How do I create a 2nd Messenger?

Though Facebook has been testing multiple account support for Messenger for awhile now, it's finally making the feature official starting today. As of the most recent update, Messenger users on Android can now switch from one account to another using a single device. You can add accounts to Messenger via a new Accounts section in Settings, and you don't need to be on Facebook in order sign in.

If you're concerned about your family and friends reading your messages, there's a safeguard against that too. You'll be asked for your password the first time you switch accounts, and from there you can choose if you want it required all the time. Messages sent to a different account will prompt a new message notification, but that message will remain private until the account is switched over. If that sounds like a useful feature for your family, you can head over to Google Play to get the update right now.

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Thanks to an update rolled out by Facebook recently, you can now add multiple accounts in Facebook Messenger on Android. By rolling out this feature, Facebook wants your family to use Messenger easily on a shared device.

This feature lets multiple people use Facebook Messenger from a single, shared device. Wondering how is this possible? In this tutorial we show you how to add multiple accounts in Facebook Messenger on Android so that all your family members can share a single device to keep in touch with their friends without having to use a different device.

Step 1: The very first thing to do is download the Facebook Messenger app on your Android if you haven’t already. You can download it from the Google Play Store. As soon as you are logged-in, you will see all your chats. Tap on the ‘Settings‘ icon located at the top-right corner. Upon doing so, you will be taken to the Settings section. Tap on ‘Accounts‘ located below the Chat Heads option.

Step 2: Upon tapping on the Accounts, you will be taken to the Accounts section. Tap on the ‘+‘ icon located at the top-right corner to add another account. After that, you will be asked for the login details of the account you want to add in the Facebook Messenger.

Step 3: As soon as you enter the login details of the account you want to add in the Facebook Messenger, make sure you ‘tick the check box‘. What it will do is the Messenger will ask for a password whenever someone tries to switch to this account. Tap on ‘Add‘ to log-in. Messenger will successfully sign you in with the new account. Tap on ‘Continue‘ to start using Messenger.

Step 4: As soon as you tap on ‘Continue’ you will be taken to the chats of the account you signed-in with. In order to switch to another account, tap on the ‘Settings’ icon and then on ‘Accounts’. Messenger will show the number of notifications alongside the ‘Accounts’ option instead of showing the messages.

Step 5: Tap on the account you want to switch to and then tap ‘Continue’. Upon doing so Messenger will sign you in with the account you tapped on.

Upon tapping ‘Continue’ you will see all the chats that belong to the account you switched to. If you think this doesn’t leave any room for privacy, don’t worry as Messenger will ask for a password of the account someone wants to switch to (unless of course if the person selected the option to require a password when switching to an account while adding his account for the first time).

Step 6: You can always turn off the password requirement by tapping on the ‘three dot menu‘ against the account name, then tapping on ‘Password settings‘ and confirming the selection by tapping on ‘Turn Off‘. Do keep in mind that turning off your password will let anyone with access to the device access your Messenger account.

Step 7: If you want to remove your account from the Facebook Messenger, simply tap on the ‘three dot menu‘ provided alongside the account you want to remove. Then tap on ‘Remove account‘ and confirm the action by tapping on ‘Remove‘.

We hope you were able to add multiple accounts in Facebook Messenger on Android with the help of this tutorial. Do share your experience with us if you added multiple accounts in Facebook Messenger on your Android device. For more such tutorials, head on to our How-To Guides section.

Can you create 2 Messenger accounts?

You can save different Messenger accounts and switch between them. When you add a new account, the password won't be saved in Messenger unless you opt out of requiring a password to switch to the account. You can add up to five accounts that follow our name policies and Community Standards on authentic identity.

Can you make a second Messenger account without Facebook?

Before December 2019, you only needed a phone number to create a Facebook Messenger account. Now, you need a Facebook account, but it doesn't have to be active. If you previously deactivated your Facebook account, you can use it to create a Messenger account without reactivating it first.