Facebook Tests Messenger App for macOS in Select Regions

Mar. 5, 2020

As it turns out, the Messenger desktop app isavailable in Australia, Mexico, and Poland as well. The appearance of the desktop app in the aforesaid regions is reportedly part of a small test from Facebook to collect user feedback.

“We’re conducting a small test of the Messenger app for macOS in a couple of markets. We don’t have a date when it will be available as we’re still gathering feedback from our users”,a Facebook spokesperson toldTechCrunch.

Facebook Messenger’s desktop version brings all the features that are already available on the iOS app including voice and video calls, group chats and video calls, emoji reacts, file share support, and the beloved dark mode.

Coincidentally, the desktop app comes merely a few days after Facebook revamped its iOSMessenger app based on Project LightSpeedthat promises to make the app load twice as fast and be one-fourth of its original size.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.