Facebook is reportedly carrying out a Messenger experiment that brings the app even closer to a standalone messaging service. The social network has confirmed that it is testing an “add contact” ...

Facebook Messenger is testing a new feature that will make the app entirely more useable for some individuals: the ability to request adding a contact with another Messenger user rather than having to ...

As more businesses use Messenger, Facebook wants to make it easier to connect. — -- Facebook is rolling out a suite of new tools making it easier for people to connect with new contacts or ...

Streaming video may be Facebook’s latest preoccupation, but that doesn’t mean the social network’s abandoning its older, more established services. Today, it announced an update for Messenger that ...

Facebook wants to expand your Messenger contact list with a little help from Instagram. The company has launched a feature in Messenger that pulls in your contacts from Instagram, if you opt to ...

To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Messenger today announced a handful of new features: poll games, word effects, contact sharing and birthday gifting via Facebook Pay. But beyond the fun features, ...

Facebook began merging Messenger and Instagram DMs last year. The company said today that more than 70% of Instagram users have opted into this experience. The company also launched the ability to ...