Messenger may re-integrate with Facebook app

Messenger and Facebook will be integrated into one app again, as it was until 2014, when the company angered users by deciding to split the platforms into standalone programs. The possibility was revealed by social networking manager Tom Alison this Tuesday (7).

in an interview with CNNthe admin said that Meta has started testing. bring back messaging features to facebook app. In this way, users will be able to communicate with their friends and family in real time on the platform itself, without the need to open the messenger application.

The reintegration test, which was also announced on the tech giant’s official blog, comes at a time when the holding led by Mark Zuckerberg is trying to regain the space it lost to TikTok, especially among young people. The idea is to strengthen Facebook’s position as a platform for discovery and discussion.

“We believe that content not only helps you consume it, but also helps you start conversations with your friends and start this thread, or be something you can share in a group of people who share the same interests,” Alison said.

When will it be available?

When it will open is currently unknown. Reintegration between Messenger and Facebook Definitely. The company is currently “testing the ability for people to access their Messenger inbox in the Facebook app,” and the test is expanding soon.

Alison also said that new ways to integrate the messaging tool with the social network will launch in 2024, but did not say whether the messaging app will remain available after the functionality returns to the mainstream platform. Rumors that surfaced in 2022 indicated that big tech had been considering making decisions for at least four years.

Meta reported today that more than 140 billion messages are sent daily through all of its apps, including Instagram. Also, according to the company, Facebook reached 2 billion daily active users in December last year, achieving its highest rating to date.