How To Fix “No Messages New Messages Will Appear Here” On Messenger

Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging feature. It allows you to chat with friends, to connect with new people.

You can share photos, videos, and stickers on messenger, and you can do audio and video calls to your friends.

You can see the stories of your friends on Messenger. You will also get messages from the Facebook marketplace on Messenger. 

Messenger can connect you with both Facebook friends and contacts in your phone book. 

But nowadays users are facing issues with Messenger as when they have messages with their friends or marketplace messages on Messenger.

But now those messages not showing instead “no messages new messages will appear here” text appear there.

In this guide, we will discuss about “no messages new messages will appear here”: what does it means and why it is showing.

What Does “no Messages New Messages Will Appear Here” Mean On Messenger?

“no messages new messages will appear here” mean you have not started to chat with anybody on Messenger.

That’s why no message appearing on your messenger right now. 

When you will start chatting with friends or your friends will send message then those messages will be shown instead of “no messages new messages will appear here” on Messenger.

Many users reported that they had chat with friends or marketplaces messages but they are not showing now.

Instaed “no messages new messages will appear here” text is shown.

This happen because there is bug/ glitch in the Messenger.

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Why Can’t You See New Messages On Messenger?

When you open up messenger and don’t see any new messages that mean maybe you have no new message from anyone or something wrong with the messenger.

Or there is a bug or some technical issue in the messenger app.

Sometimes the server is down and it will not show you messages due to glitches.

Maybe you have not updated the messenger app to the latest version.

It can be due to the old cached data on your device.

How To Fix “no Messages New Messages Will Appear Here” On Messenger?

To Fix “no messages new messages will appear here” on Messenger, Start chatting with friends, Check Archived chats section or uninstall and install the Messenger app.

If still you are seeing same text then there is bug/ glitch in Messenger.

In this scenario, you can’t do anything just will till the issue is resolved by Messenger team.

Fix 1: Wait For 12 To 48 Hours

If Messenger is now showing messages then there are chances that there is a bug or glitch in the Messenger App or the Messenger server is down. 

There are many ways to check if the Messenger server is down or if there is some bug/ glitch in Messenger.

First way is to go to downdetector >> Search for Messenger >> check if there is a spike in the graph or not.

If there is a spike then either Messenger server is down or there is some bug.

Another way is just search on Twitter “Messenger down”. You can check the latest tweets regarding the same or not.

In this case, you can’t do anything so just wait 12 to 48 hours until the bug is resolved by the Messenger team or the Messenger server is up.

Fix 2: Check Archived Chat Section

There are chances that you have archived all messages or chats in Messenger app.

That’s why you are not able to see them by going into archived chat option.

Steps to see archived chat in Messenger app:

  • Open Messenger app
  • Tap on profile icon
  • Scroll down, Tap on Archived Chat
  • Now, you will able to see all chats if you have archived

Fix 3: Allow Message Request From Others On Facebook

There are chances that you have enabled “don’t receive requests”.

So, first enabled “Allow message requests” from your Messenger app.

  • Open the Facebook Messenger app
  • Click on your profile icon
  • Select Privacy & Safety, click ‘message delivery,  you will get  ‘Others on Facebook
  • Select ‘Message Requests
  • Exit messenger and open it again.

Fix 4: Update Messenger App To Latest Version

Updating the Messenger app to the latest version will fix all previous bugs in the app which were known to the Messenger support team.

Always update the Messenger app with the latest version because sometimes the old version does not work perfectly.

If your Messenger app version is outdated then it may not work properly.

Fix 5: Uninstall & Install Messenger App

Sometimes Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Messenger app will resolve the issue. 

First, delete Messenger and then download them again from Play Store or App Store. 

Try to log in again with your credentials, and check if the problem is solved or not.