How to delete Marketplace messages from Messenger

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How do I get rid of a Marketplace message on messenger?
How do I permanently delete Facebook Marketplace messages from both sides?
How do I delete my Marketplace history?
How do you delete a message on messenger that won't delete?

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Removing the Icon

Disabling Notifications

Facebook Marketplace is a great place where you can find, buy, or sell new or used services or products. However, the Marketplace icon on your Facebook shortcut bar can be an eyesore, and the notifications can be overwhelming. This wikiHow will show you how to remove the Marketplace icon from the mobile app as well as how you can disable Marketplace notifications through facebook.com and the mobile app.

Things You Should Know

In the Facebook mobile app, tap and hold the Marketplace icon to open its menu. Then, remove it from the shortcut bar.
If you want to disable Marketplace notifications, navigate to the notification settings to change your preferences.
Notification preferences can be changed from the desktop website or mobile app.

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Open Facebook. This app icon looks like a white "f" on a blue background or the inverse. You can find this app on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- You can't change the app's appearance by using the web browser.
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Tap and hold your finger on the marketplace icon. It looks like a storefront inside a circle. A menu will slide up from the bottom of your screen.
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Tap Remove from shortcut bar. This is the first option in the menu, above the option to "turn off notification dots." The icon will disappear from the shortcut bar and you can find it again by tapping ☰.[1]

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Go to https://facebook.com and log in. In this method, you'll disable the notifications from the Marketplace so you don't get emails, SMS messages, or push notifications about the Marketplace's listings.
- You can use the Facebook mobile app as well.
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Click the notification bell. You'll see this near the right side of the page in the main navigation menu.
- If you're using the mobile app, tap ☰.
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Click or tap Settings. If you're using the website, you'll see this in the top right corner of the drop-down window. If you're using the mobile app, you'll see this under the "Settings & Privacy" header.
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Tap Notification Settings (mobile app only). If you're using the website, you can skip this step. You'll find this under the "Notifications" header.
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Click or tap Marketplace. The section will expand or open in a new window.
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Click or tap to toggle the switch next to "Allow Notifications on Facebook" header to off
. When you disable notifications, the options to select the type of notifications used will disappear.
- You can tap the switch again to re-enable Marketplace notifications.

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1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap and hold your finger on the marketplace icon.
3. Tap Remove from shortcut bar.

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How do I get rid of a Marketplace message on messenger?

To adjust your Marketplace notifications:.

Tap. ... .

Scroll down to Help & settings, then tap Settings..

Scroll down and tap Notification settings, below Notifications..

Tap See More below the What notifications you receive section..

Scroll down and tap. ... .

Tap the buttons to right of the notification type to turn them off or on..

How do I permanently delete Facebook Marketplace messages from both sides?

Tap at the top of your Feed. Tap to open the conversation. Tap in the top right, then tap Delete conversation. Tap Delete to confirm.

How do I delete my Marketplace history?

Tap in the top right of Facebook..

Tap Marketplace. If you don't see Marketplace, tap See more..

Tap next to Recent activity..

Tap Your listings..

Tap next to the listing you want to delete, then tap Delete listing..

Tap Delete..

How do you delete a message on messenger that won't delete?

Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone or desktop. Open a conversation with messages you'd like to delete. Press and hold on a message, or select the three dots menu icon on desktop. Select “remove” next to the message.