Although you can no longer sign up for Facebook Messenger without a Facebook account, those who have already done so will – for now at least – be able to continue to use the service.

New users can no longer sign up for Messenger without creating a Facebook account, a spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat.

Facebook has quietly removed the ability to sign up for Messenger using a phone number, but confirmed the feature to VentureBeat.

You can have a Facebook Messenger account without being on Facebook Instead of clicking “Log in with Facebook,” choose “Not on Facebook.” All you really need is a phone number to register.

Facebook wants to position Messenger as your default chat app by sheer force. And it's probably working.

Facebook wants even the people who hate Facebook to use Messenger, so it’s opening the option to sign up for its chat app without an account on its social network. Users can sign up with just a ...

Facebook accounts are now required for people who are signing up for new Messenger accounts, possibly hinting at the social media company’s future plans for its messaging services. In June 2015 ...

Facebook Messenger not working? We've compiled the top problems users face along with relatively solutions to get you back to your chat.

Facebook says it's testing a way for users to receive, read and respond to their SMS-based conversations in its Messenger application for mobile devices. The feature, which would be optional if ...