Messenger App Reviews

Harassing Phone Calls Through Messanger App. This app is very intrusive! There is no way to disable the constant phone calls you guys allow anyone on your friends list to send. I went online to find a way to disable the phone calls coming directly from Messanger and found out you can only disable if you deny access to camera, microphone and phone. This makes no logical sense. In real life people need your permission to call you. You actually have to give someone your number to call you. There are a lot of weirdos using this app. There are many scam artists using this app. Nobody should be receiving calls through this app all day and night. Why isn’t there an option to disable the phone calls?! It makes you want to uninstall this entire app because it’s too intrusive. I have done everything I can do and yet these people keep calling my phone through this app. It’s irritating and shouldn’t be allowed as it’s harassing when someone doesn’t desire people to keep calling them. Fix this expeditiously please and thank you. It’s too much

Confused User. This review could change very, very fast if you could tell me why the 24 hr format for messenger won’t change to any other format time , I’ve read up before I’ve come here that it was confusing for some of the fb clients on the directions , on how to use the application, but that’s no reason to inconvenience everyone else, if there is a chat line for them to find out how to understand better and faster, I love the messenger features the way they were but if I can’t change that format ( that was very valuable ( the whole purpose) for the app I thought) I’m going to uninstall, total privacy sometimes about things is everything to some and pushing it for information for people to read up to 24 hrs is unsatisfactory or 24 hrs when you want to say something and just erase it 2-3 totally different instances that really matters—-Kinda disappointed if that’s the case , I can not change the format from 24hrs is what I’m talking about for encryption messages, Thanks, have a beautiful day and rest of your summer 🌺✨🌤️

Doesn’t always work. Messenger is a great app over all, but recently it hasn’t worked for me. My dad sends me listings from Marketplace, but I sometimes don’t receive them, or I’ll get them up to a week after he sent them. Sometimes I’ll get a notification that says he sent me something, but nothing shows up when I open our conversation. Recently my dad sent me two listings from Facebook Marketplace, my mom got the links to the marketplace page, but I only got a message that said “Dad sent an attachment” as if he typed that out (which he didn’t). I’ve checked for updates, and I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling the app, which has worked before, but now it just loads and loads and nothing shows up. Also as a side note, when I went to report my issue, I was told to go back to where I was having a problem and shake my phone. Nothing seemed to happen, and I felt like a fool. Does that actually do anything and it just doesn’t tell me, or is Meta trolling me?

Grateful. Well, I don’t like the person who owns this company at all. I think these rich mega megalomaniacs need to take a step backwards and start smelling the roses. It’s beyond my comprehension why they think they need more. Jajaja, he will never spend it all in his lifetime or 50 more lifetimes. He should give all of you guys at Meta a raise. lol That’s said, I use Messenger to communicate with my daughter and she happens to be in another place. and I don’t live near her. We speak on a daily basis, it’s way easier to use this app, than to get on the phone and call her, especially since I don’t have a smart phone. Yup…I don’t have a phone. My partner has the phone all the time, and I’m not going to waste money on another stupid phone. I’ve no need for one. I have an IPad, I use it to watch videos,that’s what tablets are for. And I can use it to call my beautiful daughter and my cute adorable grandsons,I have three, thus the reason why I’m very grateful.

Convenient?!. I have many friends living in other countries and this app make it very convenient to contact them. Great app!! On the other hand, the Apple Watch version of this application falls off the cliff. There is a complete disconnect with the iPhone application and Apple Watch’s application. The issue happens to be a prolonged loading-gate wheel that will last for days-on-end without the data populating from the phone to the watch. I removed the app from my Apple Watch due to this plaguing inconvenience. Please fix this issue swiftly! Many of your users forum here and on other sites have this similar problem! Consensus suggests that you keep sweeping this issue under the rug. As an app developer, you should repair this service to solidify unit between all devices that uses your app. Recently, they ever wing app stopped working but works in older versions of iOS!

No notifications for requests & stuck Facebook notifications. I don’t use messenger much, but am part of few community groups like Buy Nothing where group members use messenger to communicate details about where to pick up items Being given away. Unfortunately, at present there does not seem to be an option to allow messenger to notify you when a request to communicate through messenger is received or accepted. This means when someone genuinely wants an item, they may appear to be unresponsive because they don’t realize they have a messenger request to communicate. it would be nice to have an option to allow messenger notifications around requests to inform people who aren’t already connected with about requests. Also, there is a bug that is creating red badge notifications within Facebook when you have messages in messenger and reading the message does not clear the red dot notifications in Facebook. so far the only thing that clears it is uninstalling messenger, which is super annoying.

Bugs in the system. Right now I am currently not thrilled with the messenger application I use in order to be able to communicate with family and friends due to the fact that I have family all over the entire world and friends as well. The same day that I sent messages out to several my friends and they replied back to me was when I noticed that there was an issue. I tried to send a message back to my friends and family and I could not do so. I got this little red circle on the right side of the message that says couldn’t send. Then I also was able to figure out I was not receiving messages anymore however I could make and receive video calls. Currently at this moment I am able to receive messages but I am still unable to send written messages or emoji‘s and I cannot do a verbal message either. Facebook has been notified two times and I’m still not getting anything done regarding my issue. Dear Facebook I hope you see my comment and get on the ball and do something to fix my account. Have a good day.

Accessibility for the blind, or low vision, or x30 challenge. This skill is great, and I love it uses it daily. I just have a couple of critiques. It is mostly compatible for those of us in the world. Who are the vision or blind. Or have other physical impairments. However, there are a few things that you must have vision in order to use. Did not used to be this way in the earlier generations messenger it was 100% accessible and usable. Now it’s not. it’s 85% maybe 90% fully compatible. For those of us with low vision being forced to have to use eyesight to do features and functions while it’s not workable. Some of the command changes require greater levels of the x30 for those up as a bit of a challenge is difficult or outright impossible. I do wish they would go back to where the scale was completely accessible and usable. Otherwise great skill I use it every day.

Horrible app. Ever since the last update the calls have been messing up bad when I try to call someone it says I'm calling myself and keeps ringing and ringing for so long I have to turn my phone off completely to get it to stop on top of that messenger it self as been messing up my data it will turn my data off out of nowhere or it won't even recognize I have data on at all it just keeps saying " no Internet connection" when I have full bars of LTE and even more on that note calls will randomly end or it will only end on me or said persons end but never showed on the other persons end and the whole time you think you're on call you really not video length is way too short my friends can't even send me videos without having to crop them into separate parts and same for me l keep getting kicked out of messenger almost on a daily basis nowadays and sometimes it keeps saying that my information is wrong when I never change my login information and don't get me started on how many times it says "unable to login" over and over again on a daily basis and on top of the fact and stuff it has very bad security measures if you get hacked or so on. All the recent updates for a while On this app have just been making this app worse and worse and it has so many bugs and glitches it's not even funny this app has gone to complete garbage.

Review. What I don’t like about Facebook is political judging on your end. You have no problem putting through ways to make a bomb etc., but you have no problem censoring people’s opinions. Mine were always stated professionally and when I had to change my password 15 times because you claimed somebody was trying to get into my account, that’s harassment on your end. I’d be asked if it was me, but you didn’t care how I answered as you made me change my password every time. I am probably better qualified to give an opinion than you… I taught US government as One of my subjects. You’re biased and taking away free thinking. It is your way or else the people are suspended or harassed by your site. Many of the people that I used to interact with, you removed. Stay out of politics and only remove when the person is sharing a physical danger. Right now I can’t even get into Messenger because you want me to update and I just want to read what my cousin has to say to me. Shame on you

Lobbying. This app is an absolute nightmare of functionality and privacy invasion. Facebook has transformed what should be a simple messaging platform into a bloated, intrusive digital menace that consumes battery life, violates user privacy, and delivers a consistently terrible user experience. The privacy concerns are staggering. By downloading Messenger, you essentially grant Facebook carte blanche to access your microphone, camera, and network connectivity at any moment. The app demands permissions that feel more like a surveillance tool than a communication platform. Messaging reliability is a complete joke. Messages frequently fail to send, disappear randomly, and the end-to-end encryption seems to cause more problems than it solves. Links won’t open, media sharing is broken, and the app constantly crashes. The user interface is a confusing mess that prioritizes Facebook’s data collection over actual user needs. What’s most infuriating is how Facebook forces users into this ecosystem. Want to message a friend? You’re required to download this privacy-destroying app. The constant notifications, battery drain, and invasive permissions make Messenger feel less like a communication tool and more like a digital parasite. Save yourself the frustration. This app is a masterclass in how not to design a messaging platform.

Added back delivered status in ios messenger. Since the latest messenger update for IOS, on the 15th March 2023 there is no delivered label just after I send a message. When I used to send a message to someone there use to be a transparent tick in a littel circle then once the message had been delivered to that person’s device. The tick would change from a transparent circle to a filled circle with a tick in it still . Since the update on the 15th March 2023 the circles have gone and now it just says a message is sent and when it has been read . But I don’t know if the person who I am messaging if there message has been actually delivered just sent or not because there is no delivered sign anymore . It’s quite a worry especially as if it is something important I am sending to someone I don’t know weather the message has been delivered or not as it only says sent now and then it will only say seen once they open the message but please please can the delivered Status be added back to the IOS messenger .

A major security risk. They steal your data and lobby against your rights. Blackrock owns 18 billion dollars in meta shares and they are the reason most of us can’t own a home, or go to school, and now even afford to buy our poisoned food. Meta is tied at the hip to the military industrial complex and their app is designed to stoke political divide. They say TikTok is the most dangerous propaganda machine, but the reality is they are scared because it’s NOT there propaganda machine. Everyone on TikTok knows it’s the same content as meta but with better algorithms, you can have a diverse n feed that actually reflects the diversity of human interests, whereas Facebook just wants you to go red or blue and keep fighting each her. Ever notice why you agree with one thing ans like one post and suddenly your getting political content? Like one thing that talks bad about Joe Biden actually being a bad president, and meta starts showing you trump posts. In metas corporate owned algorithm, it’s all about maintaining the political divide that benifits their investments the most. Because the reality is meta, congress, the Oval Office, big oil, the military industrial complex, the medical industry, housing, tech, food and agriculture, are all linked by a blood soaked paper trail. Investment groups and hedge funds will be the undoing of our society.

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.

I like using Messenger. Messenger has become my go-to platform for staying connected with friends, family. I love how easy it is to communicate with anyone, whether through quick messages, voice notes, or even video calls. The interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it simple to keep track of conversations and jump back into chats seamlessly. One of my favorite features is the ability to create group chats, which makes coordinating plans and sharing updates with multiple people a breeze. Messenger’s security features also give me peace of mind, knowing my conversations are protected. I also enjoy the extra features like GIFs, stickers, and reactions that add personality to my chats, making them fun and engaging. Overall, Messenger is a reliable, efficient, and enjoyable app that meets my needs for both personal and professional communication.

This app is an absolute joke. What a dumpster fire of an app. I’ve always had problems with messenger, but they’ve often been minor and have sometimes been resolved. It’s ridiculous how long it took to get more (but still not all) emojis available as emoji buttons for chats, but they eventually added this inconsequential feature. It would be nice if they expanded the color/theme options, but I can live without that. Recently, though, things have just gotten worse. The removal of polls in group chats is ridiculous. There’s no reason for such a feature to be taken away. Facebook has been “working to add them back” for months now. Additionally, my main issue with the app is that I’m now completely unable to make new group messages. This has happened once before, and I had to delete and reinstall the app to fix the problem. I should never have to do that, but at least it worked. The problem has resurfaced now, though, and even deleting and reinstalling hasn’t solved the problem. I guess the app is just permanently broken for me? Good on you, Facebook. What a waste.

Poor Ethics. I have always hated the app from the moment i downloaded it, it is so frustrating to use and completely unnecessary as any other social media has a messaging tab already installed. i find it interesting that you NEED it to message people through FB, ig another way to profit off of and it makes it easier to grasp more people’s data through conversations. However I’m deleting for many other reasons. Far right censorship with Meta is absolutely bonkers among far more. Opened my eyes to it growing up with facebook and hearing for years about the fact Meta has been in multiple legal suits for foreign corruption, bias news involvement, selling data abroad and yet they were still so greatly popular. Can’t get around using instagram, facebook, messenger or any meta products anymore due to the lack of care for the users security, the users data leaks and data being sold internationally, and far right bias censoring of media. This is the one app that has the most security breaches of ANY app i have ever downloaded. I will not continue to give you any engagement, scrolls or any space on my phone. I hope you’re able to find the ethics you’ve lacked for so long, I feel guilty for not deleting sooner.

Messages deletion issues/hacks. I dislike the fact when deleting conversations or messages the other end can still read them. What’s the point of deleting if it’s not deleted on the other end? And there’s got to be ways to delete multiple messages at one time. That’s another big annoying tasks to do. I used FB Messenger all the time and I thought by updating it to Messenger would help but it is still having the same crisis matter of unable to delete messages to not be seen by the other end and deleting multiple messages all at once. I like using it but this seems very annoying. I’ll be disconnecting FB Messenger and FB page soon. Another big problem are hackers with both apps. There’s no real privacy no matter how bad you mess with the security of the apps.

