Facebook Chat is designed to send messages in real time, so you can communicate with others as quickly as you would on the phone. When the feature is slow, it takes longer for the messages to reach ...

Remember those crazy Facebook Chat Heads that let you reply to your friends outside the Messenger app? Thanks to this third party app, you can get them on your Mac now too. Aptly-named Chat Heads for ...

Facebook has been phasing out its old Chat option in favour of its new standalone Messenger app. This hasn’t gone down particularly well with some users, as the new app eats up extra storage and RAM ...

Facebook has built a new feature codenamed “Host Chat” that lets people set up chat rooms their friends can join without an invitation, a source familiar with the feature tells us. I’ve contacted ...

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Facebook Messenger by Crisp App combines two services that many of us hold near and dear: Facebook chat and VoiP. The app aims to one-up Facebook’s existing chat service by adding its own free VoiP ...

If you're short on time and want to log on to your Facebook account to briefly check messages or post a quick status update, turn off the chat feature. This lets other users know you're not available ...

Looking for a more personal way to meet someone new? Phone chat lines might be exactly what you need. Unlike dating apps that rely on endless texting and swiping, chat lines offer real-time, voice ...