His reintegration Facebook Messenger is being reviewed by Meta nine years after the separation of the two applications.

Facebook chief Tom Allison said in a Meta blog that the app is testing the ability for users to access their Messenger inbox within the Facebook app to make it easier for users to communicate.

“You’ll soon see us expand this test,” Facebook CEO Tom Allison wrote in the post.

In-app messaging features were removed by Facebook in 2014, a move that had sparked strong backlash. CEO Mark Zuckerberg justified the decision at the time, saying that having Messenger as a separate app allows for “a better experience.”

However, competitors such as TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat and LinkedIn give access to messages without the user having to switch to another app, making it much easier for the user.

Today the user has access to Messenger through Facebook only via computer, however there is also a separate Messenger app for desktops.