Facebook Messenger is now rivalling WhatsApp when it comes to sending free messages to your contacts via the internet. If you’re not familiar with either application, they allow you to send messages using data or wi-fi.
Download this app from Microsoft Store for Windows 10. See screenshots, read the latest customer reviews, and compare ratings for Facebook. Before the download process starts, your app may want to know two things. First, do you want your phone to automatically update when Facebook (or the app provider) releases a newer version? In general, this is the most convenient option. It is rare, but not unheard of that an update makes things worse.
Facebook Messenger is available to anyone in the UK, not just people who have a Facebook account, and can also be used to contact groups of people and make voice and video calls – all that is required is that you need to be in the contact list of the person(s) you are messaging, and they in yours.
If you don’t already have the app on your phone or tablet, here’s how you can download it and start contacting your friends.
How do I install Facebook Messenger on my iOS device?
1. Open the App Store on your device.
2. Tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen. This opens the app search field.
3. Type in the word ‘Messenger’ – a number of apps will appear in the search results. Find the app developed by ‘Facebook Inc’ and tap the ‘get’ button. Alternatively this link will take you straight to the relevant page.
4. Tap ‘install’. The app should then begin downloading. Depending on your security and privacy settings, you may be asked to provide your Apple ID before your device lets you download.
5. Once it is downloaded, there should be an ‘Open’ button to tap in the App Store to start Facebook Messenger – or you can simply find the Messenger icon in your apps and tap that.
6. Once you have launched the app, you should be prompted to log in – you can use your Facebook account to do this if you have one, or create a Messenger-only account if you choose not to be on Facebook by clicking on ‘Not on Facebook?’. Follow the instructions on how to sign in using your phone number or email.
How do I install Facebook Messenger on my Android device?
1.Open the Google Play Store on your device.
2. Type ‘Messenger’ in the search field. A list of apps will appear.
3. Find the app developed by ‘Facebook Inc’ – which should be at or near the top of the list –and select it. Alternativelyclick on this link to go directly to Messenger on Google Store.
4. Tap the ‘Install’ button. You may be asked to allow permission for Messenger to access various tools on your device. If you’re happy with these, tap ‘Accept’. Depending on your security and privacy settings, you may be asked to provide your Google account password before your device lets you download the app. You may also need to be connected to a wi-fi network to download.
5. Once it has downloaded, tap the ‘Open’ button on the Messenger Google Store page. Alternatively you can find it on one of your home screens or in your list of apps - launch it by tapping the app icon.
6. Login using your Facebook account, or if you don’t have one tap on the ‘Not on Facebook?’ button on the login screen. Follow the instructions on how to sign in using your phone number or email.
How do I install Facebook Messenger on my Windows PC or phone?
1. Open the Windows Store on your device.
2. Type ‘Messenger’ in the search field. A list of apps will appear.
3. Click the app that was developed by ‘Facebook Inc.’ It will be at or near the top of the list. Tap or click ‘Install/ to begin downloading Messenger. The app will begin downloading to your device. Alternatively, click on this link and then on ‘Get the app’.
4. Once it is downloaded, launch Facebook Messenger by clicking on the icon in your Start menu, or by finding it on your homepage or in your apps list on your phone.
5. Login using your Facebook account, or if you don’t have one, tap or click on the ‘Not on Facebook?’ button on the login screen. Follow the instructions on how to sign in using your phone number or email.
Once you’re all set up, the app will ask you if you want to allow notifications. If you intend to make voice and video calls, it’s important to allow notifications otherwise you won’t know if people are trying to call you, unless you have the app open on your device at the time of the call.
You should also be prompted as to whether you would like to import your contacts from your device into Messenger. If allowed, the app will automatically scan your contacts for those who have Messenger so that you can contact them easily.
Can I use Facebook Messenger without downloading the app?
Yes, you can go to the Messenger desktop website at Messenger.com. You can use this site to access Facebook Messenger on any device. However, you will need a Facebook account to do this.
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Open the Play Store.
In the Query box, type Facebook.
Tap on the line with the Facebook icon.
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You want to get the Facebook application, so you can tap the line with the Facebook icon.
If you tap the line with the Facebook name, it brings up all the titles of apps, games, books, and magazines that include the Facebook name.
As you can see in the search results, there are several options that include the word Facebook. The other lines in the apps section are for apps that include the word Facebook. These are typically for apps that “enhance” Facebook in their own ways. Currently, there are approximately 112,000 of these. Rather than going through these one by one, stick with the one with the Facebook icon.
Tap the Facebook app and you will get a lot of information.
