It varies per device, but Facebook Messenger for Android weighs in at about 225MB. That’s a lot of storage space for a messaging app. Facebook Messenger Lite for Android, by way of comparison ...

Messenger Kids is a heavily-modified version of Facebook's Messenger app, giving parents control over children's conversations. It hits the Google Play Store today.

Messenger Lite is going away, and will not be available after Sep 18. The app is no longer available in the Play Store for new users, but it can still be downloaded by previous ones.

Others, on the other hand, will see it as a needless second app that largely duplicates select features of the original Facebook for Android app (free, 3.5 stars).

Facebook is releasing updated Messenger and Facebook apps for Android today, touting a better design and more features. For the messenger app, users can now swipe left anywhere on the app to see ...

Android's built-in "Messages" app lets users pick a separate messaging app by default. Of course in your case Steve, it sounds like you’re just using Facebook Messenger and your phone’s built ...

Facebook has launched Facebook Messenger, which lets you message individual friends, message groups of friends, send photos, and privately share your location. It is available for Android and iPhone.

Facebook on Tuesday announced it has revamped its standalone Messenger app for Android, for "a faster and more reliable mobile-to-mobile messaging experience." ...

Facebook's stand alone messenger app underwent a face lift last fall, which spruced up the design and subtracted SMS messaging. Sarah Mitroff , Jaymar Cabebe April 16, 2013 5:20 p.m. PT ...

This feature is only for the Android app due to the limitations of iOS. But seeing as Apple's own Messaging is getting a lot of these Messenger-like enhancements -- emojis, stickers etc -- iPhone ...