How To Unhide Messages On Messenger

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With the ever-growing use of technology in our lives, it’s no surprise that Messenger is one of the most popular messaging apps around. It’s a great way to stay in touch with family, friends and colleagues but sometimes you migt want to hide some messages from certain conversations.

Fortunately, Messenger makes it easy for you to archive and unhide messages on the app. Here’s how to do it:

First, open your Messenger app and click on the gear icon. This will open up a dropdown menu whre you can select “Archived Threads”. Select this option and all your archived conversations will appear.

Now select the conversation you want to unarchive from the list. This will move all of the messages currently in chat history back into your main chat box.

If you want to hide any messages from this conversation again, simply click “Hide” at the top right corner of your screen. All conversations will then be moved back into a hidden folder that only you can access.

However, if someone contacts you again while these messages are hidden, they’ll be visible in your inbox once again and you’ll need to repeat these steps to hide them again.

To make sure this doesn’t happen often, head over to your profile picture (in the top left corner of your screen) and tap “Notifications & Sounds”. Then turn off (swipe left) “Show Previews” so that any new incoming messages won’t show up in your inbox unil you specifically open them up yourself.

That’s all there is to it! With these few simple steps, you’ll be able to easily archive and unhide messages on Messenger whenever needed!

Recovering Hidden Messages on Messenger

In order to recover hidden messages on Messenger, you will have to access the ‘Archived Threads’ folder. To do this, open your Messenger app, then click on the gear icon in the top rigt corner of the screen. Select ‘Archived Threads’ from the dropdown menu. All hidden messages that have been archived will be listed here. To unarchive a conversation, simply click on it and it will move back to the main chat box.

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Hiding Conversations on Messenger: What Happens?

When you hide a conversation on Messenger, all of the messages in that conversation will be moved to a hidden folder that only you can access. The hidden folder can be accessed by ging to your settings and clicking on ‘Archived Chats’. This will move all of the messages out of your main inbox, but they will still remain in your account. If that person contacts you again, the archived messages will appear in your inbox and you will have to redo all of the steps above to hide them again.

Unhiding Message Notifications on Messenger

To unhide message notifications on Messenger, you will need to open the Messenger app. Once the app is open, click on your profile picture in the top left corner of your screen. Then tap on Notifications and Sounds and make sure to turn off (swipe left) Show previews. This will hide your message notifications unil you turn them back on.

Unhiding a Chat on Messenger Without Replying

To unhide a chat on Messenger without replying, go to the Messenger homepage and enter the name of the person you wish to bring back the ignored chat of in the “Search Messenger” field. Once you search the name, it will show you the names of the people matching the query. Click on the chat (name of the person) you wish to unhide messages from. Then click on “Unhide” option under their profile picture and that’s it! The chat will be visible agin without replying or sending any message.

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Finding Hidden Messages on Messenger for Android

To find hidden messages on the Android version of the Facebook Messenger app, open the Messenger app, then tap your profile picture in the upper-left corner of the Chats window. From there, select Message Requests and then select You. This will show you any messages that may have been filtered by Messenger’s spam filters.

Unhiding Hidden Notifications

To unhide hidden notifications, open your phone’s Settings app. Go to Notifications, then tap on the app whose notifications you want to unhide. Under the section labeled “Show on Lock Screen”, turn on the toggle switch for “Show Alerting and Silent Notifications”. This will allw you to show alerting notifications (those with sound or vibration) as well as silent notifications (those without any sound or vibration) on your lock screen.

Unhiding Hidden Notifications on Facebook

To unhide hidden notifications on Facebook, go to your Activity Log page. At the top of the page, tap on “Filter” and select “Hidden From Timeline.” This will show all posts, photos, and messages that you have previously hidden from your profile. To unhide a post or message you simply need to click on the “Unhide” button located at the bottom right corner of the item. Once you click this button, it will be visible to your friends and followers again.

Conclusion

Overall, Messenger is an intuitive and straightforward messaging platform that allows you to keep in touch with friends and family quickly and easily. With its ability to archive messages, you can hide conversations from your main inbox and store them for laer viewing. Additionally, you can customize your sound notifications to ensure that you are only notified of important messages. With its simple design, Messenger makes it easy to keep up with the people in your life.

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Sanjeev Singh

Sanjeev is the tech editor at DeviceMAG. He has a keen interest in all things technology, and loves to write about the latest developments in the industry. He has a passion for quality-focused journalism and believes in using technology to make people's lives better. He has worked in the tech industry for over 15 years, and has written for some of the biggest tech blogs in the world. Sanjeev is also an avid photographer and loves spending time with his family.