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Meta to shut down Messenger desktop apps for Mac and Windows

✍️ Aisha Malik, Consumer News Reporter, Marina Temkin, Maxwell Zeff, Rebecca Bellan, Sarah Perez, Connie Loizos, Ivan Mehta, --C-Author-Card-Image-Size Align-Items Center Display Flex Gap Var, Media 📅 October 16, 2025 12:00 AM 🕐 Scraped: October 17, 2025

Summary: Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebook website to access Messenger.

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac on December 15, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday.

Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to log into the apps and will be automatically redirected to the Facebo

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