Facebook Messenger app down or problems

The Facebook Messenger app can be found on iTunes, Google play, the Chrome Web Store, and other stores for mobile devices. If the Facebook Messenger app is not working, then this can range from servers going down for all platforms, or problems local to just one operating system.

Facebook Messenger problems

While the developers explain they aim to update the Facebook Messenger app every couple of weeks, this then leads to a lot of debate around what bugs should get fixed with the next Android, iPhone, or other platforms update.

Common issues include chat messages not being delivered, Facebook app keeps closing, not sending or receiving, Facebook app crashing, connection not working to server, and this can also be when Facebook Messenger is down for maintenance.

What Facebook Messenger problems do you have on Friday August 23, 2019? The latest status update will be left below with scheduled maintenance information when it arrives. Leave your feedback if the application is down today, or you have other issues.

  • Ann Dunklee

    Husband is not able to login after uninstall/reinstall, before that he was unable to send messages on messenger since update installed – this is across several phones, ever since the update. This same issue is also happening with a friend of mine. Thankfully auto-updates are turned off on my phone. Hoping this is resolved soon!

  • Linda McFarland

    FB is loading very slowly and crashes on occasion. Every time I watch a video or leave a comment there is a huge lag time before I can hit the like tab or at times, even scroll. It is not my computer, I checked everything. It is FB.

  • NgTurbo

    Facebook Messenger is down! Looks like a serious issue that is affecting logins worldwide. Anyone else having problems today?

    • Debbie Payne

      and in uk

  • Ashley Nicole

    I can’t send any messages.

  • Sorin Acela

    The mini-windows of the messenger do not react at all. If you want to close them they open instantly. If you want to open a new one is closes instantly.Don’t worry, Facebook itself will die one day just like myspace, hi5 etc

  • Debbie Cartwright

    My messenger isn’t working on my android device since the update this week! It was working perfectly before. Now it closes immediately and stops working. I get a pop up telling me it has stopped as soon as I try opening it. I had to download messenger lite!

  • Joanne Pickett Medd

    Having troubles with one friend. He isn’t blocked or anything. I can see him sending messages to me, but he can’t see my messages I send. Although it shows he has received them.

  • Iris Hanger

    Latest update of messengwr is not working both on my android and ios phone. Why was that?

  • Paul Johnston

    the ability to archive a message on FB messenger has disappeared after i updated an hour ago. . WTF is happening . Samsung S9 Android.

  • Truth

    Facebook has become fat, bloated and controlling and I have to say it sucks. They started banning people temporary or permanently and now Facebook doesn’t work at all. I’m 35 and noticed that no social media stays #1 forever. Facebook has become garbage and surprised it has happen this quickly. I bet this was done on purpose to show us SHEEP they have the power.

  • Daniel Abbott

    It’s down right now Im Pissed. Now I will drink myself to sleep,

    • Truth

      I’m pi$$ed too!!!!!!!!! I wanted to tell the world this morning that I had a BACON&EGG sandwich.

  • Brenda H. Nelson

    I keep getting doubled messages on screen. I sometimes can delete one. But then then both disappear after a short while.

  • BennyS

    I can not see the new look on one of my accounts, but on the other, i can, what can i do? I reinstalled it checked for updates, cleaned memory, but still nothing.

  • Ben

    Ever since Messenger updated I have been experiencing pop up ads at random that take over whatever im doing until the ad runs out and I have no idea why this is happening and I would love it to stop.

    Ive unistalled and re installed ..still happened
    Ive forced stopped app. Still happens
    Restart phone .Still happens
    Done ad settings in messenger and still happened .

    Please help .

  • Mike D

    Anyone else having this problem. Sometimes my friends show they haven’t been active for hours yet I just finished chatting with them on messenger. Also my girlfriend the other night thought I was active at 1am EST when I was asleep…sent me a message asking if I was having problems sleeping..so when I woke up and saw her message…I was like WTF…I was sleeping babe.

  • Carol Collins

    Active tab now shows everyone I have ever talked to on FB through buy and sell sites… absolutely everyone!!! and on the home page if a friend is active, there is no green dot!!!???

