While these features add utility, they also contribute to a larger app that demands more from your device's resources.

By 2018, the app had become cluttered with many features. To fix this, Facebook (now Meta) redesigned Messenger with a simpler architecture and cleaner design.

White Paper: The Evolution of Messenger’s iOS Architecture (IPA) April 11, 2026

The app relied on complex, often redundant frameworks. For instance, it maintained 40 different versions of a contact list