Unfortunately, although having Messenger in a dedicated window with its own independent notifications will be a nice bonus, the use of Electron suggests that the Facebook Messenger for Mac may otherwise be very similar to the experience you get from visiting the service in your web browser.Ĭonsidering the improvements that Facebook has just made to its iOS apps, this is actually a bit disappointing, since it seems unlikely that Mac users are going to get this kind fo a speed boost or even a truly native macOS user experience. In other words, instead of porting the iPad version of Messenger over to the Mac, Facebook seems to have taken the same approach as popular work-based chat app Slack, using Electron to basically create a desktop version of the web-based Facebook Messenger. Facebook spokespersonĪs 9to5Mac notes, what’s particularly interesting about Facebook’s new Messenger app is that it’s actually not the Mac Catalyst app that many had expected it to be. We don’t have a date when it will be available as we’re still gathering feedback from our users.
We’re conducting a small test of the Messenger app for macOS in a couple of markets. While it was originally unclear if this was simply a staged rollout, it now seems that Facebook is still testing the app in smaller markets before unleashing it in the U.S., and it’s definitely not just a search limitation - if you’re in another country and follow a link to the Facebook Messenger app taken from the French or Mexican App Stores, you’ll be clearly told that it’s “not available in your country or region.”Ī representative from Facebook told TechCrunch this “this is not yet a full launch” and that the company isn’t ready to share when the app will be available in other countries. Now it looks like Facebook is doing a stealth release of the app on the Mac App Store, where it’s been spotted in France by MacGeneration, as well as in Australia, Mexico, and Poland, according to 9to5Mac.
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