What happens when you mute messages on Messenger

Facebook's Messenger app is a valuable way to stay connected to friends, acquaintances and even business contacts alike, but when left untended, a person's inbox can get inundated with junk. Although Facebook has recently improved its platform with new tools, there is still no clear-cut way of deleting or unfriending someone on its messaging app. Blocking a user on Messenger is the obvious and quickest choice, but it's also considered an extreme and somewhat permanent move.

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Currently, there is no straightforward way to take someone off a user's Messenger contacts list outright. Unlike Facebook's main platform, there is no 'unfriend' button available on Messenger once a user is permitted to communicate. Once a person is added, they can see when a contact is online. However, some options are available that will lessen the visibility of unwanted messages in the Messenger inbox.

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The first level of defense against Facebook Messenger clutter is the 'Archive' function. This option doesn't remove a person as a contact, but it does move an ongoing message thread with them out of the inbox and into an 'Archived chats' folder that can be accessed later on. To do this, long-press on a person's chat thread in the Messenger inbox, then tap 'Archive.' To retrieve archived messages, tap on the Profile icon on the upper-left corner of the page, then tap 'Archived chats.' Tapping on a contact's thread and sending them a message will push the thread back into the main inbox, where they will again be able to message and video chat through Messenger.

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Have I been muted on Facebook?

If you think you have been muted on Facebook, then it is likely your message won't be 'Seen'. This means they haven't read the message. If you have sent a message, but it has not been received it will say 'Message sent'. This means the recipient hasn't been online. If it says 'Message delivered', this means the person has been online, but hasn’t read the message.

Most users check their messages when they log onto Facebook. If you know that your messages have been sent, but not read, then there are two possibilities:

• The recipient has seen your message alert and not yet read it.
• The recipient has muted you and doesn't want to hear from you for a while.

The glitch method on Facebook

Here is a method some people have claimed works on Facebook, but we believe no longer works. It is known as the Facebook 'glitch method'.

• When you think you have been muted on Facebook by a user, send this user a message.
• If the message is read as 'seen' the exact time you sent it, it means you have been muted.
• Check Facebook on another device such as a smartphone.
• If the messages have been 'seen' at different times, then you have been muted.

We tried this method and, though it may have worked at some point for some people, it doesn't seem to work now on Facebook.

Have I been muted on Facebook Messenger?

The best way to know if someone has muted you on Facebook is not actually technological and involves you answering a simple question: does this person have a reason to mute you on Facebook?

If the answer is yes and you have sent them a lot of messages which have been delivered, but not read, then it is likely this Facebook friend has muted you. If they haven't muted you, then they will have received alerts about your Facebook messages but chosen not to read them.

Remember, if you send a person a message in a Facebook group chat which has been muted, they won't receive alerts. However, you should be able to sent them direct messages; unless they have muted you.

Facebook ignore messages feature

More recently, Facebook introduced a feature called ‘ignore messages’. While it is similar to the mute function, it has a more specific purpose. Instead of muting someone you have as a friend, the ignore function works as a way to prevent receiving messages directly without having to block them.

The ignore feature is great because it can help us filter messages we might think are spam. When we ignore a Facebook user, their messages will be sent to the connection requests section. This means if you realize someone important has been messaging you, you can simply go into the connection requests and ‘unignore them’.

If you want to know how to ignore someone, it is the same as muting them. You go into the Facebook Messenger settings and select the ‘Ignore messages’ feature. This will result in a pop asking if you are sure you want to ignore them.

However, if you want to know if someone has ignored your messages on Facebook, the situation is the same as being muted. Facebook will not notify someone they have been ignored and you will need to use the same techniques as explained above.

For more related to Facebook privacy and/or notification alerts on Facebook, you can take a look at;

• How to stop Facebook Messenger from popping up
• How to go on Facebook without anyone noticing

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