Overloaded and Underwhelming. Meta Messenger, once a convenient tool for connecting with friends and family, has become a bloated and frustrating app that struggles to deliver a seamless experience. What used to be a simple messaging platform is now overrun with unnecessary features, intrusive notifications, and aggressive integration with Facebook, making it feel more like a tool for Meta’s data collection than genuine communication. The app’s performance is inconsistent, often lagging or crashing, especially with video calls or large group chats. The constant push to use features like chat themes, stickers, or gaming options feels excessive, and the addition of ads within chats makes the experience even less enjoyable. Privacy concerns remain a major issue, as the app collects vast amounts of data, leaving users to question how secure their messages really are. While Meta Messenger still fulfills basic messaging needs, it has lost the simplicity and reliability that once set it apart. Instead of focusing on user experience, it seems more interested in monetization and forcing integration with other Meta platforms. For those looking for a cleaner, more private alternative, apps like Signal or WhatsApp offer far better options.

Messenger review. There’s no problem with the actual app itself. The problem is with 90% of people who use this app. I have a lot of experience with buying AND selling on marketplace. The majority of people don’t read the description and then ask you questions that you already answered in the add. 90% of people ask if it’s available. I tell them it is and then never hear from them again. I’m currently selling a $4000 motorcycle for $2000. Not a single person offered me anything close to my asking price. I get ridiculous offers from $500 to $1000. Overall it’s been a terrible experience. The same thing happens when I’m trying to buy something. I had all the cash I needed to buy someone’s car. They either don’t respond, or it’ll take days to get a response. I once agreed to meet up with someone to buy their car. Had to go to the bank to take the money out and drive 45 minutes to get to the car… once I got there the guy stopped answering his phone. Moral of the story. Don’t use marketplace. It’s full of time wasters and tire kickers. Use Craigslist. You have to pay a fee to post a listing on there so everyone is serious about buying or selling.

From USA 🇺🇸 to SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Coming from the days when teenagers would tie up the family phone line for hours - just sitting on the line w your bestie, one who you just spent most of ur day at school, you get chores done-homework complete & sit on the phone for the rest of the night - not saying much of anything-The only way anyone else might get thru would be a Emergency Breakthrough- Additionally if the person who made the call is outside of the others city limit- well that call is going to COST YOU.! We’ll cost your parent paying the mo. bill - While today … we get on iMessenger & ⏰talk for hours with out any long distance fees! Imagine the money spent on Long-Distance and let me tell you … it was never cheap..! So when ask for a review or to critique my 1.56hr. conversation- It was splendid 📱🎖️To imagine the savings well … i’d take a high phone bill vs. all the added modern conveniences the internet has brought us - The trade off - well there isn’t one - but communicating w a friend across the pond for hours at no additional cost is one positive perk and wonder just how long it’ll last-They soon will figure out a way to take more for the lil they already got for free and we the consumer will roll over since we don’t have a choice !

Last two updates messed up my messenger!!! Pls fix it. On my ipad...after the last updates most recent in three weeks it has problem loading, send, and disconnects, and stuck with key board while typing please FB get this resolved! It was fine until your last updates totally messed up, it was my favorite ways to communicate now i am forced to use other methods...Mark Z. been a faithful now hangs and time outs snaps out the app when connects send one word takes more than 3-4 attempts and lock up key board...while typing message in other languages, and snaps out in the middle of composing etc cannot accesss imoge, stickers, etc...kindly make it work pls...i had the new one, no issues with wechat, line, or viper etc and other apps only MESSENGER! Wow very disappointing! My chinese doctor and i communicate on this forum now interrupted...very very annoying

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!

Facebook needs to redesign all of its messaging apps. I honestly can’t understand how they allow so many bugs and glitches in this app to go on and on forever. For starters, if you accidentally add a theme and emoji to a group chat, everyone gets notified. But then you can’t remove themes. You can only CHANGE to another theme. Who programmed this app? Seriously? Why can’t you remove themes completely? Please explain the reasoning. And hyperlink previews often don’t work. Sometimes they do. But not always, and it seems to be tied to themes. Group chats with themes tend to have this bug. And when you UNSEND a message, they feel the need to alert everyone about it. Why?? So annoying. Sometimes you message the wrong person/group. It happens. It should allow a clean unsend like Instagram messanger. With no trace or alerts. Facebook needs to sit down with Instagram and WhatsApp and go over the BEST and WORST features of each app and make ONE that works across ALL platforms. For example, allow LIKES in WhatsApp. Allow unsend without alerting everyone. Allow hyperlink previews. Alow GIFS to play (Gifs do not play in Instagram, but they do in WhatsApp & FB). This is a typical problem in the modern era. No broad level quality control. It’s whack-a-mole programming and new platform aquisition by everyone. And the unbelievable ad targeting you get due to bots constantly reading your messages. Wow. No privacy whatsoever. We need a change. Otherwise, the app works nicely.

One terrible feature that MUST be fixed. Messenger has, for perhaps 2+ years, had one extremely bad feature that apparently the entire internet is trying to figure out how to disable. At the top of the chat list, there is a row that starts with "Create Room", which has suggestions of people to chat with that are online now. This is 100% useless, and disturbing in some cases. It will suggest people you are Facebook friends with from 10 years ago but have no interest in messaging. It will suggest ex's who you don't want to see again, but don't want to unfriend. It will suggest people you interacted with on marketplace during a sale, but have no intention of ever contacting again. In some of these cases, it is weird and jarring to see these peoples faces pop up. How -- HOW?? -- has this incredibly stupid feature not been fixed in 2 years of updates? If they must keep this feature, just give us some way to control who pops up there -- without unfriending them -- please. It's ridiculous that we can't. There are huge Reddit threads asking this same question.

Notifications. Just a thought but what if the people we talk to regularly what if we got a notification when they were online only the people we talk to regularly though or people we choose like in settings to have notifications every time they’re online because I personally message my cousin like every single day but it takes like an hour and a half to get a hold of them because they’re usually not online when I’m online or I’m not online when they’re online and so it takes like an hour and a half to actually get a hold of them if not longer and so if I got a notification like just a little ding or something like that whenever they were online then I would know when they were online and I could talk to them and it wouldn’t take so long to get a hold of them Just a thought thx 🙏

FAFO zuck. I deleted this app, re-downloaded it, left this one-star review, and then will immediately delete again afterwards. Instagram and whatsapp are receiving the same treatment. Zuck thought he could lobby Congress to get TikTok shut down under the fake guise of “national security” because his platforms can’t compete. Especially when his own platforms have been stealing data far beyond any other corporation (Cambridge Analytica anyone)? HA, he thought he could just buy his way back into the spotlight! I and millions of Americans have downloaded Red Note/Red book and are learning Mandarin Chinese and a whole new culture before we EVER go back to fb or any other meta platforms. I and millions of Americans feel safer giving our data straight to the source itself rather ANY other American corporation and especially government entity. Zuck paid all that money to lobby Congress, and not only are we NOT going back to meta platforms, we’re deleting them and giving our data willingly to China anyway. I absolutely love this disappointment for him; and I KNOW he’s feeling it. Enjoy all the L’s you’re going to take in 2025 Marky Mark!

I absolutely love the app, but…. I really love Facebook messenger don’t get me wrong. It is my primary form of communication through social media, but no matter how hard I try to not let it bug me that I can no longer see if my messages deliver, I can’t help it. It’s been over a year since Apple took the little circle away when you send a message until that person views it and it’s still nerve racking to me. Especially with the fact that on Androids and at least some Windows PC’s, it still allows you to have the circle. Occasionally my app will glitch and if someone else logs into their account on my phone it will allow them to have the circle. Anyways, if there’s any chance that small problem could be solved, I would gladly give a full 5 star rating. But until that day comes, I’ll stick with a 4. Honestly if it would allow me to give a 4.5 rating I definitely would.

New update looks really bad. Most of the people I’ve seen have just been complaining so I’m going to try and make this review at least a little helpful. This new update has so much wasted space. Just yesterday the formatting was pretty much perfect from a design standpoint, but now there is so much unused white space at the top of the screen. Even just the word “Chats” takes up so much unnecessary space which previously encompassed everything that wasn’t actual chats (like stories and your profile info. The previous design was perfectly fine and there was no need to change it, and changing your design completely won’t make a significant number of people suddenly decide to download the app. If nothing else, give everyone the option to go back to the previous version. As a lover of web design, I know white space can be useful, but it can be extremely harmful if there is too much unused space, and that is exactly what happened. You messed up with this one, but there’s still an opportunity to fix it, or at least canter to those who know this is bad design.

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 🤔

Disappointed customer. I am a regular shopper at the Water tower Schnucks in Arnold, MO. Usually, the checkers and other staff are great. However, today that was not the case. I wanted to buy some Minute Maid Zero Mango Punch. It was on the top shelf of a cooler and there was a strip of plastic in front of it. Being 5’ tall, I was unable to get it over the plastic to purchase it. I looked around, but not store person was to be found. I didn’t purchase it. Then when I went to checkout, the cashier put the groceries in the bags, but did not help me put them in my cart. I am 75 years old and I had several heavy items. I looked around and the other cashiers were helping the customers with their bags, putting them in the carts for them. Lee, my cashier did nothing to help me. As I said before, I have shopped at this Schnucks for years. The other cashiers are wonderful. I shop there because, I do not want to bag and put my groceries in the cart at this point in my life. I was very disappointed today. Sincerely, Myrna LaMar

It’s great, but…. The app is great because of how often my mother has used it and it’s pretty good not going to lie! But once I downloaded it it was a disaster, I tried to make a account but I accidentally didn’t read one of the things they had to say so I pretty sure it was about synching the contacts so I didn’t read that and then when I was actually logged in I couldn’t search for my contacts because it said that “no results found” and my whole purpose of being on messaged was to talk to my family so now that was bulldozed by not being able to synch or search for my contacts. And I’m not able to make a new account because it said at the end about a Facebook account, and if I pressed that I didn’t have a account (which I didn’t) I would have to make one which I never asked for, nor wanted, so I was forced to get a account which I say this again… I NEVER WANTED, so then I just deleted the app whole because I NEVER wanted a Facebook account but I was forced to, I wasn’t able to get on messenger, and I just wish the sign up or log in was more simple. Messager here’s a message: STOP NEEDING PEOPLE TO HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WHEN PEOPLE NEVER WANT ONE, AND ALSO MAKE THE SIGN UP MORE SIMPLE 👏🏼👎🏼

Normally I adore this app. However, it's super irritating with this current version, that I can't play messenger games with people without it looking like I have an unread message from each individual because either them or I have made a move in the game. App badges would be enough for me, within the application. Separate the games notifications from the messenge notifications please! Badges on the game tab and that's it would be super nice. If I want to play games I'll go over there. But I'm actually losing messages in all these integrated game notifications... Also still having an issue with messenger not allowing me to continue typing a message when the phone is rotated. The whole app freezes and I am forced to close or send a half typed message. Many times this happens and it was not intentional at all. A fix would be fantastic. Currently functioning off iOS 11.2.1 on the 7plus.

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.

Messenger keeps kicking me off. For the past three days messenger has literally been kicking me from the app nonstop. If I’m lucky I can get it to work enough for me to send maybe one message before it starts doing the same thing. I click the app to open it, it tries to open, then immediately shuts down. Over and over and over. And now when I do get into it, if it actually allows me to stay on the app, it no longer allows me access to my photos. I try to go to settings to allow access, but the app isn’t asking for permission in my settings. So I can’t even fix that. But I’m more concerned with the fact that I literally can’t get messenger to open unless I shut my phone off and on three or four times in a row. And when it does let me in, I know I have a limited amount of time before it does it again. It’s done this once before I few months back, and there was an update that fixed it and I had no more issues until recently. So I keep looking on here for an update, but haven’t seen one yet- so I’m curious if it’s just my phone specifically or if it’s the app itself. Either way it’s extremely irritating especially when it’s the main (and basically only) way that I communicate with people. And now I can’t even do that. It’s extremely frustrating to just continuously be kicked out of the app for no apparent reason. Please fix this..

One Star - A Privacy Nightmare That Drains Your Battery. Facebook Messenger is a disaster of an app. Not only is it riddled with privacy concerns, but it also has a disturbing tendency to drain your phone’s battery at an alarming rate. It feels like the app is constantly running in the background, using up resources even when you’re not actively using it. If you’re trying to save battery or optimize your phone, this app will quickly prove itself to be your worst enemy. But the worst part? Facebook Messenger steals more data than you’d expect. It’s been caught mapping Wi-Fi networks and collecting sensitive information without your explicit consent. The app accesses way more of your personal data than it needs, including your location, contacts, and even your camera and microphone, all under the guise of “enhancing your experience.” In reality, it’s just collecting as much data as possible to feed into Facebook’s ever-growing surveillance machine. It’s infuriating to see an app that should just be a simple messaging tool turned into another data-harvesting machine that uses your phone’s resources as if they’re its own. If you care about your privacy and phone’s battery life, stay far away from Messenger. It’s a terrible app that proves Facebook can’t be trusted with your information.

App going downhill fast.. Ever since the last update the calls have been messing up bad when I try to call someone it says I’m calling myself and keeps ringing and ringing for so long I have to turn my phone off completely to get it to stop on top of that messenger it self as been messing up my data it will turn my data off out of nowhere or it won’t even recognize I have data on at all it just keeps saying “ no Internet connection” when I have full bars of LTE and even more on that note calls will randomly end or it will only end on me or said persons end but never showed on the other persons end and the whole time you think you’re on call you really not video length is way too short my friends can’t even send me videos without having to crop them into separate parts and same for me I keep getting kicked out of messenger almost on a daily basis nowadays and sometimes it keeps saying that my information is wrong when I never change my login information and don’t get me started on how many times it says “unable to login” over and over again on a daily basis and on top of the fact and stuff it has very bad security measures if you get hacked or so on. All the recent updates for a while On this app have just been making this app worse and worse and it has so many bugs and glitches it’s not even funny this app has gone to complete garbage.

