Singapore – Meta will shut down the dedicated Messenger website, messenger.com, in April 2026, months after discontinuing its standalone desktop applications.
In an advisory, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said users will be automatically redirected to facebook.com/messages once the Messenger website closes.
The Messenger app for iOS and Android will not be affected.
Users who access the service without a Facebook account are expected to be most affected, as they will no longer be able to view their chats via the web.
Messenger was launched as a standalone app in 2011, several years after Facebook introduced its instant messaging feature, Facebook Chat.
In December 2025, Meta discontinued the standalone Messenger app for Windows and Mac, consolidating access to its messaging services through Facebook’s main platforms.
The shutdown also comes as Meta strengthens safeguards across its platforms in Singapore and globally, introducing enhanced scam detection on Messenger, screen-share alerts on WhatsApp, and password-free passkeys across its services as part of a broader push to improve user safety.
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