Internet has come a long way from where it was. Imagine going back to the fifteenth century and telling the people there that you have a small box that helps you communicate with anyone from around the world whenever you want. The person you tell this to would probably be called insane when you leave. And that’s not even the most insane part. Calling could be done on the telephone, too. No, the most shocking thing you could do is tell them that you can access all the information ever found on this planet in under five seconds! That you have the answer to any question, you could ever think up!
Of course, when seen in that light, it’s obvious that most of us aren’t using smartphones to their full potential. There’s so much more you can achieve if you wake up one day and make up your mind that you want to do something.
You must hear these statements more than a few times every day: “what do you want to do?” “What’s your passion?” “What are your hobbies?” While they might sound entirely commonplace to you, they are not.
There have been times when all people could study was farming, war, or some other skill in high demand. It is a huge privilege to be able to do whatever you have an interest in.
A smartphone can help you with anything you could want. Do you wish to learn a new skill? Fire up YouTube, and you’ll know all there is to know about it. Do you want to talk to a person who’s successfully doing something you want to do? Check out their social media and life. Or better yet, send them an email with your query.
The younger generation today seems to have trouble understanding what a great thing this is. Instead of learning and upskilling, people are hooked up to games and dating sites, and social media platforms.
The amount of mind-numbingly entertainment that the average teenager consumes today is astonishing. Hours and hours of watching something that doesn’t stimulate your brain in any way whatsoever doesn’t sound good, does it?
In today’s blog, we’ll discuss why Messenger shows you that you have unread messages but can’t find them. Stick with us till the end of this blog to learn all about it.
Why Does Messenger Show I Have Unread Messages But I Can’t Find Them?
Messenger is among the best social media messaging services on the market. It is especially great for texting with people you meet on Facebook since it’s an extension of the platform.
Don’t worry if you’ve seen a notification on Messenger but cannot see unread messages in your chats, don’t worry. It’s a common problem that many users have been experiencing. There are two reasons this might happen: either a glitch in the Facebook Messenger smartphone app or you’ve received a message request on Messenger.
Don’t worry; in both cases, it can easily be fixed. If it’s a glitch, you can fix it by uninstalling and re-installing Messenger on your smartphone or restarting the device itself.
Here’s how to see message requests on Messenger
Step 1: Launch Messenger on your smartphone and log in to your account.
Step 2: The first screen you’ll land on is your Chats page. At the top left corner, you’ll see a circular icon of your Facebook profile picture. Tap on it.
Step 3: Tap on the second option from the top, called Message requests.
Step 4: On the Message requests page, you’ll see two tabs: YOU MAY KNOW and SPAM. Check out both to see who’s texted you.
Now that that’s out of the way let’s move on to the next topic. Let’s say you see the message requests and find one of your long-lost friends. You start talking to them, but they sound slightly off.
After a little digging, you discover this is just some random person on the internet trying to trick you by pretending to be your friend. Not only is this highly inappropriate, creepy, and scary, but it also has little to no success working, don’t you think?
So, your next step should be reporting and blocking the user on Messenger to prevent this from happening with others.
Here’s how to block and report a user on Facebook
Step 1: Launch Messenger on your smartphone and log in to your account.
Step 2: The first screen you’ll see is your Chats page. Tap on your chats with the person you wish to block.
Step 3: At the top right corner, you’ll see a circular icon with an ‘i’ inside it. Tap on it.
Step 4: You’ll now be directed to the Settings page. Scroll down to the bottom to the last sub-heading called Privacy & support. Tap on the second option there, called Block.
Step 5: You’ll be given two options: Block messages and calls and Block on Facebook. Tap on whichever option feels the most convenient for you.
Step 6: Below the Block option, there’s the option to Report the user. Tap on that.
Step 7: Next, you’ll be asked to Select a problem to report. Tap on Pretending to be someone in this case or any other problem you might’ve faced with this user.
Step 8: Answer a couple more questions about the impersonation, and you’re good to go!
In the end
As we end this blog, let’s recap all we’ve discussed today.
Messenger is a large social media messaging service with hundreds of millions of users worldwide. It isn’t entirely unjustified for the users to face a glitch or a bug every once in a while, don’t you think?
If Messenger shows you have an unread message, even if you don’t, it’s either a glitch or a message request. Today, we’ve discussed both ways to get rid of this problem. Additionally, we also talked about how you can block a user who’s been bothering you.
If our blog has helped you, don’t forget to tell us all about it in the comments below!
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