Facebook Messenger. I've never really been a fan of messenger from when it was introduced. The practice of PM's directly to a member's page was stopped. I was told if I wanted to PM other members I had to download the messenger app. I use it mainly to communicate with my son when he's online. I do enjoy playing the bingo game, but I have issues with that. The timer seems much faster than normal. I think the count of the bingos I've had is off. This past weekend, their practice of showing ads for a few extra points has not been "available". This wouldn't be a big deal but, when it does come up, it pauses the game till you finish. Because it's "unavailable", you're unable to continue to that game, you can't complete the operation. I went to Facebook Support to report it, the statement that came up, "Not everyone has the games available to them on the app.". Guess I have to submit a note.

Toxic, divisive trash. Facebook used to be a place where I would keep in touch with my family and friends around the world, but over the last few years, it has begun pushing a rage based engagement model that has caused irreparable damage to the fabric of our entire society. There is so much hate, vitriol, arrogance, and unmitigated disinformation that proliferates every comment section. I feel deeply unhappy and anxious whenever I see the content that Facebook pushes, and sickeningly disillusioned with my fellow man with the tone of the conversations there. It is toxic and so incredibly divisive. That is not even to mention what Mark Zuckerberg is doing with the spoils of his echo chamber. He has colonized a massive piece of land in Hawaii, pushing people off the land even with their ancestral claim to it. He is everything evil and selfish and exploitative in the world, and he has spread his cancerous worldview throughout the world. Because of facebook’s proliferation of hate speech and propaganda, there was a literal genocide of the Rohingya people in Burma. It is sick, and it makes me nauseous every time I think of the people I care about who are still using it. Delete your account and any other Meta product.

How to turn off group chats?. I have been using messenger for a very long time. It’s a good app for texting, calling, video chating, sharing pics, taking videos, and communicate with friends and family but my biggest pet peeve about the app is that we do not have options that allows us to turn off people adding you in a group. I have friends that aren’t super phone savvy and they will put me like over 20 group chats or more each day. I just think there should be option in the messenger settings to turn off people adding you in more group chats for those who do not want to use it. Also an option you can turn it back on if you do want to be added in more groups because I definitely can leave a group chat but if someone puts me in 20 more that doesn’t help leaving the group chat. Hopefully there is a way they can add this feature in the future. I also would like an option for custom backgrounds like Snapchat does.

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. :)

Retrieve those important features on Messenger. I noticed that a few useful features on Facebook and Messenger were removed these days. (1) The new update to bury the buyer’s profile icon from an order is disappointing and useless. (2)The notification of receiving orders from Messenger now is gone. (3)Messages from potential buyers on Messenger automatically disappear after turning off the app (or after a particular amount of offline time.) As a seller, I always reach out to my buyers for delivery of their packages and, at least, say thank you for their purchase. Now these important features, both online and on the app, were buried so that there’s no way to contact my buyers for that or for any shipping issues involving the orders, if that could possibly happen. Now the only way for me to contact my buyers is to raise a new conversation by typing their full names and looking into their profile images for recognizing if they’re the right person. But the problem is that the new message may or may not been seen by the buyer in time, because I’m not a friend of the buyer to raise the conversation, and the message may be treated as spam message and has notification to the buyer at all. I’m looking forward to getting those useful, important features back on Marketplace/ Messenger.

Terrible.. I am totally blind and a voiceover user on an Apple iPhone. I have used messenger for many years and have been very thankful for it, but the last several updates have had the same issue. They were resolved until the next update, and then Messenger was broken again. I am still able to type in text fields and access various information in the app, but messenger jumps up to the previous page of messages and continuously reads down until it gets to the end. I can’t hit the back button to leave my current chat. I can’t get into a text field, I can’t do anything once it starts reading, and while it is reading, and I’m trying to type or anything, it is entering random letters under my finger, but because voiceover is very slowly reading down the last two or three pages worth of messages, it isn’t telling me that I’m inputting things so that if I don’t check, when I send my next message, it’s full of gobbledygook. I can’t stop it from reading or see the current text field that I am in without leaving the app completely and re-entering it again. It’s very annoying and it slows my productivity down a lot.

Ridiculous. Messenger, while marketed as a convenient messaging app, comes with significant drawbacks that can’t be overlooked. One of the most glaring issues is its intrusive privacy policies. The app often requests unnecessary permissions, such as access to your location, contacts, and even your microphone and camera, even when those features are not in use. This level of data collection feels invasive and raises serious concerns about user privacy. Another negative aspect is the lack of control users have over how their data is used. Facebook, the parent company, has a history of questionable data practices, and Messenger’s integration with the larger platform makes users vulnerable to tracking and targeted advertising. Even private conversations seem to be mined for data, making it difficult to trust the app. Additionally, the app is plagued with unnecessary features, like games and stories, that detract from its primary purpose: communication. These features not only clutter the interface but also consume more data and battery life than needed. For users who want a simple, secure messaging experience, Messenger often feels like overkill. Overall, while Messenger might be convenient for some due to its wide adoption, the constant privacy concerns and unnecessary features make it a poor choice for anyone valuing their personal data and a clean user experience. There are far better, privacy-focused alternatives available today. It’s a joke compared to what it once was.

They Claim the objective was to make app. Smaller. rather they took a lot of it’s capabilities away. Since they continue with updates constantly. The only improvement I see is the emoji are better then they use to be. Fb messager has been Stripped of all the things that made it a great! Therefore me and about everyone else I know are looking for another messager app. that have the capabilities that messager once had. The ever continuing updates , has only mades Fb messager less and less useful. Rather for business or simply connecting with family and friends. Fb message is Not what it once was! Again ... with each update messagerhas been made to be less useful and less appealing to those who used it frequently. It’s a shame really, yet with All the Negative reviews here, it goes upon deaf ears. They may start to care when other messager app. prove to take their place among users! Fb messager has failed their users tremendously.

Messenger. Always tells me there’s a message on messenger. When it’s not actually on messenger it’s Facebook. I don’t use messenger very often because I can’t delete a whole lot at once. It takes forever to delete one thing and then it questions me so I want to delete it for everyone. Yes if I want to delete it I just want to delete it. Then it leaves A message telling me that I deleted something. I’m well aware I deleted something. Options are extremely limited for things I want or need to do on messenger. Also when using marketplace and messenger. It’s difficult to just keep the conversation private between individuals. I don’t like that everyone else can see what you’re saying to each other. Because A lot of it is nobody else’s business. Exclamations are not clear and it’s difficult to maneuver. Too many steps in between. Needs to be like text messaging. You can choose what you want to delete and then delete it all at once. Without deleting every single thing or one of the time. How about a nice drop down menu. One that I can just go to the menu see what’s there and go over if I need to. Just pick what I want to be done. Sorry for the long text but it’s not near as bad as having to maneuver through messenger to get just one simple thing you want done.

Social media Rev!. Facebook, once the go-to social media platform, has devolved into a frustrating, cluttered experience that prioritizes profits over user satisfaction. The algorithm feels more like an attempt to sell you things than actually connect with friends, and the constant bombardment of ads only worsens the experience. Worse, the platform is plagued with privacy issues, misinformation, and censorship, leaving many users frustrated with the lack of transparency and control over their own data. Mark Zuckerberg's recent lobbying to ban TikTok adds an even darker layer to Facebook’s already troubling reputation. It’s clear that this move isn’t about protecting users or national security, but more about securing Facebook’s market dominance. Instead of innovating or improving their own platform, Zuckerberg seems more interested in suppressing competition, all while trying to appear like the benevolent tech mogul. It’s a sad reflection of the platform’s priorities, and it's one more reason to look elsewhere for meaningful social connections. If you value your privacy and want a social media platform that encourages diversity of thought instead of corporate manipulation, Facebook is not the place to be.

Fun. Quick. Easy to use.. Surprisingly good quality phone calls. No where near as fascinating and incredible as Google Voice but FB can try and catch up? Emojis could be WAY better. FB should consider hiring the AT&T Q Messenger designer to upgrade to their interactive emojis. Occasionally at the call connection it can be difficult to hear initial greetings. No static or scratching noises on the calls. NEVER ANY ECHOING. How soon will FB Messenger offer voicemail to go with the audio calls? And then translate them into voice-clips? Now THAT would be neato. Video calls? 10/10. Calls? 10/10. Messages? 10/10. Notifications? 5/10. There are so many disappointments in the type and manner of notifications that I can’t list them. FB Messenger will never beat nor compare to Google Voice but it’s a fun, quick and easy way to interact with family.

Worst Service I Have Ever Seen. I have never been more disappointed. I am a big Facebook Marketplace person and sell things all the time but I have had ONE CONSISTENT UNRESOLVED PROBLEM. Messenger will NOT send me notifications when someone messages me through marketplace! If a friend messages me it comes through just fine but if it comes through marketplace there is no notification whatsoever. I have done my own trouble shooting, being a very tech literate person, and have tried multiple devices including my new iPhone Xs. I have checked settings, redownloaded the app, reset my phone, AND REPORTED the PROBLEM to Facebook 3-4 times now with NO RESPONSE whatsoever. I have missed important messages and sales because of this. I have done my own research to find that others ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM with also no response from facebook. I’m a patient person and don’t like leaving bad reviews but I have been dealing with this problem for a LONG time now. At least other places respond to you problems even if they can’t fix them. I am severely disappointed Facebook.

Please update ASAP I’m gettifn frustrated with the “message failed to sent” error. I don’t know if I’m just not understanding why but this is the first time this has happened to me can you please update the app I’m writing this Christmas Day 2023 and I sent messages to a bunch of people saying merry Christmas and most of them went through but there some messages saying failed to send when i don’t understand hod that’s possible because I have great phone cellular service and great internet so I don’t understand. I tried deleting a bunch of old chats and restarting my phone but it’s still doing that. The into thigh I didn’t do that I’m curious if it will work or not if I’d if I delete messenger completely and then redownload it but I don’t want to lose any information on the app if I do that. It still lets me message people but it’s a pain when I try to mesages certain people and it does that when I’ve never experienced this problem before until now. PLEASE FIX THIS ASAP PLEASE because messenger is one of the ways I talk to friends and family the most and it’s hard to do that right now when I’m getting the error message. Thanks please fix this bye.

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NEW BUG !. When I click to add a photo to my message, it now has multiple options, which is annoying, even more so, the fact I cannot chose a particular album where my photo is saved ! So you force me to scroll through 1000s of photos???🤔 Appalling!! IT’S BROKEN !! Used to be efficient - not anymore. No longer can edit a sent message - you’re going backwards! Whenever I blocked someone, they couldn’t send me messages… Now, I I block them, but they’re still able to send me messages; the difference is I cannot see them! Fix this asap. Suddenly it became erratic! I send photo attachments, it says “sent”, but my friend cannot see them!? I close the app, scroll up/down and it no longer shows the profile preview of my contacts!? I open a message thread sent yesterday w/ photos and it’s says: “content no longer available”! So I cannot even see the photos I sent the day before, where my friend received them and reacted to them!🤔 I deleted and reinstall the app but no improvement!

It is a great social media app, but ……... Until they bring back the choice to delete a message, it is very annoying knowing that you deleted a message but the blank bubble is still showing, it would be nice to also delete that again, like you used to be able to do, especially for people with dyslexia, half the messages we try to send either get auto corrected or in the end we get frustrated and end up hardly communicating at all cause of similar issues, I know we have the text to speech or talk option, but sometimes the whole world doesn’t need to hear people spelling things out or saying a sentence, so please fix this for everyone in any future updates

Meta AI VERY ANNOYING. I thought updates fixes issues and improves overall performance? How come After I updated messenger on my iPad yesterday, it kept crashing? Everytime I try to open, everything goes black and freezes the whole screen. Please do something about it and make sure future updates don’t cause more problem. Another thing, the features in the old version like maybe until January were way better than the current version (eg. the video icon looks like it’s blinking when you are talking to someone and the person is on your chat/conversation at the same time, it tells you when the one you are calling is on another call, and it shows without having to open the conversation to check whether the last message has been read or not. The latest update is worse. Sometimes it doesn’t show someone is calling when I’m currently on another call. I just found out I got a missed call when I went to the conversations list and it shows I got one from a friend. What if it’s an important call that one of messenger users miss because it didn’t show there’s another one calling??? This is something that needs to be fixed the soonest. I hope you can enable Live Photo sharing as well ❇️❇️❇️November 2024: every time I open messenger, there’s a META AI message. Why????? I don’t need help, assistance, or whatever ! Your META AI is very intrusive! Can you please stop it from sending messages??? It’s really not needed!!!

Waste of space on iPhone Xs Max. The application is merely a scaled up version of the iPhone X interface and thus, does not take advantage of the larger iPhone Xs Max's screen. This results in blurry, oversized text, image and UI elements. What makes matters worse is that it has a very low information density. What this means is that when compared side by side with the iPhone 7+, the extra vertical screen space is not being used to show more text, images and threads, it is simply being wasted with even more white space. Furthermore. The application does not follow dynamic type settings in the iOS setting application. This means that despite setting the smallest font size. The font remains comically oversized that it looks as large as an advertising board and can be seen from across a standard living room with 20/20 vision. It's enormous and it is a disgusting oversight.

