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How do I make a new paragraph on Facebook messenger without sending it?

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Just keep hitting the Space button until the cursor appears on the next line.

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How do I get rid of Messenger?

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Uninstall it from either the App Store or Google Play, depending on your device.

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What does it mean when someone has a green dot next to their name?

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The green dot signifies that the person is active/online at that particular time.

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Can I read a message and make it look like it hasn't been read?

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You can only mark it "unread" for yourself. The other person will still know you read the message.

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How do you take the person's picture away from the messages icon on an iPhone X?

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Click on their Contacts and edit it on Contacts or delete it and make a new contact for them.

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Can I use Messenger to text from another country to the US?

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Yes. You can communicate with anyone worldwide who has a Facebook account.

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Can I remove people from my messenger list if I no longer need to contact them?

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You would have to unfriend them on Facebook to remove them from your messenger contacts; however, if you have messaged them before, they will stay on your contacts even if you do that.

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Is there a way to switch between Facebook accounts on the desktop version of Messenger?

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Yes, you can log out of one account and log in to the other.

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How do I turn Messenger off?

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It depends on what you mean by "off." You can turn off notifications in your settings, which will leave the app running but prevent it from notifying you of messages. You can log out of the app as well, or you could uninstall it entirely.

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How do I wave back at someone who waved to me?

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You can't any longer. The updated Messenger app no longer has the wave feature. You can only receive waves from people using older versions of the Messenger app but cannot wave back.

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What does it mean when it says someone has left the group on Facebook Messenger?

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When someone has left the group, it means they are no longer part of the conversation. If it was a group call, they've hung up. If a group chat, then they've logged off.

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