Messenger is the extension of the Facebook app that users use to convey messages among them. But, the same Messenger can be abused by a set of ill-minded people. If your account is getting bombarded with lots of messages or message request on a daily basis, it is a harassment. In that case, you should take these steps to fix it.
Why I am getting these messages on the Messenger app?
Facebook has this feature called ‘Message Request’ that is used to as a conversation-inducer with the known acquaintances. But, because just anyone can’t send multiple message requests, you may receive a huge number of them. Multiple messages mean that every time your iPhone gets a message request, every time it chimes up. This is a circumstance that you would want to avoid at any cost.
If the problem has attained the level where it is impacting your productivity and causing harm to your mental peace, you can go ahead and take control of this message delivery settings directly in the Facebook Messenger settings.
Fix – Change the Messages delivery settings
You can take control of the message delivery system directly from the Messenger settings.
Step 1 – Open the Messenger app on your iPhone.
Step 2 – At first, tap the three-bar button at the right-top corner of the app.
Step 3 – Later, tap the “⚙” to open up the Messenger settings.
Step 4 – In the Messenger settings, open up the “Privacy & Security” tab.
Step 5 – We have to go to the ‘Who can reach you’ section. So, tap the “Message delivery” option there.
You will see several parameters here. This includes all the groups of people that you want or do not want to receive message requests. You can tweak these settings according to your own preference.
Step 6 – In the Message delivery page, tap the “People with your phone number” option.
Step 7 – Choose the “Don’t receive requests” option.
Step 8 – If you get this ‘This update will affect other message delivery settings’ prompt, tap the “Update Settings” option.
Step 9 – Next, go back to the main Message delivery page. Tap the “Friends of friends on Facebook” option.
Step 10 – Set this to “Don’t receive requests” option or the other options according to your choice.
Step 11 – This also holds true for the “Others on messenger or Facebook” option as well. If you are getting too many friend requests from unknown sources, you should set this to “Don’t receive requests” mode.
After this, you can