  • Allan Rooms

    the Sept 2018 Messenger update on iPhone seems to have removed the Someone is Typing dots, is this planned or an oversight – anyone know 🙂

  • Josh Dixon

    It doesn’t show my friend is active help me

  • Kellie Sisson Snider

    Notifications on Android Facebook app aren’t showing up when I click the bell icon. But when I open marketplace using the shop icon my FB notifications show up there. But if I click on the notifications under marketplace it just opens random marketplace listings.

    I can’t respond to notifications or use marketplace from my phone.

  • Guillaume Schutz

    i can’t chat and video call at same time, usually when i chat i can see the video in the corner but now it don’t do it anymore and same for my friend. Hope it will be fix soon.

  • iman tarroja

    All messages from People/Groups are gone. Getting error message “Couldn’t load messages”. When trying to PM people, the latest message appears on the top instead of the bottom. And on the history, there is a red exclamation point as if there was an error…… please fix it ASAP, I use it for my work.

  • Hanzo Hasashi

    First I cant send messages and pictures, then my chats got erased.

  • Luke Kristian Roebig

    My messages stay in the “sent” status for an hour sometimes. Sometimes it stays as “sent” until they open the conversation then they go straight to read. They are not getting “Delivered”. Until yesterday it would say “Sent” and about 1-10 seconds later it would show the “delivered status”..

  • Lee

    Unable to switch availability on/off for a few days now!

  • Alekseyevich Gargarin

    Mozilla Firefox advises me that the Certificate for Facebook has not been configured properly and won’t let me in, this is for the last 15 hours, will Facebook sort this out immediately, please!!!!!

  • TerrorOfDeath

    Can’t open any links shared by friends and can’t open activity log, it just kept refreshing and crashing.

  • Countryside Tackle

    Can’t see any images of any kind.

  • Mrs. Hernandez

    Not able to make myself unavailable. Th Ere is no ition on the bottom it was replaced by picture of two people

  • Sherry Roberts-Hatmaker

    Messenger comes on then flashes off in a second can’t read any messages or reply to any

  • Tina Martel

    Messenger down. Loads but disappears in seconds. Sept 22

  • Sabrina

    Messenger crashes when trying to view Messages. This started on 09/09/2017 and has not been resolved, Already uninstalled the app and reset my phone

  • Amanda

    The active list shows but the recently active list doesn’t show and time stamp is gone. That used to be a big help by not having to check each individual separately before texting so they don’t get disturbed while sleeping. How do I get it back?

    • Choco Turgo

      what happened to this now?

  • Samantha Dantis

    Can send photos but cant view them suddenly just now. All I get is “use data to view all” but when I click it, nothing happens. I can view the photos thru browser. I’ve tried uninstalling and installing, logging out, restarting my phone.

  • Joachim Bonagua

    I cannot see any of my messages. I cannot receive messages as well

  • Sergi

    Facebook app crashing in Romania

  • Debbie

    I keep getting the message ‘Facebook has stopped’, happens several times. Any help please?

  • Nicole M. Raposo

    I see my friend’s fb messages on fb messenger but she cant see me or my messages

  • Margie

    My facebook messenger won’t open on my LGG4. I’ve tried uninstall and reinstalling it but it won’t open.

  • Sam Lucy

    I can’t retrieve messages on iPad either. Any solutions?

  • Sam Lucy

    Can’t retrieve incoming messages on iPad. Are there any bugs on the app?

  • Sam Lucy

    I can’t receive messages on iPad. It’s been a while

  • Lou

    Cannot send or receive messages, can however see as people go off and online. Not working on phone, iPod or laptop. On laptop it says I have no messages with anyone, on iPod it cannot load messages and on phone it just won’t send or receive anything. I have sent messages to friends that they have received and replied to but my messenger says nothing has delivered or been replied to, much less read. has been like t

  • Alan Ng

    Editor update: Facebook Messenger is having problems on May 17. Happening for anyone else right now?

    • Lou

      Yes, is happening to me but not my friends

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