• Trending: Hands-on with Google’s new Pixel 10a phone Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 The best VPNs with free trials iPhone Fold: All the rumors so far Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website,according to a company help page. • The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within Facebook. • “After messenger.com goes away, you will be automatically redirected to use facebook.com/messages for messaging on a computer,” the help page reads. • “You can continue your conversations there or on the Messenger mobile app.” Users will be able to restore their chat history after switching to the app by entering a PIN number. • This is the same PIN that was used to initially create a backup on Messenger.
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- Meta will shut down Messenger’s standalone website in April, redirecting users to facebook.com/messages for desktop messaging. The Messenger mobile app will remain available, and users can restore chat history on the new platform by entering the same PIN used for backup. The move follows the earlier discontinuation of Messenger’s desktop apps and has drawn criticism, particularly from users who have deactivated Facebook accounts but still rely on Messenger. Meta’s decision reflects a broader strategy to consolidate messaging services within the Facebook ecosystem.
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