to go through Facebook.
It’s not a bolt from the blue. Last December, Meta had already removed the Messenger applications for Windows and macOS, after giving users 60 days to turn around. Many then migrated to Messenger.com. This door will in turn close.
For the record, Messenger was launched in 2011 as a separate application, well after the appearance of “chat” integrated into Facebook. Over the years, messaging has established itself as a heavyweight in the sector, alongside WhatsApp, another Meta subsidiary. But since 2023, the group has gradually brought its software building blocks closer together. The closure of Messenger.com therefore seems like the logical continuation of this movement.
Good news: nothing changes on mobile. The Messenger apps for iOS and Android will continue to function normally. Those who chat mainly from their smartphone will not see any difference. Where the pill will be harder to swallow is for users who chose Messenger.com precisely to avoid Facebook. Once the site is closed, you will have to use a Facebook account to access its online conversations.
Meta specifies, however, that the Messenger mobile application will remain accessible without creating a Facebook profile. But on computer, facebook.com/messages will become the only option. On forums and social networks, it’s a nightmare for users. Many wonder why they would have to load the entire Facebook feed just to chat on computer.
For regular desktop users — individuals, small structures or community groups — it is advisable to check access to Facebook identifiers and, why not, to save important exchanges. Messenger is not disappearing, far from it, but its little corner on the web will disappear. To chat from a computer, you will now have to agree to go through the parent company (or change messaging, etc.).
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