Facebook Messenger is one of the most loved tools by many users in the world. This is a tool created with the sole purpose of improving communication directly between people around the world.
It is an easily accessible application which you can download to your device in a simple and easy way, having several creative themes among which the transparent one stands out. Within its platform you can stay active to have conversations with your Facebook friends, in addition to using all its tools and services.
However, an important factor in being able to use this application quickly and easily is keeping it updated correctly.
In this post we will explain step by step, the correct way with which you can keep said application updated without the need to run any type of risk.
Updating Facebook Messenger on Android phones
- The first thing you should do is open the Play Store on your mobile device.
- Once inside, you must locate the button that has three thick lines horizontally. And there proceed to press the “My apps and games” button.
- Once there, you must locate yourself on the “Updates” section when the list of options opens, you must look for the “Facebook Messenger” application. If the application appears in the list, it means that there is an update available, if on the contrary, nothing appears, it means that it is in its most recent version.
- If the application appears there and next to it is the word “Update” you just have to click on this said button so that the update begins to download.
- Likewise, it should be noted that it is important that the application cannot be downloaded in the usual way, this may happen due to some type of error. For this, it is best to disable the application and install it again.
Updating the Facebook Messenger app on iOS devices
- Here as with any Andoid device, you must enter the application download store. In this case, we are heading to open the iOS App Store.
- If we locate ourselves in the lower right section, we can see some buttons which will lead us to the “Updates” button. In general, we can locate this button because it has a red circle right on the occasion where there is an application which requires an update and therefore it is pending.
- For this reason, here you must locate yourself on the “Available Updates” section, which are located on the Facebook Messenger application. If you can’t see anything in that section, it means that it is in its most updated version.
- Once you press the update button, the application alone and automatically will download its most recent version and notify you when the download has been successful. At this point we recommend that once you start the application update process, you do it if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.
If, on the other hand, you do not see any type of update, but you suspect that it is a bug in the application or something else, follow these steps:
- Within the app Store, proceed to search for the Facebook Messenger application. However, it is important that you do not get confused with its Lite version, since there you would be doing everything wrong.
- After that, press the “Uninstall” option. If it doesn’t work at the moment, try pressing that icon for a couple of seconds and when you see that it starts to blink and a cross appears, click on the same icon to uninstall it.
- Once it has been uninstalled correctly, it only remains for you to “Install” it again.
In this way and when it is installed again, you will be solving all the problems with the updates or those failures due to lack of compatibility.
