See or hide who's active on Messenger

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See who's active on Messenger


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People who have a by their name or photo are active or have been recently active on Messenger or Facebook. Community chats with unread messages will also appear among active contacts at the top of your chat list.
When your Active status is turned on, you'll appear as active, recently active and currently in the same chat as others.
Learn how to turn off your Active status. You can also block someone on Messenger to stop sharing your active status with them.

Hide someone from your suggested contacts

Hiding contacts is only available on the Messenger mobile app. For the best experience, update your app to the latest version.
You can hide someone from appearing among your suggestions, such as at the top of your chats list.
  1. From the top of Chats on the Messenger mobile app, find the person you want to hide.
  2. Tap and hold on the person’s photo or name.
  3. Tap Hide contact.
Hiding someone is not the same as blocking them. People you hide will not be notified and you will still be able to search for and chat with them.
To unhide someone, visit your Messenger privacy settings and tap Hidden contacts.

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