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Messenger 582.0.0.61.92: what changed

Messenger is for keeping in touch with friends, family, and communities through messages and calls. These practical highlights pair the build's general maintenance notes with useful features described for the app.

What changed

  1. 01General maintenance and stability work

    General maintenance is the focus of this build's notes. You can continue using Messenger to chat and call friends and family, share photos and files, and add expressive touches such as stickers, GIFs, and reactions. These are features described for the app, rather than additions identified as part of this build.

  2. 02Worth using: shared chat albums

    Shared albums give a group chat a place to collect photos and videos around a common occasion. The app description suggests examples such as a vacation or birthday, making the feature useful when a conversation includes many images that people may want to find again. It is a way to organize shared memories within the chat.

  3. 03Worth using: photos and large files

    When a photo matters, Messenger offers high-definition sharing for clearer images. For documents, the app description lists Word, PDF, and Excel files up to 100MB that can be sent directly in a chat. These options can keep conversation and shared material together, whether you are sending a snapshot or a work document.

Version
582.0.0.61.92
On Google Play
Oct 12, 2026
Rollout
Rolling out via Google Play
Developer
Meta Platforms, Inc.

Should you update now?

Our callUpdate now

It is worth installing now if Google Play offers this build. Messenger brings everyday chats and calls together with shared albums, clearer photo sharing, and direct file sharing up to 100MB. The build's notes focus on general maintenance, so there is no specific behavior change to plan around.

Get the update

Open Messenger in Google Play

Official listing by Meta Platforms, Inc.

On the listing, Update means this build is waiting for your phone; Open means you already have it or a newer one.

Worth knowing

Messenger's description says Meta AI is available only in select languages and countries, so access depends on where you are and which language you use. You can find shared albums in group chats, and the app lists direct chat file sharing for Word, PDF, and Excel documents up to 100MB. Installing an update from Google Play keeps your mail and data and settings.

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