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Here’s how to find Facebook messages you didn’t know you had
April 11, 2016
Facebook is an extremely helpful tool for connecting with people from your past, whose phone numbers you might not have.
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How to find messages you didn’t know about
People who want to connect with old friends and classmates need only send a message on the social media platform to reconnect, strike up a conversation and plan meetups.
But what if you’re sending messages that are never seen? And what if people are sending you messages that you’ve never seen?
A Facebook messaging feature holds messages from Facebook users who you are not Facebook friends with in a separate folder.
To see the hidden messages, you must access message requests in your account.
Here’s how to do it:
Facebook (in web browser): Click on the messages icon at the top of the screen in the blue bar > Message Requests > See filtered requests
Messenger app: Settings > People > Message Requests > See filtered requests
Have fun perusing old messages, and hopefully, it’s not too late to respond to some of them!
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