Facebook Messenger For Mac

Facebook made several huge announcements during its F8 2019 keynote, including some of them leaked a few hours earlier than expected. Among other things, Facebook will release a dedicated Messenger app for macOS and Windows 10 this year, which is an exciting development for the popular chat service.

Earlier this year, Facebook made a rather controversial announcement about its instant messaging platforms, revealing that it wants to merge chat apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. At the time, Facebook said that its unified chat service is going to be a few years away, but it’ll be end-to-end encrypted, just like WhatsApp.

Facebook to launch Messenger apps for Mac and Windows PC. Chris Smith @chriswrites. Facebook will release a dedicated Messenger app for macOS and Windows 10 this year, which is an exciting. Goofy is a MacOS client for Facebook Messenger. But unlike most other clients, it does not use any of Facebook’s APIs, but is basically a single-site browser that injects a little CSS and JS into messenger.com to make it a little more app-like. Install Goofy on MacOS. Messenger Instantly connect with people in your life. Sign in with Facebook to get started.

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The blog post reveals that Facebook wants to improve the speed and performance of its applications in what it calls the Lightspeed Project. The app should be smaller and size and speedier than before.

A new Facebook feature will let you share content with your friends and family via chat and video calls, including images and videos. You’ll be able to invite contacts to watch the same material, and chat about it inside Messenger.

Mac printer hold for authentication. The blog post also contained details about the dedicated Messenger app for Windows 10 and macOS:

We’re also launching a desktop app for Messenger that’s available for both Windows and macOS. 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. You can download Messenger Desktop — and enjoy the same features as the app on your phone — like group video calls, collaborate on projects or multi-task while chatting in Messenger. We are testing this now and will roll it out globally later this year.

The app looks a lot like Skype or iMessage, but should deliver a much better chat experience than what’s available now on desktop (using Messenger in a browser on macOS or the current app for Windows 10).

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Facebook may be developing an official Messenger desktop app for Mac, according to TechCrunch. The technology website obtained a blurry photo that allegedly shows a Facebook employee using the Messenger client on Mac, which would be easily accessible from the OS X dock as opposed to a tab in a web browser.
Leaked photo of claimed Facebook Messenger for Mac app (Image: TechCrunch)

Messenger for Mac appears to have a navigation tab bar in the bottom left with options matching the Messenger for iOS mobile app, including Recent, Groups, People and Settings. These menu options are reportedly not found in unofficial Messenger apps, making it more likely the app is not a third-party version.
The company's goal is likely to create a standalone Messenger experience on Mac, similar to how it released a dedicated Messenger app for iOS in August 2011. But unlike when Messenger was detached from the main Facebook app on iOS in July 2014, the web version of the chat platform may remain available alongside the desktop app.
It’s unclear but seemingly unlikely that Facebook would require users to chat via the desktop software instead of the website. We have no information about when or even if Facebook might release Messenger For Mac. The company often builds and internally tests apps that never ship. Still, this app seems like a smart move. Slack has proven people enjoy a dedicated desktop app for messaging. It could help Facebook box out competitors like Google, WeChat, Line, Kik, and KakaoTalk.
Facebook released a Messenger desktop app for Windows in March 2012, and said it was 'busy working on Messenger for Mac' at the time, but the company discontinued its Windows app two years later and has yet to release a Mac app. Facebook also launched Messenger.com last April as a standalone web chat client.
Facebook often internally tests apps that never ship, so it remains unclear when or if Messenger for Mac will be released. A company spokesperson declined to 'comment on rumor or speculation,' but author Josh Constine said that is 'the same boiler plate response' he has received about rumors proven true in the past.

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