Meta AI goes to full volume without permission. Meta AI goes straight to full volume even if my device is on silent mode, and I have the volume down to zero. It’s so loud, it makes my ears ring. If I open control centre, I can just see the volume going back to zero automatically as Meta AI is now ‘closed’, meaning it goes to full volume when Meta AI open, then gives me no chance to adjust once I’ve ‘closed’ it. If I ask Meta AI to turn the volume down, it says ‘it can’t adjust the device volume’, even though it’s clearly already doing so without my permission Even if I press mute within Meta AI and close it, it doesn’t remember and goes straight back to full volume the next time I open it. Meta AI is clearly somehow bypassing all controllable device settings and doing exactly as it likes, with absolutely no consideration for the user whatsoever. This is extremely annoying, not only if I want to have Meta AI on silent, like all other applications on my phone, but even if I want to just lower the volume slightly, it gives me no option to do so. Facebook must fix this immediately, and stop disrespecting its users by bypassing device settings without permission

A multi select delete button. Messenger is pretty annoying atm because I get thousands of unwanted messages from thousands of unwanted people since 2017 and because I literally just got the app and it’s taken me weeks to delete them and I still have thousands to delete it’s ridiculous that we can not delete them by multiple selections to make it easier and faster it’s actually making me want to not use messenger again because it’s taken that long and still going just delete unwanted messages I don’t know why you have removed that option you need to put that option back it is actually so annoying to go through thousands of them individually and delete it it’s literally taken me weeks and still have thousands to go put that option back pleaseeee

I don’t feel good with last update. I really don’t know where should I start but the only thing that I come to write this just because the last updated app is more and more wired to use and I don’t think that only me who feel this. First, start with the tiny blue circle that show us if our chat have been sent or seen by the other side but it doesn’t exist anymore now. Second, there a messy way to send my voice message that I have to click before I start and click again after finish. It’s not work as fast as the old once. Third, there are messy thing to send a photo that I can easily confuse or send the wrong photos to my partner cuz this feature is updated to the brand new thing but I don’t think it’s really helpful. There many things that I really don’t appreciate with this latest update but these three things is the most headache things ever after I got this update. I hope to hear and get the better version as before from you soon.

Messenger annoying bug. Since I update yesterday I have constant trouble my messenger keep cutting off and keep taking me to the front page it’s very annoying and frustrating this update keep crushing you suppose to fix the bugs not creating them I update the app again today and sorry to say this app is still crushing also there is a time delay the app constantly get crushed approx every 2 minutes it is very frustrating I update the new version and the phone keep crushing not so often as it used to but it’s still very annoying as I be texting and all of a sudden the phone blinks and get me on the screen page it’s only start happening since the last 3 update ,I write this message and had no issue but if I was at messenger I probably wold have to get back on messenger 6 times I know I got old phone iPhone 5s 64gb memory, please try and fix the update

Why the FORCE. Wondering what FB is not telling us about the update that requires them to mandate everyone - backed up with threats of being locked out, - to update ‘Messenger’ or face the consequences. As a retired IT professional, I am fully aware that the older version will still work as long as the architecture remains unchanged - there is no need to force users to update, unless there is tracking/spying technology that they want everyone locked into. Not a conspiracy theory, it is fact that is documented by FB and the World Economic Forum, copies of which are on many websites of those spreading the news. It can be verified on their own websites in not taken down yet. W. G. (Not Leoni)

No notifications plus more fails from this update. Liking the fact you can now automatically see when someone was online last which is great but it seems with that feature you have removed some valuable ones. The msg sent to the person and if they’ve seen it without going into that persons specific chat has now gone as has the notification that I’ve received a msg has now gone. New message only shows up in bold when I’m physically in msgr no notification despite all my settings saying notifications on. Come one fb I thought these updates were meant to improve a users experience not impede on it.... additionally the hide a conversation with this new update has removed as being an option. I don’t want to archive I want to hide the conversation

Some bugs. I love messenger and use it everyday to communicate overseas messages and calls. There are a few bugs now since I updated. The call log is incorrect. I can talk for 30 mins and it says the call is 8 secs. I need the call log data and it is not correct. Second the keyboard keeps jumping to display landscape while I am holding the phone upright (portrait). The keyboard gets stuck there and I have to close the app, sometimes more than once, to get it to reset and display correctly. This is most days! Very annoying.

Can't undo photos sent by mistake. I've had the most unfortunate and embarrassing experience of finding out how easy it is to send a photo and message (nothing untoward btw) to the wrong person (in my case a group) and not be able to undo it. This situation has had the effect of alienating me from a part of my family. Facebook and Messenger are supposed to bring people closer together. I think it could be expected that a certain proportion of people will make embarrassing mistakes and the app should facilitate ways to mitigate the embarrassment and pain caused when mistakes happen. I feel the current status of NOT being able to undo mistakes is a trap.

Not happy with latest update!!. I have used this app for many years - found it easy and convenient. With this latest update however, it has changed some of the the simplest and easiest tasks and made them more difficult or removed the features altogether?? I liked the photo attached to the conversation; I liked how you could see if a sent message had been seen; I liked you could see if a friend was currently or recently active; I liked you could see all this with a quick glance!! I do not like this new version where I have to open each conversation to see if messages have been received; I do not like the tick for message received is removed from the home page; I do not like the impersonalization of a name with no photo for each friend; I do not like the update and would really appreciate the features I took for granted being reinstalled - I did not realise how simple and user friendly it was until you made all these changes??!

Why fix what wasn’t broken?. As a UX consultant, I have to say I am severely disappointed. The newest version of this app aimed to make its use more simple, but really it increased the complexity of conducting a basic conversation. As a homage to the stupidity of the industry, it seems a designer who can make pretty pictures has come in, without a thought for use cases. First of all, and most striking, is the removal of the emojis... this I don’t even understand. Now I have to download another app to add an emoji keyboard in my phone, which I have to switch to every single time? Yay. Also, now if I want to send a photo from another album in my phone (not the recent camera roll) I have to go through 3 other interactions to get there: and if it’s a gif it will paste as a flat image? Now I have to go into my photos app to access any of these photos. Yay. The fact that messages are automatically opened if you haven’t exited the conversation, without notification, is ridiculous. Missing messages ISN’T what I want out of a chat application. Not to mention that there is now an extra step to get to the shared media... Sometimes less isn’t more. Do us all a favour and give back what we had because it was working seamlessly and didn’t need “fixing”

Really?. Well the people at Messenger must think we are all just plain stupid! When you choose not to have notifications on for the app you are completely bombarded with prompts encouraging you to turn notifications on!!! It’s beyond ridiculous and makes me feel like I’m being treated like a child.. I said NO to notifications, so why am I constantly being asked to turn them on? I’m not stupid!! (And there’s loads of good reasons why one wouldn’t want notifications on.. being woken up at 1am by a message is the main one.. and not all of us can turn our phones on silent at night time! For various reasons!)

Bulk delete & forced updates needed. Messenger has really improved over the years and there’s a lot of functions that I really like. There are a few functions that have been taken off That were also handy. My problem is that the app doesn’t update when you’ve read messages and constantly notifications that there is a message, but they’re actually isn’t and there’s many ways of trying to clear this, but most of them don’t actually work. If you can bulk delete messages to clear out the cachet and also force an update of the actual app to also see if you can flash out messages, that aren’t possibly showing. that would be a great addition to this app because it is highly used it does get overloaded. anything that Meta can do to fix these problems would be really advantageous😊

Wifi connection error. When ever I’m away from wifi connection it comes up no internet connection even after refreshing the app and turning off mobile data and wifi and also turning the phone off 2 reset it and all the active status are all at the same time it’s like it’s frozen however when I go on2 facebook the connection works and shows when people are active when on messenger it doesn’t but when I’m at home with wifi everything works…if I had no internet connection away from wifi which I use mobile data I shouldn’t be able 2 use any other apps but they work

Delete contacts you don’t talk to anymore. There is no longer an option to remove contacts. You can only block them from Facebook. This needs to be fixed because I don’t want to see when someone I wrote to 10 years ago to ask about a lamp on marketplace is online or their “story” Other users can’t send me pictures. I was asking a shop about something they were selling. They said the pictures were attached and there was a blue link that said such and such is responding to a comment that you wrote on their page. But I couldn’t see anything because I kept getting an insufficient permission to view log in to Facebook. Therefore it is because I don’t have the Facebook app. I don’t want it. The rating is too low. There has been no feedback from the developer on being able to remove people from the top without blocking them on Facebook. I don’t want to block them, they are good people. I just don’t want to see them whenever they are on messenger.

You messed up big time.. Why are there STREAKS in a messaging app. It makes SOME sense on snapchat but on a MESSAGING APP? How about instead of ripping off snapchat for their bright ideas, you just stick to what this app is supposed to be; a MESSAGING APP. Who do you think is going to send a message saying "streak" everyday to keep a streak on a conversation. It's actually infuriating that this idea was implemented. Im just imagining the MANY LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT this idea had to go through in order to be implemented and yet IT STILL WAS IMPLEMENTED. WHO THOUGHT "WELL WOW THE NEXT GENERATION WOULD REALLY LOVE THIS HIP FEATURE, AYE??". This is seriously the most annoying feature out and by far the lamest implementation along with Facebook stories which no one even uses. I beg you, for all young people out in this world, stop being so extra and just improve what you have. You're making snapchat look good.

Notification sound has changed. When a message comes through to my Lock Screen (iPhone XS) it is the normal ding sound. Every message from the same person or group that follows comes with the text-tone sound which I haven’t selected or know how this has happened all of the sudden. It’s super annoying as if it’s a group the messages come flooding in and they should just arrive silently and group as one message. But every follow up message sounds like I’m getting a million text messages. The notification settings on the iPhone app are super limited. I even reset my phone to factory settings to try and get rid of this issue but with no luck. Now I’ve seen in the reviews I’m not the only one with this issue. I’ve tried to flag this with the help section on the app but I’ve heard nothing back. If you have this issue too please give a review as well. Messenger, please fix this with an update, and do it now! Thank you.

Constant bugs. I constantly experience bugs while using messenger, usually minor ones that can be worked around, but this latest one is ridiculous. As of today, every time I receive a message about the world cup or even mentioning the word "Australia" the message flashes up for a split second before disappearing for myself as well as the sender. I think this has something to do with the stupid world cup themed plugins that allows you to take photos with a filter over your face, as it appears at the bottom of the screen shortly before the message disappears. If it weren't for the majority of my friends using messenger I would have stopped using it long ago. You would think a company with this much development budget could get it right. Disappointed

Encrypted messages. I have found that hackers are getting in through Marketplace Messenger which is a huge worry Meta needs to protect users regardless of what country we are in. I am going to report this to Scamwatch In Australia which is The Govt Scam watch Which is serious if they get involved I put this up To see who else has been hacked this way. You put something up for sale You get about 10-50 buyers from India Mainly from Delhi their location with a few from Mumbai from the names they use They come in straight away who ask you a question Once you reply they are in to our phone Meta you need to stop this You have no protections for us You’ve left an open door for hackers Of late they are coming in and stealing my photos and my messages Can you tell me what you and your staff have done to stop the encryption messages A year on Meta has done nothing I have referred this to the Australian Govt dept Scamwatch and I have referred this to the telecommunications ombudsman who will be looking into Meta for answers to this post

Why?. Why would the people responsible for updating the messenger app make it so ugly and confusing to use with each newer update?? And what’s worse is when you don’t update it for a while after the new update is out, they have the audacity to keep reminding you of the update! And no matter how many times you click the “not now” button, they come back to ask the same thing an hour later. Enough! I didn’t want to update the app because I know every time I do update it, it gets progressively worse. My eyes hurt from looking at what has been done with the recent update. I want to undo the update but I don’t know how. No one should ever update the messenger app, no matter how much harassment you may receive from the app telling you to update it. Sometimes things are supposed to be left alone the way they are. Don’t mess them up like this. I hate this update. It’s worse than the previous update. I don’t like it at all. And neither should anyone else.

Apart from Story functionality cross platform, great. Everything on messenger works well, and the peace of mind that comes from one in all in policy re viewership etc makes it a pleasant platform to use for those who worry about being screened by friends - nice social platform. HOWEVER - recent errors to Story being synched in from Facebook and Instagram, and the lack of access to seeing the story of others in messenger are frustrating. Stories added in messenger still synch out, but none are imported and only your own uploads are available to view.

Stop hiding new messages. It’s really annoying if someone messages you for the first time who isn’t a friend on your Facebook finding the message! It doesn’t stand out that you have received one as doesn’t show up where your other messages do! Twice now I’ve seen on my Home Screen a notification saying example jo citizen wants to message you but when I go into the screen to see it, it says I have nothing there & only if the unknown person messages again do you then go in & see both messages, clearly a bug in the system. But just put our messages with the others please 🙏

deleted messages. i wish this app would completely delete people from messenger after questioning and replying to a for sale post on facebook .. as messenger is the service used for facebook and the sales sites set up on facebook . every time i go to a message from friends i continually see old messages contacts keep popping up after being deleted . if there not in our friends contacts they should be permanently deleted after you delete them from a conversation . fix this please is very frustrating and pisses me off . cos there is no other way of deleting them unless you block them on fb but then if they are regular sellers you cant see there other items at later date . needs to be fixed .and I have one person I have blocked on fb I do not know and they continue to stay on . How is that possible unless they are a hacker .

Store links in group chats.... Facebook messenger is pretty straight forward with what people need.. you have a place for photos in chats.. but something I think it needs.. is a place that stores all the links people share for re watchability and or re use ability.. and would be very great full because if you have 20 people in a chat and they hardly stop talking and sending links and instead of sitting through hours of chat to find links you could just click on the options for the group go to saved links and easily re use them..

