{"id":97865,"date":"2018-03-09T10:59:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T10:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=97865"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:37:08","slug":"how-to-see-your-chat-history-on-facebook-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-see-your-chat-history-on-facebook-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to see your chat history on Facebook Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More and more people around the world are using <\/span><b>Facebook<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to communicate. We\u2019re not talking about the social network for liking, uploading photos or commenting on posts, but rather the platform\u2019s chat system. Useless at first, it was given more importance in recent years, causing\u00a0<\/span><b>Facebook Messenger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0to now have more than 1 billion active users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Messenger&#8217;s increasing popularity has led to a common problem: many people don\u2019t know how to use it. Today at Softonic, we\u2019ll show you <\/span><b>how to see your chat history on Facebook.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Pay attention; it\u2019s easier than you think.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; width:100%; margin:12px 0;\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n  google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\n  var google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\n  if (window.innerWidth <= 470) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 300;\r\n    google_ad_height = 50;\r\n  }\r\n  else if (window.innerWidth < 1360) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 468;\r\n    google_ad_height = 60;\r\n  }\r\n  else {\r\n    google_ad_width = 728;\r\n    google_ad_height = 90;\r\n  }\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>How to view your Messenger chat history<\/h2>\n<h2><b>Step 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first thing you should do is click on the icon between <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Friend requests<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Notifications<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This symbol in the middle represents <\/span><b>all available conversations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to date, as well as those users who have been recently added or have installed Facebook Messenger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most likely you knew how to do this. From here, you have to go lower down, right where it says <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>See all in Messenger<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;!-- Shortcode [program] does not exist --&gt;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0]}\"><div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/8a6eafba-96d2-11e6-b334-00163ec9f5fa\/77332936\/facebook-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Facebook<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/author\/facebook\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Access Facebook<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/author\/facebook\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Step 2<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The screen will change dramatically, and before you, Facebook\u2019s chat will appear, but in full screen. <\/span><b>Here you can see all the users you\u2019ve had a conversation with. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scroll down to see all chats since the beginning. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If at any point, you see the name <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Facebook User<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, this means one of two things have happened. The first is that this person has deleted his\/her account and the social network has changed it by default, or this person has blocked you, and you can\u2019t get in touch with him\/her. That\u2019s all.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/dislike-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">How to know if somebody has blocked you on Facebook<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-know-if-somebody-has-blocked-you-on-facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Find out now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-know-if-somebody-has-blocked-you-on-facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;width:100%\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\nvar google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\nvar google_ad_width = 300;\r\nvar google_ad_height = 250;\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Step 3<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s the good stuff. Have you seen the gear icon that appears on the upper left-hand side? Click there to see several settings. The ones that interest you are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Message requests<\/b><b style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people that have tried to get in contact with us, but aren\u2019t <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Friends<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in our circle. This section is one of the most forgotten aspects of Facebook. You may be surprised by the people who wanted to contact you, and you didn\u2019t even know until now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Archived conversations: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">those chats that you want to send to the back of our memories, ideal if you want them to stay there forever. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Unread conversations:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you may have left a chat unread at some point. Here you\u2019ve got your answer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;&lt;!-- Shortcode [program] does not exist --&gt;&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0]}\"><div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Messenger\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/9c257d58-96d0-11e6-9e4d-00163ed833e7\/2391314979\/messenger-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Messenger<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook-messenger.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Messenger<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook-messenger.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you\u2019ve got the main points to make the most of Facebook\u2019s chat don\u2019t forget that you can also use all these features we just mentioned from the mobile app too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more people around the world are using Facebook to communicate. We\u2019re not talking about the social network for liking, uploading photos or commenting on posts, but rather the platform\u2019s chat system. Useless at first, it was given more importance in recent years, causing\u00a0Facebook Messenger\u00a0to now have more than 1 billion active users. Messenger&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-see-your-chat-history-on-facebook-messenger\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to see your chat history on Facebook Messenger&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9091,"featured_media":98429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2445],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-97865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionfacebook-messenger"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328198,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97865\/revisions\/328198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97865"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=97865"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=97865"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=97865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}