Facebook Messenger is a FREE mobile messaging app used for instant messaging, sharing photos, videos, audio recordings and for group chats. The app, which is free to download, can be used to communicate with your friends on Facebook and with your phone contacts.

Is Messenger and Facebook the same thing?

Messenger, an instant messaging service owned by Facebook, launched in August 2011, replacing Facebook Chat. You don’t need a Facebook account to use Messenger. While the two are partially connected when you have a Facebook account, you aren’t required to have one to use Messenger.

What is the difference between messenger and messages on android?

Messages is tied to the Android platform and will work on any smartphone that runs on a version of Android OS. That is not the case with Messenger. Messenger is deeply integrated into Facebook and not tied to any mobile OS. You can install Messenger on Android, iOS, and Windows (mobile and Windows 10) platforms.