Lack of Notification for Sudden Block by FB Marketplace. I'm extremely disappointed with Facebook's handling of account blocks without proper notice. Recently, I found myself blocked from accessing my account for 24 hours without any prior warning. This would have been inconvenient under any circumstances, but it became a significant problem as I had pending transactions with buyers who were arranging pickups. Despite confirming arrangements with buyers a few days ago, I suddenly found myself unable to communicate with them due to the unexpected block. This left me in a frustrating situation where I had no means to inform them about the cancellation of our meetings. Consequently, they might have wasted time and incurred inconvenience due to my inability to communicate. If Facebook insists on implementing account blocks, there should at least be a policy in place to provide users with a 24-hour notice period. This would allow individuals like myself to make necessary arrangements and inform parties involved in ongoing transactions. I urge Facebook to review its blocking policies and implement measures to prevent situations like this in the future. Clear communication and fair treatment of users are essential for maintaining trust and satisfaction within the community.

Not happy with new update.... One day, my cousins and I changed the theme to monochrome because we were messing around with the new themes. Then I realised I needed to update my messenger as my cousins had some effects on their messages that I couldn’t get. So I updated my messenger to get the effect. When I looked where the effect was supposed to be, and it wasn’t there. Even worst, when I tried to change the theme I couldn’t change it. We even did it to the family group chat, and when we tried to change it, it wouldn’t work and most of our family was annoyed by the depressing theme. I am so mad about this update, because the old version was so much better. Even the logo is ugly and looks like the instagram logo. I also heard that the new ugly logo is glitching onto the logo of the instagram app. I am so disappointed about this update. I even hope that i’d be able to give this 0 stars. (But the app store won’t allow it).

I don’t want to rate a phone call.. Messenger is great for low service areas, or low wifi quality use, especially phone calls/ video calls. But I am a little miffed at needing to rate a calls quality every time I hang up before I can clear the screen. I understand that Facebook/Meta wants to be on top of everything, but surely no news is good news? Personally I generally haven’t had an issue with this setup, and as suggested earlier, the only problems that do occur stem from low quality carrying services. Anyway, thanks for everything else otherwise. I appreciate being able to talk to my family and to be able to see them from anywhere.

It’s ok but lots of bugs. Lately more and more bugs have been popping up that have been interfering with the quality of life. The most constant but admittedly least annoying one is how the badge counter does not disappear even when all messages have been read. Another error is that when video calling, it will default to a 0.5x angle on the outside camera when switching to it and there’s no way to change it. Another rare but frustrating bug is that sometimes photos won’t send at all, saying that “The picture couldn’t send”. The worst bug however is that sometimes when I try to scroll through my emojis it won’t let me, it will just close the keyboard so I have to use what’s in my recent. I know it’s a Messenger problem and not my phone since it doesn’t do that to me on any other app. So yeah. Super annoying errors especially since I use the app daily. I would appreciate it if the developers focused on these bugs in the next patch fix. Many thanks.

Glitchy / Broken App ruined by 40+ pathetic updates in a row...... Updates 252.1 onwards (roughly 40 updates in a row, so far...) Honestly do you guys even bother to check updates before releasing them? Over 40 updates in a row, and all you have done is introduce BUG, after BUG, after BUG.... On the iPad it constantly "glitches" or at least it did for the first 8-10 of those updates. Then basic functionality walked out of the room, and things like emoji's in the blue emoji at the end of the chat box vanished from the emoji / gif / sticker screen. So now it just has gif / stickers & a stupid poll option, and the only way to add emoji's is via the redundant Globe button. For the next 7 - 10 updates when you reinstall it, it's glitched from the outset. I have sent you multiple error reports verifying all of the above / below, and not once have you listened to me or any of the other thousands of complaints. Other issues: Active status is hit or miss Unable to create events Unable to tell if a message is delivered or not Notifications no longer being sent / received .....& many many more. Seriously, how you can screw up such a great app, with 40+ of the worst updates known to man is beyond me. What we would all love to know is if you plan on FIXING this abomination of an app and returning it to its former glory (ie prior to 252.1 onwards)!?

Review. Messenger is a great communication app related to but separate from Facebook. I love the way you can send photos and other internet content to the people that you think might be interested and also the personal contact with individual friends. My partner is one of these people that rarely has her phone with her but more often than not is using her tablet so to contact her I almost always have more success with Messenger and the way you can actually phone and video call is basically as good as SKYPE at least when contacting friends.

New update Sept/ 2018. Messenger is such a nice app, we can chat to family, friends, have groups and be able to share and store pictures until this update. We used to be able to tap the name of te char or the name of the person we were chatting to and access all photos shared in the conversation now you can’t, which is a terrible thing when it comes to being able to find some important information or reference. Also it seems that we no longer can go back and read the conversation that happened over 5 months ago because the history of the chat ends there! I wanted to access some pictures and the dates I shared them with a friend and nothing, just until April, and I had shared the pictures back in February so I couldn’t find it.

Messenger not openin. Recent update not so good. I cannot open messenger. It immediately crashes when I open it. I reinstalled it yesterday and it did work for one day. I have an iPhone 6 and it always work well before this. Please fix the bug as soon as possible. This is very annoying. It’s the 3rd consecutive day this week, every afternoon my messenger crashes every time I opened it. Turns into black screen. I uninstalled the app thought it will rectify the issue and few minutes later reinstalled again. Sure it works for a day then back to crashing again. What’s the reason of this problem. Please fix it outright ASAP. Thank you. Please fix this App. It constantly crashing. I always delete the app and reinstalled again but same thing happens. What’s wrong this App.

Not happy with the latest update.... I am not at all happy with the latest update. It has gotten rid of recent stickers, which I use all the time and now I have to go through every individual pack to find the ones I want... It has also removed being able to hold down a sticker that has been sent and be able to select “show pack” or something similar. This would then take you to the pack of stickers if you have downloaded it, or it would take you to where you can download it. Another thing that has changed is that you can no longer send small, medium and large versions of your special emoji, on the right side of the keyboard, by holding it down for different lengths of time. It will now only send a small version 😔 As I said before, I do NOT like these new update and I hope you change these features back to what they were originally!!!

Unable to share reels since latest update. My friends and I have tried sharing video reels from Facebook today in our group chat. When clicking on the video, a completely different video is playing and a message is displayed that the video has been removed or can’t be accessed. We’ve tried restarting the phone, deleting the app and reinstalling the most updated version but nothing seems to change this. This is not the first time this has happened. Only difference is that a few months ago none of the videos played at all when clicked and the above tips helped rectify the problem last time. This was again during an update for the app. Please fix this major bug ASAP.

Scammers within government agencies. I took a cruise and had no access to a proper Wifi. I could use messenger to contact friends and whoever. Since I needed to report to Centrelink, I tried to contact through messenger. There were three contacts appearing with Centrelink Logos. I decided to try all three. My predicament was I needed datas before I can report so I can get paid. One of this Centrelink contacts asked me for details and said so that they can pay ASAP. I said I couldn’t give him any as I still don’t have the information. IOW, I DIDN’T give him anything . Anyway, as soon the ship docked, I have managed to access a proper Wifi and managed to report through the proper channels with an acknowledged receipt from the proper organisation. The Centrelink contacts kept asking me for an update. I told this particular one, that my business has been accomplished and I no longer need their assistance. But then again, this morning, I received a message from one I Of the contacts asking me where I come from and what’s my origin. Obviously a scammer! If they are from Centrelink as they say they are, they should have my profile. I have since contacted FB so I can delete. Anyway, I hope that’s the last I would hear of this contacts. I hope FB would just delete this contact.

I don’t know if it’s a Hacker or genuine !. I’m worried whom I’m speaking to , if it’s genuine some excellent points given I’ll take onboard especially my safety , I’m not really that scared though . Seems human enough to me to be chatting away . I shouldn’t say my personal things happened to me . Yet why not , someone else’s perspective on the situation can help I guess . I told this Liam 3 of story a few times . I don’t mean to it’s just if it’s a hacker I get so upset as they do evil in the world and never good . I worry about that . Otherwise this person is pretty good . Gosh hope this isn’t a hacker I’ll scream . Now I’m going to worry again! Kind regards RS . Not kind Regards if a hacker ! Bad regards then !

Corruption and hacking BE CAREFUL PLEASE. I love messenger and there’s nothing wrong with the app, but I just want to let you all know that there is someone going around and sending people these “Is that you 😧” messages and then when you open the links it takes you to a page where you sign in (it does come up saying it’s a yt video). This has lead to my grandfathers accounts all being hacked and his computer being hacked as well. My Facebook account was hacked and I have changed my password. It had sent this link to all of my friends of Facebook and I had to message them all letting them know not to open it. The device signed into my account was a Samsung galaxy 3 or something along the lines of that. Just letting y’all know. (This is in Australia I’m un aware of it happening anywhere else) PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

CANT SEND MY PERSONALISED STICKERS. I have an updated OS by default and updated fb messenger as well but unfortunately I cant send my personalised stickers that I added. When trying to add it I can’t see the icon of my personalised stickers . Im bothered because my partner have same iphone 15 pro max phone and we bought it the same date the same. Default system and app store updates. Let me know if any of you has an idea why. Thanks but Ive been using fb messenger for so long to communicate my family in the Philippines. Im just wondering why I havent got the new updates that every new iphone user has.

Attention - Not happy with last update!. Just adding to my previous review, The app is now also running REALLY SLOW like when looking for a “gif” or sending pics it seems to take forever for them to show up being sent can you PLEASE look into this and fix asap!!! Hello there guys, Look I’m not here to give you a hard time I just wanted to bring your attention to something, You’ve just recently sent out a new app update & there’s one thing I’m not content about that I hope you’ll fix please?!? Basically you use to have it set that when you send someone a message that once you go back to the list of friends/family you’ve messaged that to the right of the persons name you could see if they have seen your message.... But now that’s not the case you have to click/select that person to view the last message you sent to even see if they have seen the message which is usually shown by that little blue tick to show the message has been delivered that then changes to the persons profile icon pic that you sent the message to indicating to you the person sending the message that your friend/family member has actually seen it, If that makes sense. So please rectify this & change that one aspect of your app back to how it was before this most recent update, Other than that the app works well & enjoy using it, Thank you for your time!

Message requests. I can’t for the life of me find message requests since you have upgraded the app. I have my little message icon showing on Facebook and haven’t been able to clear it despite the fact that I have read all messages from my contacts. I can only assume this is then a message request from someone I’m not connected with on Facebook but can’t find in messenger (on my phone) where to find them. I haven’t tried on computer but have tried using the website instead of the app on my phone and can’t locate it this way either. If you could fix this it would put my little OCD brain to rest so I can clear the unread message.

App is freezing when I try to install it.. I just deleted the app so my toddler daughter couldn’t access it while while on the phone to someone and then I tried to install it again later. The app is freezing on the page where it asks you for a phone number. It won’t let me write in my phone number, or click ‘next’, or click ‘not now’. This is really annoying as I can’t access my messages on my phone. Perhaps you need to fix something. I tried deleting it again several times and turning my phone off and the same thing happens.

Commercial-in-Confidence.. As a consumer I cannot feel secure about the Information I convey on proprietary technologies, particularily when government unlawfully interact with the technologies which we, the consumers, constituents, bodies corporates, pay subscription to, or are monetized by from the intangible and tangible value of non-public Information. Hacked and exploited and required to pay for it, this is inequitable. Govt access we conceive is most often for legitimate purposes but too often it is for nefarious purposes that’s demonstrably detrimental to humanity...This challenge is a priority item… But in any case the information on servers is not published and is also commercial in confidence, proprietary information especially so, constitutionally and by conventions protected. It relates to freedom of speech, thoughts and ideas, the exchange of valuable information, a copyright and moral rights issue that Meta and the market needs to be conscientious about when failing in their obligations for consumer protections.

Perfect but for one thing. I absolutely love this app but if there’s one thing I hate about it, it’s the limited options for muting conversations. I have a friend I enjoy conversing with, but she sends me several memes every day. I’m really not into the memes. I get my fill of them in FB. But she gets such pleasure from finding and sending them to me I don’t want to tell her to stop. So, I’d like the Messenger development team to provide an option where by I can mute photos/pictures being delivered. E.g. “Jane has sent a picture” to get no notification but typed conversation to come through as usual “Jane: Had an interesting experience today!”

Almost my worst app ever. I really don't like this app. And seriously why can't you choose multiple messages to delete at once?? If it's going to be a messenger app make it more like text messages. This is annoying and painful Still no update on being able to delete multiple messages Mar 18- Another year - still can’t delete multiple messages Further to this, I hate that when you have the same people in a group chat, it starts new chat lines and doesn’t merge with existing chat group. I also hate that you can not delete people out of here if you have messaged with them for Facebook marketplace, they stay on your contacts. I don’t want complete strangers knowing whether I’m on here or not!!! And again, how can you mass delete messages or chats???? Seems like a stupid app to me but I have to use it as it’s the only one now

Maaaajor problems. I love messenger, it’s what are used instead of WhatsApp and texting and so forth. But I also use it for sending audios to my friends… And it has so many issues on that front that it’s borderline unprofessional. First off, if you accidentally turn your phone sideways while you’re in the middle of recording, not only does it stop recording what you’re saying… It completely erases what you had recorded from existence. That is really unfortunate. If you recorded four, say 10+ minutes. Also this happens if you finish your audio and press the send button, but maybe accidentally press 1 mm to the left of the send button. He completely erases the audio from existence, and then you have to record again, please fix this

It works well. It is a great means of communication of info and images without relying on a Text message app. It has one issue I have found that is of at least ‘nuisance value:’ Chat head notification numbers drop on the app yet they don’t always lead to ‘message notifications’…try refreshing and re-checking/ sometimes they arrive for group-chat-sessions derived via FB groups - ahh, so not a person-to-person notification for me to read & respond to then… There needs to be a way of distinguishing types of notifications, such as by ‘colour of chat-head number’ as not all notifications require attention and/ or response in the same way.

