A: No. Rooting changes system permissions but does not magically upgrade Android APIs. A newer Messenger requires libraries that do not exist in the /system/lib folder of Gingerbread.
The primary reason is . As Android evolves, new APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are introduced, and old ones are deprecated. Modern Facebook Messenger requires Android 8.0 (Oreo) or higher.
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