{"id":50403,"date":"2020-06-15T21:17:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T13:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=50403"},"modified":"2022-12-15T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:50:01","slug":"facebook-messenger-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-messenger-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Facebook Messenger Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook is the most popular social media app in the world and its messaging app the Facebook Messenger is not too far behind. Almost everyone who uses Facebook, uses the Messenger for chatting with friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, most people don\u2019t know about the cool features that Facebook has added to the Messenger app. So here\u2019s a post that lists some of the best and most useful Facebook Messenger tips to help you use the app to its full potential. Ready? Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

1. Block messages from a business<\/h3>\n

You once had a conversation with a business page on Facebook Messenger but now they\u2019re nagging you with their sales promotions. Well, there\u2019s a simple solution to get rid of that.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the conversation that you had with a business.<\/li>\n
  2. In the top right corner, tap the blue tick mark icon and then tap Turn Messages Off<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Now if the business will try to send you a message, they\u2019ll get a prompt that this person is not contactable on the Messenger.<\/p>\n

    Additionally, after blocking the contact, if you tap More options<\/strong>, you\u2019ll be able to Hide, Delete<\/em>, or Unblock<\/em> the conversation.<\/p>\n

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    2. Hide an ad<\/h3>\n

    Even though Facebook Messenger ads are not that annoying and appear as one of the conversations, still, if you want to hide these ads, then there\u2019s a simple way to do that.<\/p>\n

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    1. In the Chats<\/strong> tab, swipe left on the ad.<\/li>\n
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    2. Tap on the hamburger menu that appears and choose Hide ad<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
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      3. Search in conversation<\/h3>\n

      Sometimes you want to search something that you or your friend shared in your Facebook Messenger conversation. So, instead of scrolling through the entire conversation, you can use the search in conversation<\/a> option.<\/p>\n

      Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n

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      1. Open any conversation and tap your contact\u2019s profile picture.<\/li>\n
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      2. In the Settings, tap Search in conversation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
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      3. Now in the search field, type any keyword that you want to look for. It\u2019ll instantly produce all the results matching your keyword.<\/li>\n
        \"search<\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n

        4. Create a Messenger Room<\/h3>\n

        An interesting feature of the Facebook Messenger is the Messenger Room. It is a video chat room where you can connect with people through link sharing and anyone with the shared link can join even if they don\u2019t have a Facebook or Messenger account. To create a Messenger room:<\/p>\n

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        1. Go to People<\/strong> and tap Active<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
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        2. Here tap Create a Room<\/strong> and then tap Try It<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
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          Now your device\u2019s camera will be activated for the video call. However, at this point, you\u2019ll see two options to add the participants:<\/p>\n