Messenger

com.facebook.archon · Social Networking · v153.0

Native Version Spotted 2 devices · 110.8 MB · Impact: 60/100

Native Version Spotted

Universal version latest seen at v520.0.0 · Reported by 262 Macs in the community.

All sighted native versions (6):

v520.0.0 (Apple Silicon) ×21 v520.0.0 ×237 v214.0 ×1 v507.0.0 ×1 v511.0.0 ×1 v190.0 ×1

Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.

About This App

Facebook Messenger is the messaging platform from Meta (formerly Facebook) for macOS, enabling real-time text, voice and video chat with Facebook contacts and friends. It offers message syncing across devices, group conversations, file sharing, voice and video call capabilities, read receipts, and notification support. Messenger is one of the world's most widely used messaging apps and is available as a native macOS application. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.

Versions Seen 2 versions

v97.11.116 v153.0

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A native Apple Silicon build of Messenger has been available since August 2022 and is now the standard distribution. If your copy is still running under Rosetta as an Intel-only build, the simplest path to the native version is to download the latest build from the Mac App Store—search for "Messenger" and install or update it there. The App Store will automatically serve the Universal Binary (native Apple Silicon plus Intel fallback) on M-series Macs. If you previously downloaded Messenger directly from Meta's website rather than the App Store, you may have an older Intel-only installer cached; in that case, delete the Intel version from Applications and reinstall from the Mac App Store instead. After switching to the native build, expect noticeably snappier performance, lower CPU use, and improved battery life compared to running under Rosetta.