Messenger for PC and Mac

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• By kjdkjd

  3

  Needs to allow pinning chats at the top

  This chat app is ... fine. I'm the right age for facebook, and all my peers are on it, so the network effect makes this more reliable than Whatsapp, Line, or iMessage. However, like with Whatsapp, my chat list is a mess and it's hard to find chats with important friends or family, which often tend to get buried and lost down the list, off screen. For some reason the app suggests people to chat with at the top, whom I *never* chat with, and this just wastes space and muddies up the GUI. I wish I could turn this off and/or replace it with a list of chats *I've* pinned there, on purpose. That would be much more useful.  There's a search bar to find who I'm looking for but that takes at least two clicks and some typing -- far too much trouble. My most important contacts should be visible, waiting for me.

  
  
• By Purpleshrub

  1

  Kills the CPU on a Windows

  This app is just fine on mobile platforms. My brand new PC with 8GB of RAM was running the fan like crazy and couldn't even keep websites loaded. I checked the wifi, closed and reloaded tabs, did updates, etc. Nothing helped, and I was feeling like a I might have a serious problem. While I am pretty tech savvy in using the computer, I am not strong in the underlying workings of software and hardware. I did a little research online, which advised to check the Activity Monitor. Facebook Messenger was the top CPU process - 60% or something - with others nowhere close to that number. These were other programs with far more computing power - Google Chrome, MS word, iBooks, etc. I only had messenger open in the background. I uninstalled the app. Immediately, fans turned off and everything started working again. I did some more research and found out that many people were also having this problem in both Windows and Microsoft. This is a HUGE issue that Facebook needs to address before continuing to offer this app. It completely cripped a brand new computer just being open. That is unacceptable!

  
  
• By That Nick Cage Guy

  1

  Solution to an Intentional Problem

  I downloaded this messenger app for my Windows because I consistently had problems sending and viewing messages from my desktop browser on a Windows. Even though every other part of the internet would load just fine, apparently sending a few words on Facebook messenger was just too much for my internet. I downloaded this app and it works just fine, with all my desktop problems going away. This indicates to me that the browser based version of messenger is intentially handicapped in order to drive people over to using the app, which I'm sure does a better job of capturing my data for advertising. Apparently being able to scan all of my messages for ideas on what to sell me simply wasn't profitable enough all on its own. The fact that I needed to download this app to be able to reliably send single word messages in messenger is ludicrous, and whoever came up with the idea of crippling the browser version should be ashamed of themselves and the absolute waste they are to society.

  
  
• By T. Nathan

  3

  Not good enough

  If you're looking for a simple app for Messenger, this will suit you just fine for the most part. But under the surface, this app simply does not have enough developer support. I don't fault the developers themselves, but it is evident that Facebook does not consider this a product worth investing much time or money in at all. Bugs, performance issues (CPU and RAM leakage, etc.), all built on a subpar Electron platform. Even little things like the window styling are broken on PC Big Sur, when they had months to address this before it was released to the public. Simply put, the lack of polish conveys a lack of importance on Facebook's part, which is a huge shame. Casual use is fine, but if you're looking for an app for Messenger even close to as polished as Microsoft's own Messages app, look elsewhere.

  
  
• By ishka47

  1

  As if it was made to make life more difficult for people with ADHD

  This latest update renders the app essentially useless if you have ADHD and want to chat with your friends with out having to deal with constant distractions. You can no longer hide the "chats" panel, so instead of just the text you want to see (I.e., your conversation), you're also forced to mentally sift through a wall of other text and profile pictures, not to mention the constantly changing suggestions that you message people you haven't spoken to in a decade. It also takes up way more space on your screen, so if you were planning to use it to multi-task, that's about to get harder, too. Now, instead of enjoying conversations with my friends, I get to open the app and be stressed out by the amount of unwanted visual information taking up space that I would rather use for something I actually want to see. Guess I'm switching back to texting now.