Before you continue to the next step, check out some important elements on this page.
Title Line: The top section has the formal name of the application with an Install button. After you click this to download and install the app, you’ll see some other options.
Screen Captures: These are representative screens. They are a little too small to read, but they do add some nice color to the page.
Feedback Statistics: This particular app has about 3.5 stars out of five. That’s not bad, but not great. The other numbers tell you how many folks have voted, how many have downloaded this app, the date it was released, and the size of the app in MB.
Rate and Review: This is blank until you have downloaded the app that you would be voting on.
What‘s New: This information is important if you have a previous version of this app. Skip this section for now.
Description: This tells you what the app does.
Reviews: This section gets into more details about what people thought beyond the star ranking.
More by Facebook: The app developer in this case is Facebook. If you like the style of a particular developer, this section tells you what other apps they offer.
Users Also Installed: Play Store tells you the names of other apps that the customers who downloaded this app also downloaded. It is a good indicator of what else you may like.
Users Also Viewed: Same idea as the previous bullet, but it’s somewhat less of an endorsement. The other users only viewed the other apps shown here. They didn’t necessarily purchase them.
Developer: This section gives you contact information on the developer of this app.
Google Play Content: This is how you tell the Play Store whether this app is naughty or nice.
Tap the Facebook app and you will get a lot of information.
Before you continue to the next step, check out some important elements on this page.
Title Line: The top section has the formal name of the application with an Install button. After you click this to download and install the app, you’ll see some other options.
Screen Captures: These are representative screens. They are a little too small to read, but they do add some nice color to the page.
Feedback Statistics: This particular app has about 3.5 stars out of five. That’s not bad, but not great. The other numbers tell you how many folks have voted, how many have downloaded this app, the date it was released, and the size of the app in MB.
Rate and Review: This is blank until you have downloaded the app that you would be voting on.
What‘s New: This information is important if you have a previous version of this app. Skip this section for now.
Description: This tells you what the app does.
Reviews: This section gets into more details about what people thought beyond the star ranking.
More by Facebook: The app developer in this case is Facebook. If you like the style of a particular developer, this section tells you what other apps they offer.
Users Also Installed: Play Store tells you the names of other apps that the customers who downloaded this app also downloaded. It is a good indicator of what else you may like.
Users Also Viewed: Same idea as the previous bullet, but it’s somewhat less of an endorsement. The other users only viewed the other apps shown here. They didn’t necessarily purchase them.
Developer: This section gives you contact information on the developer of this app.
Google Play Content: This is how you tell the Play Store whether this app is naughty or nice.
Tap the button that says Install.
Before the download process begins, the Google Play store tells you what this application plans to do on your phone.
This information lists all the permissions you will be granting the application when you download it.
This is similar to the license agreements that you sign. Hopefully you read them all in detail and understand all the implications. In practice, you hope that it is not a problem if lots of other people have accepted these conditions. In the case of a well-known application like Facebook, you are probably safe, but you should be careful with less popular apps.
Each app asks you for permission to access information, such as your location. If you do not want the app to use that information or share it somehow, here is where you would find out if the app uses this information. You may be able to limit the amount of location information. If you are not comfortable with that, you should decline the app in its entirety.
Tap the Accept button.
Before the download process starts, your app may want to know two things. First, do you want your phone to automatically update when Facebook (or the app provider) releases a newer version? In general, this is the most convenient option. It is rare, but not unheard of that an update makes things worse.
The second is whether you want to wait for the update to take place only when you have a Wi-Fi connection. This prevents your phone from downloading a huge application update over the cellular network. In most cases, using a Wi-Fi connection is a better option. Facebook asks you this question in the pop-up.
Tap OK.
This is like downloading apps to your PC over the Internet. The screens show you the progress of downloading and installing the application.
This may happen so fast that you look away for a second and when you look back, it’s done. Sometimes the Play Store offers you the option to keep on shopping while the app downloads in the background. If you like, you can watch the process in the notification portion of your screen.
Tap OK.
This is like downloading apps to your PC over the Internet. The screens show you the progress of downloading and installing the application.
This may happen so fast that you look away for a second and when you look back, it’s done. Sometimes the Play Store offers you the option to keep on shopping while the app downloads in the background. If you like, you can watch the process in the notification portion of your screen.
The Facebook app will finish installing, depending on the speed of your connection.
Apps immediately give you the option to either open them or uninstall.
The Facebook icon is now on your Apps screen along with some other recently added applications.
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If you want this app to be on your Home screen, press and hold the icon.