Microsoft has confirmed that the Facebook Messenger application will be landing on the Windows Phone platform very soon. This was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona. In line with its Android and iOS version, Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone will allow users to share messages with Facebook friends without opening the dedicated Facebook app.

“We’ve been working with Facebook testing out their implementation for a while,” said Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore. ”It’s looking good and we will have it for our customers soon.”

Facebook Messenger will be available for Windows Phone 8 and later, but it is still not confirmed if Windows Phone 7 users will also be getting this app anytime soon. The social networking giant recently acquired popular cross platform instant messaging service WhatsApp, with a 450 million user base, for US$ 19 billion in a cash and stock transaction.