Facebook Messenger will be dropping SMSs come next month, a statement on the app’s help pages says.
“If you use Messenger as your default SMS messaging app for your Android device, please note you will no longer be able to use Messenger to send and receive SMS messages sent by your cellular network when you update your app after September 28, 2023,” the statement says.
“You will still be able to send and receive SMS messages through your cellular network and access your SMS message history through your phone’s new default messaging app. If you do not choose your own new default messaging app, your SMS messaging will automatically go to your phone’s default messaging app, such as the Android Messages app.”
Messenger got the ability to send and receive SMSs back in 2016 with the feature being an Android exclusive since then.
