How to get to top of facebook messages

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This wikiHow teaches you how to open and view your Facebook messages inbox. You can do this in Facebook Messenger for mobile, as well as on the Facebook website on desktop.

Things You Should Know

• On mobile, open the Messenger app and log in if necessary. Click Home. This will take you to your inbox.
• On your computer, log into Facebook and click the Messenger icon. Select See All in Messenger—this will take you to your inbox.
• In both cases, new messages will be displayed at the top of your screen.

1. This app resembles a white lightning bolt on a blue background. Doing so will open your Facebook Messenger to the last tab you had open.
   • If you aren't logged into Facebook messenger, enter your phone number and password to continue.
2. It's a house-shaped tab in the bottom-left corner of the screen. This will take you to your inbox.
   • If Messenger opens to a conversation, first tap the "Back" button in the top-left corner of the screen.
3. Your newest messages will be at the top of the screen, just above the "Active Now" row of contacts. Scrolling down the Home tab's contents will show you progressively older messages.

1. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ in your preferred web browser. This will open your Facebook News Feed if you're logged in.
   • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address (or phone number) and password in the top-right side of the page.
2. It's the lightning bolt-shaped icon in the top-right side of the Facebook page. Doing so will prompt a drop-down menu with your recent messages listed.
3. This link is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Clicking it takes you to your Messenger inbox.
4. You can scroll through conversations in the column on the left side of the page. Recent conversations are at the top of the column, while older conversations are toward the bottom.
   • You can also click the gear icon in the upper-left corner of this page and then click Archived Threads in the drop-down menu to view archived messages.

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• Question How do I message people on Facebook?
  Click the message icon or click on a person's same to get an option to send a message.
• Question How can I check my messages if I can't install the messenger app?
  You could also use Facebook and Messenger in any browser.
• Question I am using a laptop PC and gmail, and I don't own an iPhone. I opened a Facebook account, how do I comment?
  You'll have to click on the message symbol in the right corner of the blue bar at the top. The message symbol is the one left of the earth symbol.

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• You can also open Messenger from within the Facebook app by tapping the Messenger icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

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If you don't have the Facebook Messenger app on your mobile device, you can't check your messages inbox from within the Facebook app.

How do you scroll to old messages on Facebook?

Tap Home. It's a house-shaped tab in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Tap a conversation. Older messages will be further down the page, so you may have to scroll down.

How do people show up at the top of Messenger?

People who show up in the People tab, at the top of your chats list, or 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.