Windows 10 Users Get Facebook, Messenger Apps; Instagram for Windows 10 Mobile

Windows 10 users now have access to the universal applications for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram that were announced at Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference last month.

Windows 10 users now have access to the universal applications for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram that were announced at Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference last month.

Product manager Davis Fields introduced the three new apps in a Newsroom post, saying that Facebook and Messenger for Windows 10 will be available Thursday in the Windows Desktop App Store, and likewise for Instagram for Windows 10 Mobile in the Windows Phone Store.

Fields added that Windows 10 Phone Facebook and Messenger apps will be released later this year, and that the Facebook Windows 8 app will be replaced by the new offering in the Windows Store, and users can opt to continue using the older app or update to the new one free-of-charge.

He also provided the following details on the new apps:

We built the new Windows 10 Facebook app so that it’s fast and easy to access your favorite features.

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