Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Facebook recently rolled out a new version of Messenger. After ...

Messenger Rooms works on the Facebook and Messenger websites or app. Unfortunately, only Chrome and Edge web browsers are supported. If you don’t want to use the Rooms feature, you can still use ...

Did you know that you can still use Messenger with the new feature of temporarily deactivating your Facebook account while keeping your Messenger account? Read on to get the detailed instructions on ...

With coronavirus keeping people indoors, the demand for video conferencing apps has gone up, with apps like Zoom, which became the most downloaded app in April with 131 million installations. Now, ...

If you’ve ever been hesitant to hand your phone to a friend for fear they’ll read your DMs, you can now at least lock your Facebook Messenger chats behind a separate Face (or Touch) ID on your iPhone ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...