How to Unignore & Unmute Chats on Messenger

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If you received a spammy message or were tired of hearing from a friend on Messenger, you might have ignored the conversation. Ignoring someone on Messenger moves the chat to your Spam folder so you won't be notified of replies. When you're ready, you can easily unignore the chat just by replying to conversation. This wikiHow article will teach you to unignore and unmute people on Facebook Messenger.

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Unignore Someone

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    If you have an Android, iPhone, or iPad, launch the Messenger app. If you're using a computer, point your browser to https://www.facebook.com/messages .
    • The only way to unignore someone on Messenger is to reply to the conversation in the Spam folder. Unfortunately, there's no way to unignore without replying in any version of Messenger.
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    It'll be at the top-left corner in all versions of Messenger.
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    This displays the Message Requests folder, which is separated into two sections. [1]
    • Message Requests is also where you're able to accept or deny messages from people with whom you don't share a connection.
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    When you ignored a chat in Messenger, the conversation moves to the Spam folder.
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    Now that the conversation is open, you can easily reply.
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    As soon as you send a reply to the message, the chat will move back to your inbox, unignoring the user.
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    If you have an Android, iPhone, or iPad, launch the Messenger app. If you're using a computer, point your browser to https://www.facebook.com/messages .
    • If you muted a conversation by selecting the Mute option in a chat, you can easily unmute the conversation at any time.
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    A muted conversation always has a small gray bell icon with a line through it to the right of the person or group's name.
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    A menu will expand.
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    The option you see will be a little different depending on your version of Messenger. As soon as you unmute the conversation, you'll start receiving notifications of new replies to the conversation.
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      1. Click or tap your profile photo.
      2. Select Message Requests .
      3. Click or tap Spam .
      4. Select the conversation.
      5. Send a reply.

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