Gordon Gottsegen is a tech writer who has experience working at publications like Wired. He loves testing out new gadgets and complaining about them. He is the ghost of all failed Kickstarters.

You've been through the rigamarole: you spy an old friend, or a new colleague, in that "People You May Know" window to the left of your news feed on Facebook. You add them as a friend, and wait a few ...

If you are a frequent user of Facebook Messenger, and you also happen to own a car that can use Android Auto, you will now be able to safely receive and respond to Messenger notifications while ...

Smartphones like the Galaxy S24 are complex devices with numerous settings and features. Sometimes, these settings can interfere with app notifications, causing them to stop working. This can be due ...

Facebook power users, hands up: You just added a new friend and the Messenger icon in the top-right corner immediately lit up with a notification. "You are now connected on Messenger." Cue feelings of ...

Facebook group messages usually start out innocuously enough. Maybe you’re talking with some friends about what you’ll all do for dinner, or which bar you’ll meet at after work. But then suddenly the ...

Online retailer Everlane was one of Facebook Messenger's first two brand partners at launch in 2015, but it announced it will no longer use the app for transactional notifications such as order ...

Facebook Messenger served as the notification hub for customers of online retailer Everlane for a while, but as of Wednesday, that deal is officially over. Before using Facebook Messenger, Everlane ...

Last night, Facebook gave what seems to be an unintentional early glimpse of its future plans to people who have the companion app for the company’s F8 developer conference installed on their phone. A ...