Meta to cease operating the separate Messenger site in April 2026
Meta is closing the separate Messenger site. It will cease operations in April. Meanwhile, the service itself is not disappearing. Users will still be able to send and receive messages via Facebook in a browser or the Messenger mobile app.
What is known
After messenger.com is disabled, everyone will be automatically redirected to facebook.com/messages. The company explains that conversations will remain accessible there or in the app. To recover chat history in the mobile version, you need to enter the PIN code used for creating the backup. If the code is forgotten, it can be reset.
According to TechCrunch, some users have negatively reacted to this decision. This is especially true for those who have deactivated their Facebook account but continued using Messenger through the separate site.
The closure of the web version comes a few months after Meta discontinued desktop Messenger apps. At that time, the company advised switching to Facebook for messaging. The shift towards consolidating separate products became noticeable in the fall.
Messenger has been operational since 2008, initially as Facebook Chat. In 2011, it became a separate app, and later the company removed chats from the main Facebook app. In 2023, reintegration began, and now Meta is fully returning the service to the Facebook ecosystem.
Source: Meta
