Meta launched Forum, a standalone iPhone app built around Facebook Groups. The app joins Meta's growing roster of niche iOS products, following Instagram's Instants earlier in May. Forum positions itself as a dedicated space for deeper conversations rather than the feed-driven Facebook most users know.

Forum syncs with your Facebook account so groups, profile, and activity carry over. Posts made on Forum appear in your groups on Facebook, and admins get an AI assistant to help moderate content. The feed surfaces conversations you care about rather than what's trending, letting you pick up where you left off.

Meta's app launch streak reflects a strategy of splitting its platform into focused products. Forum and Instants follow the standalone Facebook and Messenger apps on iOS. This approach tries to compete with TikTok and Reddit by offering dedicated spaces, but splitting the platform may fragment what's left of Facebook's shrinking user base.