Facebook Messenger lost the ability to send SMS messages back in 2013, but now the functionality is back with a vengeance.

Surround and conquer is Facebook's new strategy for getting people to switch from SMS to Messenger. You can now read and send old-school text messages from inside Facebook Messenger for Android ...

Facebook's takeover strategy hit a new milestone Tuesday. The company announced that SMS text messages can now be sent and received through its Android Messenger app.

While SMS in Messenger will support texting, photos, videos, audio, and content like emoji and stickers, you’ll still have to use Messenger to send things like payments and GIFs.

Messenger used to support SMS, but Facebook removed the feature back in 2012. Facebook says Messenger doesn't send, upload, or store conversations on its servers.

Facebook Messenger first offered SMS support in 2012, but that was dropped by 2013. In 2016, Facebook tried again with SMS kept separate from web-based communications.

Facebook has announced that it will be discontinuing the ability to send and receive SMS messages through its Messenger app. This feature was initially introduced in 2016, but now Facebook has ...

The latest version of Facebook Messenger for Android lets you also make voice calls and send and receive SMS text messages seamlessly. (Credit: Jean-Baptiste Su) Facebook Messenger is rapidly ...

Clear the cache in the Messenger app. This practice is often done to free up storage space, but it can also be useful for app issues like when Facebook won't send messages.

Facebook’s takeover strategy hit a new milestone Tuesday. The company announced that SMS text messages can now be sent and received through its Android Messenger app.