If you’re wondering how to check Facebook messages on your smartphone, all you have to do is download Messenger, the Facebook messaging app available for Android and iOS devices. Therefore, you should log in with your Facebook account and open the chat to which you are relevant.

If you don’t have an account to log in yet, launch the Facebook app, select ‘Sign Up’ for Facebook and tap the ‘Start’ button. Then enter the required data in the ‘Name’ and ‘Surname’ fields, specify your date of birth and select your membership type. Choose to sign up using your ‘Phone Number’ or ‘E-mail’ address. Finally, please specify a password to associate with your account, hit the ‘Next’ and ‘Subscribe’ buttons, and that’s it.

After logging into your account, tap the speech bubble icon in the upper right and download Messenger, the application you need to read Facebook messages on your mobile phone. Alternatively, you can access your device’s store, search for the app in question, and start downloading.

After the download and installation are complete, launch Messenger and tap continue to link it to your Facebook account. If you don’t see this option, enter your account information in the ‘Phone Number’ or ‘E-mail Address’ and ‘Password’ fields. Press the enter button. Then choose whether to enable notifications and contact sync. Now all you have to do is press the chat you’re interested in to read the messages or type the name of the person you want in the search field.

How To Check Facebook Messages On Computer?

If you prefer to check Facebook messages from your computer, connect to the social network’s home page. If you haven’t already, log in to your account by entering the data in the ‘E-mail’ or ‘Phone’ and ‘Password’ fields. On the other hand, if you haven’t signed up for Facebook yet. Enter the required data in the ‘Name, Surname, E-mail address, Password, and Date of Birth’ fields. Specify your gender by placing a checkmark next to one of the available options and clicking the ‘Subscribe’ button.

All you have to do to read a message is click the speech bubble icon in the upper right, select the conversation you’re interested in and click on it. Automatically, a window will open in the lower right with messages received and sent in that particular chat. Alternatively, to access the ‘Web Version of Messenger’, click ‘Home’ and select ‘Messenger’ in the right sidebar.

Check Facebook Messages Without Messenger

Suppose you wonder how to check Facebook messages on your smartphone or tablet without necessarily downloading Messenger. In that case, all you have to do is use the browser on your device and connect to the homepage of the famous social network.

Start the browser you usually use to browse the Internet connected to the main Facebook page, enter your account data in the ‘Phone number’ or ‘E-mail’ and ‘Password’ fields and tap the login button.

Now, hit the speech bubble icon in the top menu and tap the X button (top right) on the Messenger download screen to access the list of your messages. Then press the message you’re interested in to open and read it. To reply, just enter your reply in the write message field and tap the send button.

Facebook Messages From Non-Friends

Perhaps not everyone knows that even people who haven’t made friends on the famous social network Facebook can exchange private messages. However, these messages don’t appear in recent messages but a special section of messenger.

Take your smartphone or tablet to view messages from users who aren’t among your friends on Facebook. Launch the messenger app and tap the icon of the two guys in the bottom menu. Then access the contacts section by tapping on the add section. Select the little man icon (top right) and requests.

Then press the accept button on the chat you’re interested in (future messages will appear in the chat section of messenger); otherwise, tap decline to view the message, reply to it and add that user to the list of people who can write to you.

On the other hand, if you don’t intend to reply, you can ignore the message; otherwise, select ‘I don’t want to receive messages.’ Press the delete button to delete the message and specify future messages to be sent. In this case, the messages will appear in the message requests and view filtered messages sections). Alternatively, select block messages to prevent that user from contacting you.

Check Facebook Messages Without Viewing

Want to read a message on Facebook without notifying the sender that you opened it? Unfortunately, when writing this guide, there is no possibility yet to disable ‘Viewed’ when reading a new message. However, by applying a few tricks, you can read new messages without the other person knowing.