How to activate Messenger on your mobile
To begin with, let's find out how to activate Messenger on your mobile (and from the tablet). Below you will find illustrated how to do it, acting as a Android and iPhone.
Android
If you are using a smartphone (or tablet) Android, For activate Messenger on your device you must first download and install the app. To do this, grab your device, unlock it and connect to the relevant section of the Play Store, the official store of applications for the Google mobile operating system, and press the button Install.
Once the download and installation procedure is complete, you can start the app by tapping the button apri which in the meantime appeared on the Play Store screen or by going to the drawer (the Android screen where you find all the apps grouped) and by tapping onicona dell'applicazione (Quella with the blue speech bubble and the white lightning bolt).
Now that you see the home screen of the app, if the Facebook application is already installed on your smartphone and if you are logged in with your account on it, you can log in to Messenger by tapping the button Continue as [name and surname].
If the Facebook application is not installed or in any case if you intend to use Messenger with a different account, tap on the item It's not me and / or enter your login details in the fields provided, then tap the button Log in. If you don't have an account yet to use Messenger, click on the button instead Create a new account and follow the simple wizard that is proposed to you to create one immediately, as I explained to you in my article on how Messenger works without Facebook.
Once logged into Messenger, the app will be constantly active in the background. If you want, you can also let others know when you are online and when you are not, using your activity status. To enable this function, tap on tua photo at the top left, select the item Status of activity from the next screen and bring up ON l'interruttore Show when you are active.
iPhone
Stai using a iPhone (or an iPad) and you want to activate Messenger in that case, the first thing you need to do is to download and install the application on your device. So, grab the "iPhone by", unlock it and access the relevant section of the App Store, the store of applications for Apple's mobile operating system.
In Seguito, Premium Pulsating Geton that one Install and authorize the download by Face ID, touch ID o password dell'ID Apple. Then start the app by pressing the button apri that in the meantime has appeared on the display or by touching theicon (Quella with the blue speech bubble and the white lightning bolt) which was added in Home Screen.
Once the main screen of the application is displayed, if you have already installed the Facebook app on your iPhone and if you are logged in to it with your account, you can log in to Messenger by tapping the button Continue as [name and surname].
If you haven't installed the Facebook app or if you want to use Messenger with a different account, tap the word item It's not me and / or enter your login details in the appropriate fields, then press the button Log in. Instead, if you don't have a Messenger account yet, click on the button Create a new account and follow the wizard that is proposed to you to create it, as I explained to you in the previous step dedicated to Android.
Once logged in, the Messenger app will be constantly active in the background. If you wish, you can also have other users when you are actually online by enabling the activity status. To do this, touch the tua photo located at the top left, select the item Status of activity from the next screen and move up ON the levetta Show when you are active.
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If you prefer the PC to the use of the smartphone, you will probably be interested to know that it is also possible activate Messenger on your computer">computer">computer">computer. To find out how, follow the directions in the next steps. You can do this by acting on the Facebook website or from the application for Windows 10, as well as through a Dedicated web app.
Activate Messenger on Facebook
If you are interested in understanding how to activate Messenger on Facebook, the first thing you need to do is to start the browser that you usually use to surf the Net (eg. Chrome), visit the home page of the social network and log in to your account, filling in the appropriate fields at the top right and pressing the button Log in. If you don't have an account yet, you can register for the service by filling out the form on the right, as I explained to you in my guide on how to create a Facebook profile.
Stai using Windows 10, you can also download the Facebook application for the operating system in question. To do this, visit the relevant section of the Microsoft Store, click on the button Get and, in no time, his quello apri. Alternatively, start the application by selecting the relevant one collegamento added to Start menu. When you see the Facebook window, log in to your account by filling in the appropriate fields or create a new one by selecting the dedicated item.
Once logged in, the Facebook chat will be active by default and you can access it via the sidebar visible on the right. If the bar isn't visible, click the tab to fix it Chat located at the bottom right.
If you wish, you can also let other users know when you are online and when you are not, by enabling the activity status. To do this, click on thegear that you always find at the bottom right and select the item Activate the activity state from the menu that appears. You can also choose to be online for only some contacts. To do this, click again on the icon of thegear, select the voice Turn off the activity state, choose the option you prefer from the window that opens and press the button Ok.
In addition to what I have just indicated, you can activate Messenger by clicking on the icon comic placed in the upper right part of the Facebook home and then selecting the item See all on Messenger from the menu that appears. This will then open a new web page through which you can chat with your friends.
Again, if you wish, you can enable the activity status. To do this, click on thegear at the top left, select the item Settings from the menu that appears and moves up ON the lever located next to the item Show your activity status. To confirm the changes, click on the item end.
Activate Messenger without Facebook
To activate Messenger without Facebook, or by going to act through the Web app dedicated, what you need to do, instead, is start the browser that you generally use to surf the Net (eg. Chrome), go to the home page of the service and log in to your account, filling in the appropriate fields visible on the screen with your access data and then pressing the button Log in. At this point, the chat service will automatically be active and you can then start chatting with your friends.
If you want to make sure that others also know that you are online and that, consequently, they can realize when you are not, click on the symbol of thegear located at the top left and select the item Settings from the menu that opens. Next, carry on ON the switch next to the item Show your activity status and click on your voice end, to apply the changes.
How to activate Messenger notifications
Did Messenger message notifications stop working? Most likely you disabled them by mistake. To cope with the thing, you can follow the instructions on how to activate Messenger notifications that I have provided to you below, both acting from smartphones and tablets that computer">computer">computer">computer.