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The App doesn’t even open. You can’t even report that the app doesn’t open.

ETEE. End to end encryption is too complicated and a lot of people I know did not like it. The old version is better than the new updated version.

Plutôt déçue. Je trouve que la nouvelle mise à jour rend l’expérience moins agréable. Avant la mise à jour, lorsqu’on était sur l’accueil de toutes nos conversations on pouvait voir si quelqu’un avait lu notre message alors que maintenant on doit ouvrir la conversation chaque fois pour savoir. Aussi le processus pour envoyer des photos n’est pas très optimal, car il est difficile de faire la distinction entre chacune de nos photos, car il y a 6 petites photos collées les unes sur les autres. Est ce que dans la prochaine mise à jour il serait possible de régler ces problèmes?

BLOCKED THE ACCOUNT. Just locked my account. I was changing my setting on my computer. Which is not a regular device I use thats what it says. And now asking me to confirm my identity. Can’t confirm it logged me out of all the devices.

New update on messenger. I did not like now meta ai comes at middle. Please remove it

RECENT UPDATE HUGE PROBLEM. My app updated in the last day or two and now an edit bar keeps staying over the text (typing) bubble. Please fix this!!!!

My messenger doesn’t work good. I have iPhone 11 Pro and I’m trying to write a message but the conversation disappear and I can’t write nothing I delete the app and instal again I reset my phone I updated my phone And the messenger still doing the same thing What I can do more ... please help

Censorship. Don’t download meta apps unless you want mass censorship. They block free speech and exercise of it will get you banned.

Group chats. Hi, Wondering why if FB owns WhatsApp why doesn’t the client behave the same in a group chat. If I am away from a group chat for a while in WhatsApp is picks up right where I left off when I comeback. Messenger just gives you this “20+ unread messages” thing and then takes you back sort of where you were but not quite as good as WhatsApp. Can you please fix Messenger to be gave like WhatsApp? It would be so much less annoying to use if if just behaved like WhatsApp. Thanks Marc

Give my emoticons back!. Dear Mark, I really love Facebook emoticons, why did you guys remove them? :(

Delete this mess. Steals data then accuses TikTok of it

This person is not available. None of my contacts can msg me. They get a “this person is unavailable”

Remove the AI feature. No one asked for this, no one wants it strip harvesting data and make a decent product instead

Meta AI. There should be an option to turn off the AI feature. Considering deleting the app.

CHATS KEEP DISAPPEARING. everytime I open messenger the conversations from marketplace are just completely gone. Only way to see them is to delete the app and re-download it. I’m EXTREMELY over it…

App crashes. Most recent update causes app to crash 50% of the time upon opening

New update. I have the update but it didn’t change anything!!!

Crashes. Iphone 6 user here. Every time I open the app it works good but if I tab out to another app and come back. Messenger closes. Please fix or I’ll delete app.

Arkk. la nouvelle mise à jour est dégoûtante pour faire un message vocal étais bien mieux avant et on voyait si quelqu’un avait vue notre message sans qu’on aille sur la convo (je préfère l’ancienne version)

Forced to use. I did not want to download messenger to be able to talk with people, I was forced to. I miss the old way of just being able to see your messages from within safari or in the app. Now to use Facebook I have to have two different apps! I'm currently looking for an alternative to Facebook, as with all the changes it has become quite a nuciense to use

Online contacts !. I used to have a « people » button where I click and see all my online contacts ! Now this button was replaced by AI I can’t see anymore who’s online and not ! Did someone had this issue ?

Not working. Keeps saying it needs to re connect but doesn’t

Flickering all the time. What is going on With messenger, it’s refreshing all the time it’s so annoying, needs to be fixed ASAP

Fix it ASAP. The app after iOS 14 acting so weird when I type a message it goes back the main screen!!!

They steal your data!. Do not download this app and please delete if you have.

Can't open. Last version crashes while opening. Unusable!

Usually great. Chat system is fine, but once in a while you don't get messages until a few days after they were sent... that's not fun...

Fix. This app keeps signing me out every 15 minutes and showing me I'm online Please fix it

Disappointed. Not a big fan of the new design. Change it back!

Change it back. How do I get the normal messenger back. Like it was before this update. I hate it. I didn’t even wanna update my messenger but I had no choice. Due to it updating on its own. I hate it. And keep logging me out. So no I don’t want this new update. At all

Messenger. App worked great until about a week ago, now Messenger won’t open on my iPhone. I have uninstalled & reinstalled it , works for a few times then quits again ? Please fix issue.

Won’t show messages. App is constantly saying it’s reconnecting and won’t show any messages. Have went days without realizing someone has messaged me.

Love Messenger/Great for old folks too. My mother has Alzheimer's and doesn't get much use out of her iPad except for messenger. Every morning I sent her videos of random things off the Internet and she can spend a 30 to 60 minutes watching them… It brings her a lot of laughs. It's also been a great way to keep connected with friends in other countries. I highly recommend it for anyone.

Love seeing my personal data sold to the highest bidder. Love seeing my personal data sold to the highest bidder whether that’s the US government or Chinas. Whoever has the most ¥uan has won

Bad update. This update is very bad,It prevents me from doing alot of things I could have done easily in the last versions and I can’t even use big emojis and editing is pretty bad right now.

Zuck is a loser. Billionaires like zuck and musk are literally siphoning our life with their apps and tech. We don’t need them, they need us. Delete them

not liking it!. facebook! please give us an option if we want to upgrade or not! this new screen interface is so annoying! i want the old look, much simple

Mise à jour. Depuis la mise à jour que j’ai fait ce matin, je ne suis plus capable d’ouvrir mon messenger.

Love videocalls. It’s a fun app. 🕹Developer request: could position of friend’s video image be a user-changeable option? Would like to reposition it to top of screen, closest to camera lens. It would be more satisfying if the person you’re video chatting with appeared to make eye contact with me while we chat, rather than hooded eyelids as they look down. (Maybe this would look crosseyed, but hopefully it would film as a shared gaze, which is more fun in a conversation). Great app 😁

New version. The new version is terrible!!!!

No online friend list anymore?. Please fix your garbage application you have chosen to replace your active/online list in Apple devices with a AI chat this is not what I want or ever wanted please get rid of this AI update and return the chat back to its original glory and status this is far from an improvement and in fact a step back

Emojis are not right. Give back the large emojis to iPhone users please...

Love the UI redesign. The new UI redesign is really great, so much clutter is now gone. Good enough to make me write a review. Seriously good work.

Steals your info. Mark Zuckerberg steals your info ! Messenger is able to access your wifi and all devices connected to said wifi !!!!

It shows i’m active when i’m not. It’s so so so annoying that messenger shows i’m active when i’m actually not. Every time just right after my friends send me a message i became active, so when i replied them back late, some of them thought i ignored their messages..it makes me stressed can you please fix this problem? I even deleted and redownloaded this app twice but same problem still occurs

Are we stupid?. So, messenger wants to help us build more meaningful conversations with friends and family. I think most of us can handle that just fine ourselves. I do not want to have my inbox filled with stuff I did not ask for from people I barely know. If I want to be in touch with people I do so on my own, at my time. Can I just mark these unwanted mails as spam or block it otherwise?

Bad. The only reason I still use it is because that’s all my family likes to use to communicate. But it’s a terrible app and I don’t trust meta.

Messenger does not work properly. I have to constantly delete and reinstall the app. It will work for one min then will stop sending and receiving messages. Anyone else with this problem?

Fix it. No notifications for marketplace messages. Fix it

Seriously, ads within messages?. Whoever thought adding ads throughout Messenger was a good idea was WRONG.

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Messenger Needs AI Censorship for Safer Chats. Messenger is great for chatting with friends, family, and groups, but it still needs better ways to keep things safe—especially for kids and teens. That’s why an AI-powered censorship system would make a big difference here. Here’s what it could do: • AI Message Filter: Scan all incoming and outgoing messages and blur or block anything with strong language, bullying, or inappropriate content. • Custom Censorship Settings: You choose what to filter—bad words, adult themes, scary images, or even spam links. You’re in control. • Voice and Video Censorship: Use live AI to mute bad words during calls or block inappropriate video frames if needed. • Kids and Teen Modes: • Kids Mode: Only allows safe messages from trusted contacts. Blocks unknown people, strong words, and any unsafe content. • Teen Mode: Allows chatting and calls but filters out swearing, rude jokes, and mature subjects. • Clean Mode: Great for adults who want to avoid spam, drama, or offensive language. • Report + Auto-Block: AI can also help auto-block messages or people who keep breaking the rules. With these features, Messenger would be a much safer place for everyone. AI Censorship isn’t about stopping fun—it’s about giving people more control and peace of mind.

Unable to log in. The most recent review I see had the same issue I am suddenly having. I'm unable to log into the app on my phone. I'd been having issues with my messages not sending and messages not loading that started within the last week and a half of me writing this review. I figured a good old delete and re-install would help sort out the issue. Now it won't let me log back in. I can log in just fine on my laptop through the browser, it's only through the app that I get an error message: "Unable to complete request. Please try again later." I too, am unable to use the forgot password option, but I know I am using the correct password because I can log in through the browser with no problem. I use this app to call my husband overseas and I'm not able to have my laptop with me at all times when he's available to call. The sooner I can get this fixed, the better.

What happened?. I no longer receive Messenger alerts or messages from FB marketplace replies; that used to automatically go to the Messenger chat for privacy, vs through FB. There have been no settings changes, as all my apps are automatically updated however I have gone into all relevant Apps, made sure all is as should be. Nothing had been altered. A reply now shows up in my emails, naming the person replying that I’m supposed to be in conversation with via Marketplace. It takes me to “open in Messenger”, then “Would you like to open in Messenger”, then to the Messenger App Store, which then when opened, takes me back into Messenger that again shows no Marketplace message. A total futile cycle. All messages through my contacts are fine, and as I’ve said, all my Messenger settings are in tact, as I went through everything in detail. There are no issues at all with FB or my emails. I have no idea what has changed, but it is very frustrating, as I use FB Marketplace frequently. Whether I’m the seller or the buyer, it is not a good reflection on me.

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.

What if.... What if the facebook account gets hack and then you can’t also return or log in to the messenger which the account from facebook? Still not secured here. I hope that problem fix, waiting for the day it changes. My relatives just get hack a week ago, they thought it’s fine because they don’t addicted to facebook much. Then they realized that there are dozen of images they took before for memories, thousands of messages who encourage them come through the dark storm had been deleted because of the hackers with no conscience. Anyways, I’m concerned for these related app. I’m giving 4 stars because I loved this app before, now it updated and somehow it disappointed me. And with the hope of bringing a better security for both apps, I remove 1 star. Please fix

The update on September 14th 2023. Ever since my app updated my phone doesn’t tel me that i have a message in my messenger app UNLESS i click on the app and open it up ! And i miss messages now all the time because of it and it is frustrating as heck !!!!! All my notifications and sounds are turned up all the way but nope doesn’t tel me on my phone or even have a icon on the app saying i have a notification JUST NOTHING until i click the app then it shows me i have unread messages … and I’m not the only one experiencing this either i have heard a couple other people having this problem too ! So if someone could PLEASEEE fix this problem it would be greatly appreciated.. ugh i wish i didn’t have all my apps on automatic update turned on !! Ugh SOMEONE FIX THIS PROBLEM

Terrible. Facebook Messenger has become a frustrating experience that I can no longer tolerate. Here are the main issues I've encountered: 1. **Privacy Concerns**: The app raises significant privacy alarms. With constant data collection and minimal transparency about how my information is used, I often feel uneasy about using it. 2. **Annoying Notifications**: The notification system is overwhelming. I receive constant alerts for messages I’ve already read, and it makes it difficult to keep track of important conversations. 3. **Bugs and Glitches**: The app is riddled with bugs. It frequently crashes or freezes, making it unreliable when I need to communicate quickly. 4. **Cluttered Interface**: The interface is cluttered and unintuitive. It takes too long to find features, and the layout feels disorganized, which is frustrating for daily use. 5. **Ad Intrusion**: The introduction of ads within the chat experience is a major turn-off. It disrupts conversations and feels invasive, detracting from the overall messaging experience. 6. **Lack of Features**: Compared to other messaging apps, Messenger lacks essential features like customizable notifications and better organization of chats, which makes it less appealing. Overall, Facebook Messenger has become more of a hassle than a helpful tool for communication. Until these issues are addressed, I cannot recommend it and will be looking for alternatives.

Update is absolutely terrible. BRING BACK THE HEART EYES (😍) REACT. Will rate 5 stars if this change is made. Useful and fun features were unnecessarily removed for this new update. Reading other reviews, clearly nobody is happy with this change. This isn’t a matter of not wanting to see the app change and grow.. features I used every day are now gone for no reason. App features that need to come back immediately: -Timestamped read receipts (seems to be an inconsistent glitch) -The profile picture bubble indicating that your message was read without having to open the chat (also seems to be inconsistently not working) -Emoji reacts (the heart can stay, but the heart eyes need to come back) -Filters, stickers, and emojis on photos you edit within the app. And preferably ADD more stickers that can be placed on photos. The hats and mustaches and goofy eyes are fun! -Speaking of editing photos, options for editing text onto a photo were removed. Sometimes I want a background behind the text or to choose a different font, where did that go? I’m sure there’s more that I can’t think of at the moment as well. Read other reviews; there are many other complaints. I’m sure there was a reason for updating the app, but with so many people unhappy with useful features removed, there’s now more of a reason to bring those features back. Otherwise, many people will stop using the app. We want it to be fun, most people don’t use it for business!!

