

What features will the new Messenger desktop app have?įor sure, we know, based on Facebook’s announcement that it will have the following: Unless you know a Facebook employee who is breaching their confidentiality agreement (not advisable), we aren’t aware of any more information sources other than Facebook’s Newsroom and video of the keynote. Wait, didn’t Windows already have a desktop app? What operating systems will Facebook Messenger Desktop be available for? We only know that it is being tested now and will be released “later this fall.” 5. When will the Facebook Messenger desktop app be available? Messenger is everything in the Facebook ecosystem right now, and it’s only logical that Messenger would have a desktop app for the major operating systems. The likely and probable reason is their recent massive shift towards the primacy of Messenger. Why didn’t Facebook make a desktop app before now? If there will be any comparative improvement with Facebook Messenger, that’s worth getting excited about. Have you ever used Slack on the web? Compared to the desktop version, it’s atrocious. So today we’re announcing a Messenger Desktop app.”Īnd really, it’s just practical and convenient. Why did Facebook decide to make a Facebook Messenger desktop app?Įxplaining the decision, Sharma explained, “People want to seamlessly message from any device, and sometimes they just want a little more space to share and connect with the people they care about most. Facebook now plans to release their own version of the Facebook Messenger desktop app.