Smartphones and tablets
If you are using Messenger from smartphones and tablets, to activate notifications proceed as follows: on the main Messenger screen, tap on tua photo at the top left and make sure Do Not Disturb is not active. To do this, tap on the item Notifications and sounds in the displayed screen and if next to the item Do not disturb the switch is on ON, portal with OFF and select the item Reactivate give the menu to compare.
And if you want Messenger notifications to be sound, turn on the sounds. To do this, touch the wording Sounds app in the screen Notifications and sounds Messenger settings and bring up ON l'interruttore che trovi accanto alla voce Sounds. If you wish, you can also enable vibration by flipping up ON the lever placed in correspondence with the wording Vibrations.
Do you want to receive notifications about stories on Facebook (which are also visible from Messenger)? It can be done! To do this, move up ON the lever located next to the item History notifications that you always find on the screen Notifications and sounds of Messenger settings and that's it.
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To enable Messenger notifications from the computer">computer">computer">computer, on the website or inFacebook application for Windows 10, click on down arrow at the top right and choose the item Settings from the menu that appears. On the next screen, select the item Notifications located on the left, locate the section How to receive notifications placed on the right, expand it and bring up Yes the switches to enable the Push notifications.
If you wish, you can also activate the sounds, to do this, bring up Yes the switch located next to the item Play sound when receiving a message. Alternatively, click on thegear that you find in the chat sidebar and select the item Chat sounds give the menu check if you press.
In addition to, as I have just indicated, you can activate Messenger notifications by proceeding in this way: click on the icon comic at the top right of the social network screen, select the wording See all on Messenger from the menu that opens, click on thegear located at the top left and select the wording Settings.
In the box that is now shown to you, put a check mark on the box next to the item Active desktop notifications, at the section Notifications. Subsequently, answer in the affirmative to the notice that you see appear on the screen through which the browser or Windows, depending on whether you are connected via the Web or via an application, ask your permission for thesending notifications, precisely. To confirm the changes, click on the item end top right.
If you also want to enable the sounds, check the box next to the item Active, at the section Sounds.
If, on the other hand, you are using the Web app Messenger, after having gone to the main screen of the service, proceed in the same way as I have shown you just now for the Facebook site, the steps to be taken are practically the same as those I indicated after clicking on the icon of the comic above and on the voice See all on Messenger in the menu that opened.
How to activate Messenger microphone
Let us now how to activate the Microphone on Messenger, an operation that is particularly useful if trying to make a call through the famous service your voice should not be audible from the other user or when you are unable to send a voice message. Below you will find explained how to do it, from computer">computer">computer">computer and smartphones and tablets.
Smartphones and tablets
To activate the microphone on Messenger from smartphones and tablets, the procedure differs depending on whether you are using Android or iOS / iPadOS and, I anticipate, you need to put your hand to the settings of the operating system. Here is how to proceed in both cases.
- Stai using AndroidI agreed to drawer, touch the icon Settings (Quella with the ruota d'ingranaggio), tap on the item Applications and select l 'messenger icon from the list of apps installed on the device. Then select the item Permissions e carries his ON the switch next to the item Microphone.
- If you are using iOS/iPadOS, go to Home Screen, tap on the icon Settings (Quella with the ruota d'ingranaggio), select the app name from the list below and bring up ON l'interruttore che trovi accanto alla dicitura Microphone, on the next screen.
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Da computer">computer">computer">computer, to enable the use of the microphone on Messenger, the first thing you need to do is select the contact with whom you intend to make a call from the right sidebar of Facebook or from the list visible on the page that is shown to you after clicking on the comic at the top of the social network home and, subsequently, on the item See all on Messenger or, again, after logging in to Web app in Messenger.
Then click on the icon of phone located in the upper right part of the chat screen displayed (if the icon is not visible, first press on "I"always placed at the top right) e answer in a manner affirmative to the notice you see on the screen for activate the use of the microphone in the browser or application. And voila!
How to activate Camera Messenger
To conclude, as they say, let's find out how to activate the camera on Messenger, which can be useful to know in case the other person is unable to view us during video calls. In the following steps you will find explained how to do it from computer">computer">computer">computer and smartphones and tablets.
Smartphones and tablets
To activate the camera on Messenger from smartphones and tablets, the procedures to follow on Android e iOS / iPadOS are the ones you find below.
- Stai using AndroidI agreed to drawer, tap on the icon Settings (Quella with the ruota d'ingranaggio), then on the item Applications and select l 'messenger icon from the list of apps installed on the device. Then, tap the item Permissions e carries his ON the switch next to the item Camera.
- If you are using iOS/iPadOS, go to the Home Screen, tap on the icon Settings (Quella with the ruota d'ingranaggio), select the app name from the list at the bottom and, on the next screen, bring up ON l'interruttore situato accanto alla voce Camera.
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If you are using the computer">computer">computer">computer, to activate the use of the camera on Messenger, first select the contact with whom you intend to make a call from the right sidebar of Facebook or from the list visible on the page that is shown to you after clicking on the comic at the top of the Facebook home and, subsequently, on the entry See all on Messenger or after logging in to Web app in Messenger.
At this point, click on the icon of video camera located in the upper right part of the chat screen you see (if the icon is not visible, first press on "I"always placed at the top right) e answer in the affirmative to the warning that appeared on the screen for enable the use of the webcam in the browser or application.
How to activate Messenger
