You can then tap the three dotted menu button to “Unpin” the chat from this screen. When you start a new group it will show up at the end of the screen. It’s not exactly a list of all your group chats and it’s not even something you selected to be shown here. Go to the “Groups” tab to view all your current group chats. If your (extended) family is on Facebook, you’re undoubtedly part of many Messenger group chats. And voila! you’re now chatting with a group. Go to the Groups tab, tap the “+ icon in the top-right corner, select the contacts you want to add to the said group, give it a name (even an image if you want), and tap “Create”. Create GroupsĬreating groups is pretty easy. Now from the next screen, tap all the photos you want to send, and tap “Send”. First select the “Media” button (highlighted in the screenshot below) and instead is selecting one image, tap the “grid” icon you’ll is in the bottom-left corner. Sending multiple photos to a chat is bit tricky. Customize Conversation Colors, Emojis and Give Your Friend a Nickname
That animation effect, by the way, is one of the best I’ve seen. Tap and hold that “Like” button to see it wriggle, make a cute noise, expand and finally pop like a balloon because you didn’t release your finger at the right moment.īut if you do release your finger at the right moment, you’ll end up sending a HUGE Like. On the next screen you can either select to just block the person’s messages or block them directly on Facebook. Scroll down on the next screen and tap “Block”. To block someone, open the conversation and tap their name on the top. You can also Mute the entire app’s notifications for a while by going to “Notifications” under “Settings” and enabling the “Mute” option. You can either mute it for 15 minutes, or for a day or until you manually turn it back on. IF you just want to turn off notifications for a specific chat, swipe left on it from the app’s homescreen and select “Mute”. Now you can just turn off all notifications from here or just turn off sounds, badge icons, anything you like. To do that, exit the Messenger app, go to the “Settings” app, select “Notifications” and find “Messenger” from the list. If you’re tired of all the buzzing, you can completely turn off Notifications for Facebook Messenger. Today we’ll be doing the same for Facebook Messenger. We previously told you about all the glorious WhatsApp tips and tricks. That’s a different subset of your connections, but still just as important. While WhatsApp is basically inescapable for many users, Facebook Messenger is usually used to stay in touch with people you might not find in your phonebook. When it comes to messenger apps with a massive number of active users, Facebook Messenger is second only to WhatsApp (that other app Facebook owns).