Is Messenger Safe for Kids?
Real permissions, ads, age rating, and privacy policy for Messenger — live-scraped from its Google Play listing, not curated.
Messenger
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 4.7★ (114,539,979)
Description
Useful. Social. Expressive.
Downloads
5,000,000,000+
Category
Communication
Age category
Everyone
Price
Free
Subscription
Offers in-app purchases ($0.05 - $7,909.99 per item)
Contains ads
No
Permissions (33)
find accounts on the deviceadd or remove accountsread your own contact cardread calendar events plus confidential informationadd or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledgeread your contactsmodify your contactsapproximate location (network-based)precise location (GPS and network-based)directly call phone numbersread phone status and identityread the contents of your USB storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storagetake pictures and videosrecord audioview Wi-Fi connectionsview network connectionscreate accounts and set passwordspair with Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settingschange network connectivityconnect and disconnect from Wi-Fifull network accesschange your audio settingscontrol Near Field Communicationread sync settingsrun at startupdraw over other appscontrol vibrationprevent device from sleepingtoggle sync on and offinstall shortcutsread Google service configuration
Privacy policy
First released
Jan 30, 2014
Last updated
2026-09-30 · v581.0.0.49.91
Developer site
Does Messenger show ads?
Messenger's Google Play listing does not declare itself as ad-supported.
What age rating does Messenger have?
Messenger carries the age rating Everyone on Google Play.
What permissions does Messenger need?
Messenger declares 33 permission group(s) on Google Play, including find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts, read your own contact card, read calendar events plus confidential information, add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge.