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jjk454ss

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Jul 10, 2008
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Can anyone tell me how to get notifications for new message requests in FB Messenger? I get notifications of new messages, but when a new person tries to start a conversation I don't know until I open the app and happen to see it.
 
Wouldn't a new message that starts a conversation just be the same as a new message for any conversation (existing or not)?
 
No, when I get a reply it has a push notification and icon badge. If there's a new request when I open the app I have to Accept or decline it, but I get no notification of one waiting for me to approve or decline.
 
No, when I get a reply it has a push notification and icon badge. If there's a new request when I open the app I have to Accept or decline it, but I get no notification of one waiting for me to approve or decline.
Are we talking about a friend request? I don't recall requests to start a conversation as people simply just send a message and that's it (unless it's some special setting that relates to that).
 
Itmc I'll be a setting about how new conversations come in, but they ask for my approval before starting. It's jot friend requests, it's new messages in messenger from non friends
 
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