Meta BIG Thumbs Down. Tik Tok is a way for everyday people to connect. Meta (big thumbs down) is a way for social media platforms to advertise. That’s the difference. Yeah, tik tok advertises, but nothing like any meta social media. I cannot IMAGINE students reading a history book 100 years from now and seeing what OUR government has become. A snowball turned into an avalanche of economic greed. A snowball turned into an avalanche of diluted morals. I pray Meta stock crashes….maybe then those government officials who placed stock in right before the crash of tik tok get a taste of their own medicine. Imagine having the bravery to play the people you’re supposed to serve so effortlessly. Imagine having the bravery to play with policies and stock markets like you’re at the casino. Imagine having the delusion to violate the Bill of Rights for ‘protection’ of American citizens. U.S. government has seriously lost the plot. Idk what to do as an individual citizen. All I can say is the taste in my mouth may never leave. The faith I had in our government may never truly recover

Very poor job with this one.. Just the fact that you force me to download a separate app, in order to message people on Facebook, is ridiculous. There is no reason for you to have taken away our ability to message people in the regular Facebook app. This is just a pathetic ploy to gain more downloads of Facebook branded apps, and make your numbers look better. But to add to it, the app hardly works half the time. Messages always "send" but rarely "deliver". What is even the point in having it be two steps. No other message app has send and deliver as two separate functions. It should be sent and delivered at the same time. Tell me how instant messaging worked fine in the 90's, but you can't get it to work now. And what exactly are you "updating" every week. Constantly getting updates yet nothing ever seems to be actually fixed. *new complaint* STOP ASKING FOR MY PHONE NUMBER!!!! Every time I sign in, it asks for my phone number. I’ve put it in at least 25 times, and it still just keeps asking for it. This has to STOP!

Aesthetic changes and app crashes. Recently within the past two updates I’ve noticed that the chat reactions have changed to the same emojis as my phones OS. I really liked the original Facebook Messenger reactions and am very sad those are gone. The Facebook reactions are much more aesthetically pleasing than the basic Apple Emojis. Also I’ve noticed the ability the hold down the main chat emoji to increase its size has been taken away. We really enjoyed going back and forth in our group chat using that function. One more point I’d like to point out is the Messenger app like to crash if I toggle quickly into another app and then back. This is frustrating because of I’m trying to relay information from one app and toggle back to messenger it crashes the app. Thank you.

Social. I find a topic that is innocent, no foul language, I don’t clash with others, simply discussing the belief system and what people believe it to be. Everyone is different. No 2 people are a like. Innocent discussion and it’s removed. Almost anything I post is innocent and FB is removing my innocent comment. I think the people who monitor are taking away free speech. What you removed was innocent discussion about life & family. I see Xrayed fact checkers remove 2 innocent comments. Had nothing to do with FB. Yet I read sexual situations and people who are high on dope can talk and cuss and say the “f” word. Nothing I posted was no where bad at all. You are taking away my rights. I said nothing wrong. I think your young and because you can remove anyone at any time it gives you a god complex. The bad will bounce on you in time.

Latest update problem. I’ve just updated the apps in few minutes ago and I thought they’re going to improve the apps but no. Whenever a notification pops out and I clicked it to reply on the apps, it just forced to close. I can’t even click on the messenger icon on the right top of Facebook because it’ll force to close the apps. I like to use messenger because I don’t have to backup my messages as it’ll be stored online and even when my phone is charging, I can still chat with my friend by using laptop. However, I can’t type really fast and it’ll lag and I have to double check and correct my message sometimes. And, I hope that this apps can add a search history function in mobile phone version, because sometimes I want to check the first message that I chat with my friend and I couldn’t do this as I have to manually scroll back to the message which texted in few years ago. Imagine how long should I scroll back while me and my friend texting to each other almost everyday from day to night.

Major Privacy Scraper. It is SO frustrating to read from experts in the cybersecurity field that Meta continues to scrape data from your phone - all data, including photos, contacts, location, WiFi, Health Info, and now any public pics for the purpose of AI ad generation - and there is no end in sight. No rights. Scraping despite turning off permissions in the app and in the phone settings. This should explain how invasive the app is. I’m not saying TikTok is good, but Meta products are incredibly evil. Now, there is no way to log out of messenger unless switching accounts or deleting the app. Anyone try to delete Facebook? Anyone go into ad settings lately and see the way you have to manually need to delete each advertiser AND their ability to share your info list? Zuck and his Silicon Valley minions scraping every inch out of of our phones, young and old, so he can build his invasive house in Hawaii is sickening. He needs taken back in front of Congress and held accountable- not showing up to an Inauguration.

170Million. According to Meta and the US government, tictok (out of all other social medias) poses a threat to national security through the alleged collection of our data on behalf of the CCP. This ban, lobbied by meta, flies in the face of over 170 million Americans. That’s one out of every six people in the US that use the platform for their entertainment and in many cases there main source of income. And this, coming from meta, seems especially insulting. You mean to tell me that a US based company, who has been on multiple occasions caught collecting the data of 240 million Americans and selling that information without their prior knowledge? Then in turn paying a record amount of lobbying money to push an unbacked and seemingly racist man on a single company for doing exactly what Mets had been fined over 5 BILLION dollars for doing? So in the interest of “nationally security” and the “safety of my data” I will no longer be using any meta product. Which is a shame because I’ll miss out on all the other class action lawsuits they will undoubtedly drum up.

Very upset. I have messages that were unsent and I discovered from searching that messenger made it to where after 10 minutes the messages can not be deleted. We’ll support I am so tired of looking at that red I and failed to send and can not delete because after 10 minutes u removed the feature . Why and why would u make someone look at the failed message and that red I and can not delete it. That is not ur decision to make it to where we can not delete it it’s ours. And I can swipe left and guess what that feature does not work and u can not even use those dots to do nothing. Where do u get to make the decision to where we can not remove it and have to look at it . Really fix it so I can get it out of there .

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.

Absolutely USELESS app. I woke up today to an error notification saying “This Page isn’t Available Right Now” as I opened my messenger app. Fine, no big deal. Until after fighting with the app for 20 minutes, I try to log back in, the app now says “Unable to login. Unexpected error occurred. Please try again later.” Huh?? Okay, whatever. Another 20 minutes goes by of me fighting with this app to work properly. It FINALLY lets me log in. But guess what! All my messages HAVE BEEN DELETED! And I cannot send messages TO ANYONE on the app! So thanks a lot. Your app is ridiculous. Absolutely insane for the app to be able to crash in on itself and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. I lost all my photos and memories. And my messages. And I can’t even talk to anyone on the app. The app won’t let me sync my messages due to another stupid error message. It won’t let me add my phone number either. For the amount of money facebook makes, you’d think stuff like this wouldn’t happen.

feels more like spyware disguised as a messaging platform. absolutely awful app. facebook messenger is riddled with issues that make it frustrating to use, but the bigger problem is how it blatantly invades your privacy and exploits your data. the app constantly crashes, messages fail to send or sync across devices, and notifications are either delayed or don’t show up at all. it’s also a massive drain on your phone’s battery and takes up far more storage space than it should. but what’s worse is how aggressively messenger tracks and steals your personal information. it demands unnecessary permissions, like access to your contacts, camera, microphone, and location—even when you’re not actively using the app. It also tracks your activity on the app, across facebook, and even on other websites, collecting a disturbing amount of data about you. this is all fed back into Facebook’s shady advertising practices, and there’s no way to completely opt out of this invasive surveillance. even if you disable certain permissions, messenger will still find ways to track you. they’ve been caught multiple times mishandling and misusing user data, and they clearly prioritize profits over user privacy. the app feels more like spyware disguised as a messaging platform. if you care about your personal privacy or want a messaging app that actually works well, avoid facebook messenger at all costs. it’s not worth the frustration or the invasion of privacy.

META IS A JOKE. Facebook Messenger has become an increasingly frustrating app to use. The constant bombardment of notifications, even after I’ve muted conversations or set my preferences, is incredibly annoying. It feels like the app is designed to get your attention at all costs, and not in a good way. The app is also slow, laggy, and prone to freezing, especially during video calls or when trying to send messages. It’s frustrating that a basic messaging app is so unreliable. There’s also a constant issue with messages failing to send or arriving hours late, which makes communication more difficult than it should be. The user interface is cluttered and unintuitive. The features that are supposed to make the app "fun" (like games and chat effects) just feel like distractions, adding bloat to an app that should be simple and functional. The fact that you need to install a separate app to use Messenger if you’re on Facebook is another huge downside — it’s just unnecessary and annoying. Privacy concerns also continue to linger, as there’s little transparency about how your data is used. It often feels like Facebook is constantly tracking you, even within Messenger, and there’s no easy way to control what information is shared. In short, Messenger has become a frustrating, unreliable, and intrusive app that I no longer enjoy using. I’m seriously considering switching to a different messaging platform.

Annoying notifications when tagged in posts. This new change is so annoying I ended up uninstalling the app! I already receive notifications in the Facebook app when I am tagged in a post, so why does Messenger feel that it needs to notify me as well and pop up as a message alert in Facebook?!? So now I get two alerts on my phone for every tagged post and two alerts in Facebook (one in notifications and the other for the Messenger icon). It will come across as if a friend is sending me a message, but it is just a duplicate of the same notification I receive in Facebook whenever I am tagged in a post. This started a few weeks ago and I haven’t found a way to stop it from happening. Attempts to stop the Messenger notifications for tagged posts just ends up muting it in Facebook instead. I don’t need Messenger to alert me for tags, posts, and comments Facebook already notifies me for. I just want it to notify me when someone sends me an actual message. This is also happening on my wife’s phone and I am reading of others online experiencing the same problem with no real solution. And now with the app uninstalled, the Facebook app still wants to show and alert on the Messenger icon in the app but I cannot clear it out because…I have to have Messenger installed. Way to miss the mark Meta. Until this is fixed or a solution is provided, I will not be installing Messenger again.

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.

The Hacking. Constantly getting messages like I need your phone number or hi , etc. I’m sure you are aware of some of these. What I would like to know is why Facebook/Messenger are always getting hacked when my other social media doesn’t??? I often wonder if it isn’t some of your Fact-checkers because they have access. I also see many from Nigerian (for example) platforms on FB asking you to say a comment like “Amen” then to continue to bug you on Messenger. And the advertisements are abundantly ridiculous and you make it difficult to make changes. You need to definitely improve instead of going the downhill direction. FB was better in the beginning. Sorry if I hurt your feel bads but the hacking is getting worse and not better.

Why can’t you archive multiple chats at once???. So, if you ever post anything and you get 100 different people that are interested in it, it created 100 chat threads and it’s very frustrating to have to go through and individually archive every single chat after that item is gone. And if you’re ever contacting multiple people about a specific item to buy, you have to still go through and individually archive every single chat. It makes no sense with today’s technology to have to do this and I don’t understand why they don’t have this option already built into the Messenger. If you don’t archive the chat and let’s say somebody marks an item at sold at a later point, it looks like you have a new message in messenger so then you have to go through and scroll down through all the old chat that you didn’t archive to try and find that chats as it seem like you have unread chats.

Steals the data of you & everyone around you. Fb was clever with this one- forcing you onto this app if you want to even just see the messages sent to you, which is ridiculous that their main app doesn’t have basic messaging functionality. Then if you have this one & log in to a WiFi network, the app will create a network map of every device that’s on the WiFi. Literally everything. And every tiny detail it can get and sends it back to Meta. So even the people who do not use the app & have not consented to Meta accessing any of their devices, it accesses & now has logged information for without your consent. That could be thanks to a coworker with this app logging in to the Wi-Fi at work. This is not okay. Never has been okay. And if other apps were caught stealing data and selling it to other countries the govt would shut them down for being a national security risk… oh wait, that’s only for the apps that zuckerberg is afraid is going to cut into his profits bc he can’t come up with any original ideas.

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.

Boycott meta. Mark wants you to have these apps so it’s easier to access all your data he’s hoping to make big bank this greedy super villian is excited to sell it to China himself because he only cares about Americans so he can profit from them. He said in a podcast you people should want to support American businesses you should be rooting for us! But why should we when to him we aren’t even people but data and ad money. He can’t expect anyone to support him when he’s hearing our voices and doing everything he can to make Americans millions of Americans 170 million of them!!!! Make there lives EVEN HARDER. He supports taking away communication because all he knows is censorship of true news stories and true peoples voices. He turned half his apps into porn ads because that’s what you see when you scroll and it’s not a good reflection on what American society is really about his social media work is corrupt and evil and we should delete every inch of these apps of our phone. Evil be gone.

