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Messenger APK Download for Android

Meta Platforms, Inc.
CommunicationMessagingVideo CallsGroup ChatFile Sharing
9.983K reviews
100K+Downloads
89.7 MBSize

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App overview & identity

Messenger is a messaging and calling app for people who keep conversations around Facebook, Messenger contacts, and Meta account connections. It lets users chat, call, share photos, build group conversations, and coordinate everyday plans without relying only on phone-number exchanges.

Packagecom.facebook.orca
SourceAPKBA Verified Mirror

Features & use cases

Messaging and Calls Around Your Social Contacts

Messenger is built for people whose conversations already run through Facebook, Messenger contacts, or Meta account connections. Users can send messages, make voice or video calls, react to chats, use stickers, and stay in touch with friends, family, classmates, customers, or local communities from one Android app. It is especially useful when a contact is easier to find by profile or existing social connection than by sharing a phone number.

Group Chats for Plans, Photos, and Shared Moments

Group conversations make Messenger practical for family planning, school groups, trip coordination, neighborhood updates, and casual friend chats. Users can keep a thread open for ongoing plans, share photos and videos from the same event, and use group tools such as polls or albums to keep decisions and memories in one place. That makes the app more than a one-to-one messenger when several people need to follow the same plan.

HD Photos, Larger Files, and Quick Ways to Connect

Messenger supports everyday media sharing as well as more practical file exchange. Users can send HD photos, create shared albums, and pass along larger files such as documents, PDFs, and spreadsheets when a chat needs more than text. QR-code contact sharing also makes it easier to start a conversation after meeting someone in person, reducing the need to search through similar names or exchange a phone number first.

Message Controls, Private Conversations, and Meta AI Extras

Messenger includes controls for common chat mistakes and privacy needs, such as editing a recent message, unsending a message, using disappearing messages, and relying on end-to-end encryption for supported personal chats and calls. In supported regions and languages, Meta AI can also help inside chat with questions, ideas, recommendations, and creative prompts. These extras give the app a broader role for users who want messaging, media sharing, and lightweight assistance in the same place.

File integrity (SHA-256)

File SHA-256
2d7733893c4b7cbda0132a1222fda2b0c5cad0cf644ef9ea10c27f44a7ab3a86
Signing Certificate SHA-256
e3f9e1e0cf99d0e56a055ba65e241b3399f7cea524326b0cdd6ec1327ed0fdc1

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Security scan results

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Verified at: 06/11/2026 / Scan target: Messenger Android APK 565.0.0.43.88

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Install test results

Samsung SM-S911U1Launch passed

Install Test Result

Package: com.facebook.orca Version: 565.0.0.43.88 Version code: 343011712 Device: Samsung SM-S911U1 Android version: Android 16 Install result: Success Launch result: the app opened successfully to an account confirmation screen without a crash, black screen, white screen, or forced update. Reached screens: account confirmation code screen, Android App info, Android permissions list, and Contacts permission detail.

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Ads / in-app purchases / forced behavior

AdsNot seen

No ad popup, interstitial, or visible ad placement appeared before the account confirmation blocker in the checked path.

In-app purchasesListed / declared

Google Play shows an in-app purchases label and the APK declares Google Play Billing. No subscription, checkout, local price, or payment screen was reached in the checked path.

Forced loginFound

The app opened to an account confirmation screen asking for an email code before the main chat interface.

Forced updateNot found

No forced update dialog or blocking update prompt appeared during the recorded path.

Issues found during testing

  • No major install, launch, crash, black-screen, white-screen, or forced-update issue was found during this APKBA check.

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Suitable / not suitable audiences

Suitable for

  • Users whose friends, family, customers, classmates, or local groups already use Facebook or Messenger.
  • People who want messages, voice calls, video calls, reactions, stickers, photo sharing, and file sharing in one mainstream app.
  • Families and friend groups that often coordinate plans, trips, events, albums, and shared memories.
  • Users who prefer to connect through Facebook or Messenger identity instead of exchanging a phone number first.
  • Users in supported regions who want optional Meta AI features inside a familiar messaging app.

Not suitable for

  • Users who want a minimal private messenger with very limited account data and app data collection.
  • People who do not want communication tied to a Meta or Facebook account ecosystem.
  • Users who need every feature, including Meta AI, payments, or account tools, to be available in every country.
  • Older or low-storage Android phones where a large mainstream messaging app may feel too heavy.
  • Children or younger teens without parent or guardian guidance, especially because the app involves user interaction, location-sharing labels, and in-app purchase labels.
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