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

Update prevents messenger from opening. Ever since I updated this last update I can not open any games or messages in messenger, I never had problems till that update, I can’t read my messages or respond, this is so aggravating and now it’s useless to me, I have group messages blowing up my phone and I can not even get in to leave the groups, I read so many bad reviews about update and it forcing the update and I didn’t want to do update and it forced the update and exactly what they were saying is what happened now to me, I also found out my account has been hacked and face book has done nothing, they didn’t ever advise me, a family friend had too and now my private and personal info has been compromise, this is unbelievable I tell you

Mostly Issues with Notifications. It’s wild to me that an app has to have a separate messenger platform in the first place, but here we are. It’s even worse that somehow this app doesn’t work for it’s intended purpose. I have tried to send messages or posts from Facebook that’ll claim to have sent, but then never do. The notifications are also not guaranteed to work, I have missed important notifications while getting spammed with notifications from groups that I’ve silenced. I’ve fought with the notifications for so long through the Facebook and Messenger apps, and I still have issues (like occasionally getting messages or notifications that I won’t see for days/weeks). I have to manually check my personal page/messages as well as my business’s (which is extremely detrimental because I will lose potential clients if I don’t respond). You can’t trust the app, you have to double check it which is crazy since it’s only supposed to have one job

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.

Messenger: The Spy App No One Asked For. Oh, Messenger, the little sibling of Facebook that somehow manages to be just as bad, if not worse. What should be a simple messaging app is actually a bloated, privacy-invading nightmare wrapped in a terrible user experience. First off, why does Messenger need so much access to my life? Want to send a text? Sure, but only after handing over your location, your contacts, and probably your firstborn. Meta claims it’s for “enhanced features,” but we all know it’s just another excuse to vacuum up your data. And can we talk about the ads? Nothing kills the vibe of a conversation like random promotions shoved in the middle of your chat list. Messenger isn’t about connecting people—it’s about squeezing every penny out of your attention span. The interface is a disaster. It’s slow, glitchy, and cluttered with unnecessary features no one asked for. Stickers? Fine. Stories? Why? Video calls? Sure, if you don’t mind looking like a pixelated potato. And just like Facebook, Messenger is a hotbed for scams and phishing attempts. Every other day, there’s a fake account or shady link floating around, and Meta barely lifts a finger to fix it. If you’re looking for a secure, functional messaging app, Messenger isn’t it. It’s just another cog in Meta’s surveillance machine, pretending to care about connection while exploiting its users. Rating: ⭐ (Only because I occasionally use it to message people who refuse to switch to better apps.)

The one messaging app that gets better with each update buttt there’s one thing. Messenger gets better each time with each update each year . Never disappoints . The app is easy to navigate , chat , send messages , voice messages , and etc . One that that bothers me is the suggestion list of people to message that aren’t your friends on Facebook I get the reason why they pop up is because they have messaged or interact with them in the past but a lot of times they messaged temporarily and not for long term so it would be nice to come up with an update to see suggested people that are friends only or to give the option to delete the suggested people that aren’t our friends on Facebook to give the option to delete there messenger profile thread instead of having to block them .

Sending money?. Hi, my name is Michael canal, I just wanted to say I’ve been using messenger in Facebook for a very long time, and personally, I find it to be an extraordinary social media type platform, but I have had a little bit of a problem when it comes to sending people money, so I just sent someone that I know money online, and for some reason, it seems to be pending, now I’ve sent this person money in the past, and it has never said, pending before, but I did realize that my Messenger was not updated it before I sent it, so I had updated my Messenger, and it still said it was pending, so I was wondering if there was a possible chance that you were in a companyCould take a look at that and see if there’s anything you can do to fix the situation, because it already took the money out of my bank account, and I’m just wondering why it has not come through yet, thank you

Worked well until a few weeks ago…. UPDATE: Found out through digging online that an app called “Lockdown” was blocking me from being able to log in. Turned it off for a moment and it let me log in. Leaving this here in case someone is having the same issue. This app worked well for the several years that I’ve had it and used it. A few weeks ago I got a flood of notifications for one message my friend sent, so I deleted and reinstalled the app to try again. Now it won’t even let me log in and has an error message that pops up. I saw several other people had this issue, so I thought it would be fixed fairly quickly. I used the web version to access messenger… well now they’re phasing that out and it’s no longer possible to look at messenger without the app… that I can’t log into.

Bad new update. This new update changes how video calls look when you don't have them fullscreen. This just used to be a smaller version of the fullscreen view, but now it gives equal size to you and the person you're calling. This also makes it so that you can only see a square of what you are showing your friend, and you can only see a square of what your friend is showing you, which is very annoying. You can't see as much as you can in fullscreen (the old non-fullscreen version still allowed you to see everything). Also, when you send hearts in Messenger, you used to be able to grab and pull the little hearts that float up, but now you can't do that. This is a small thing, but it was something that my boyfriend and I really enjoyed about the app, and I am very sad that this feature is gone. Also, a long time ago on the iOS version, most of the Emojis had a messenger version (which I much prefer to Apple's styles). I don't know why these designs went away on iOS, but I want them back.

The Ad-Riddled Nightmare. Facebook Messenger is the digital equivalent of a mosquito—annoying, intrusive, and impossible to get rid of. It’s bad enough that Facebook is already a sinking ship of fake news and baby boomer drama, but Messenger somehow manages to be even worse. First off, why is this a separate app? Oh right, because Zuckerberg needed another excuse to shove more ads and trackers down our throats. The app is bloated beyond belief, constantly pestering you to “connect” with people you don’t even like, and pushing unnecessary features like chat themes and games instead of focusing on, you know, actually working. Privacy? LOL. Messenger is basically spyware at this point, with Zuckerberg gleefully selling your data to anyone willing to pay. And if you think your conversations are safe, think again. Meta doesn’t care about your privacy; they care about how much money they can squeeze out of your personal information. Meanwhile, apps like Signal and Telegram are out here thriving, offering clean, secure, and reliable messaging without the constant barrage of ads and nonsense. Facebook Messenger is a bloated relic from a bygone era, and it’s only getting worse under Meta’s greedy thumb. Meta’s platforms are nothing but money-hungry, ad-riddled, privacy-invading disasters. Mark Zuckerberg isn’t innovating—he’s just desperately squeezing every last penny out of his failing empire. Save yourself the frustration and download literally anything else.

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.

A Privacy Nightmare. If there’s one app I’ll never recommend putting on your phone, it’s Facebook Messenger. Out of all the apps out there, this one is the most unethical and sketchy when it comes to privacy and data collection. Messenger doesn’t just collect basic information—it goes far beyond that. It tracks every keystroke you make, every Wi-Fi connection you join, and even maps out all the devices on your network. This includes nicknames, IP addresses, and details about the apps you’re using across your devices. Worse yet, it doesn’t just stop at your personal Wi-Fi—it tracks every network you connect to, whether it’s at your parents’ house, a coffee shop, or anywhere else. The sheer amount of data Facebook Messenger collects is terrifying, and if you care even slightly about protecting your privacy, this app should be a hard no for you. There are plenty of alternatives out there that don’t violate your privacy to this extent. For me, Facebook Messenger is a complete dealbreaker. Proceed at your own risk.

Restrictions for group chats. Dear Meta Company, I give this app a 5 star review because undeniably it is a useful application for communication. I have been using messenger as my medium for communication for so long and never have it ever disappointed me but my only concern is the restrictions for group chats is not available anymore. I’m one of the many people who doesn’t like this new messenger feature. I often ignore or restrict messages from people especially on group chats that probably disturbs my peace but somehow needed to be there and can’t leave because of some reasons. I ignore messages and just put it back on my message box if needed again. That’s my only concern and i need the restrictions or the ignore feature for group chats to be back again. Thank you

If I could give zero stars, I would. If I could give zero stars, I would. Meta’s entire suite of apps—Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger—has become an absolute disaster. The user experience is bloated with ads, invasive tracking, and algorithms that push irrelevant content while drowning out what actually matters. Privacy? Forget about it. Meta’s apps are notorious for harvesting obscene amounts of personal data, even when they claim otherwise. The constant tracking, targeted ads, and shady data-sharing practices make using these apps feel like willingly handing over your entire digital life to a surveillance machine. Performance? Awful. The apps are riddled with bugs, crashes, and inexplicable slowdowns—even on the latest devices. Instagram’s feed refreshes at random, making posts disappear. Facebook is an endless cesspool of misinformation and clickbait. WhatsApp and Messenger keep adding useless features while ignoring real issues like spam and security flaws. Customer support? Nonexistent. If you run into issues (which you inevitably will), good luck getting any real help. Meta would rather have an army of bots and automated responses than actual human support. The worst part? Meta doesn’t care. They prioritize profit over users, and it shows in every frustrating update, every broken feature, and every privacy scandal. Do yourself a favor and look for alternatives—there are better, safer, and more user-friendly apps out there.

Please fix add people to a conversation. I have been using messenger for quite a while and was generally enjoying it. Recently there is a nuisance regarding the add people to the conversation button. Many times people are accidentally added to the conversations. It is more likely to happen when you are holding the phone to your ear but has even happened when the phone is on speaker. Also, the algorithm that suggests adding people is useless. It suggests adding people that I have never (or rarely) called. Please fix this issue. One should be required to press and hold the add people button for 5 seconds and then there should be a dialogue box to confirm if we really want to add another person to the conversation. Please fix this and I will rate you 5 stars. Thank you.

Explain please. I used to be able to get to the “other” folder but now that is gone. Please redo this and fix because many messages get filtered and now I can’t get those. Long time user. **EDIT** I found this setting finally. One last thing that would be a great addition is to give us the option to remain hidden. I don’t want everyone knowing I’m online. I have active turned off and I can’t see who is active but the ones who have active on can still see me. Also it would be nice to have an option that doesn’t show its read. Sometimes I can’t reply in a timely fashion and it leaves the person thinking I don’t care enough to respond. Yes I can mark it as unread but they can see it’s been read. My main suggestions. Thank you so much

Messenger is trap for the unwary Facebook user. Facebook has pathetically inept protections to thwart hackers from abusing messenger to steal and hack Facebook accounts. Even worse, once you report identity theft to Facebook they do little to nothing to help you or correspond with you. They have no customer phone line to help their users who have been victims. Worse, their help section online it’s also useless. It took me a month for me and my friends reporting identity theft and attempted theft via my stolen account. The hacker thief was encouraging my 3800 friends to download a cash app so he could steal their money. All this was reported numerous times to Facebook over 30 days but they did nothing. I was finally able to get my account back after many friends blocked me and thought I was nuts. Facebook makes billions of dollars a month off its users but fails to protect them from identity theft, theft and a ruined reputation despite the fact they know all this wrong doing is taking place. Unconscionable consumer service by a publicly traded company.

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.

Notifications stopped working?. The issue here has to be connected to the most recent update, given the timeline in which it started. Notifications for this app just…stopped. (I’m not in any kind of sleep or Do Not Disturb mode, and I’ve double-checked my settings to make sure nothing got changed inadvertently.) If I deliberately bring up the app, I can see the new messages marked unread, and I get real-time notifications if I *happen* to have the app open/active when it comes through. Otherwise, I’ve gone legit days without realizing I had unread messages because the app decided not to tell me anymore. Otherwise the app seems to be functioning the same as always, so that’s something. I’ll continue to use it since this is the established method of communication for my friend group, but this is a pretty problematic bug for an app whose one job is to facilitate communication.

Talk about a security concern. Facebook Messenger: the app that somehow makes texting feel like a chore. If you’re looking for an experience that combines frustration with a side of intrusive notifications, congratulations, you've found it. The interface is cluttered, and the constant barrage of stickers and emojis feels like a desperate attempt to distract you from the fact that you’re essentially just chatting in a glorified chat room. Let’s not forget about the “seen” feature, which adds an unnecessary layer of social anxiety. Nothing like the pressure of knowing someone read your message and decided to ignore it, right? And if you’re trying to have a serious conversation, good luck with that. The app is riddled with bugs and crashes, making it feel like you’re talking to someone through a tin can and a string. And then there’s the privacy issue. With Facebook’s track record, you can bet your conversations are being analyzed for ads—because who doesn’t want their deepest thoughts to be monetized? It’s like having a nosy relative eavesdropping on your chats, ready to spill your secrets to the world. In short, Facebook Messenger is the digital equivalent of a crowded, noisy café where you can’t find a decent seat. A place where your messages get lost in translation, and your privacy is just a myth. Thanks, Zuck, for yet another way to make communication feel less like connection and more like a chore.

A lot of Issues. So I have some things to say about this app ... It’s good and all you would need WiFi to text or call . The video thing is only 20 seconds which would be better if maybe like 3 minutes maybe like 1 minute long . The voice clips are like 1 minute long which would be better if it was longer ... But I’ve been having issues with this app ... I get a notification when somebody texts me and I’ll click on it and it still says I haven’t seen their text until I message them back another thing is when I’m on a call with somebody I can’t see their face and I’ll click on the screen and it would have a loading sign up but they can see my face and it’s not my WiFi cause that is good ... extra thing tho please please PLEASE have better filters and more to choose from ... Thanks for reading Bunny 🐰

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.

Disable messenger so we don’t have to use it with Facebook. I got phished using this and went through hell to make sure everything in my life was safe. It should be an option to have messenger or to keep messages on your Facebook!!!!!!!! You are forcing ppl to use this app when anyone from anywhere can send you something and can hack right into your Facebook account get your information and use it to their benefit, Putting all of your friends at risk for going through the same thing. I have emailed you, went to the security only to be told we are working on it. Don’t lie. You are not ‘ working on it’ you have no desire to ‘ work on it’. These phished got my phone number, email, etc. now they’ve moved onto my friends. There is nothing safe with this app. You could have a separate password, or a number of other things to secure an account that is built on ruining your life of the ppl who get into your Facebook account and can use it against you. MAKE IT AN OPTION, NOT A ‘ YOU HAVETo HAVe THIS TO Communicate with YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!