Allow Messages from Non‐Friends on Facebook on Android
This article teaches you how to receive Facebook messages from people who aren't your friends on an Android.
10 Second Summary
1. Open Facebook.
2. Tap ☰.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Account Settings.
5. Tap Privacy.
6. Tap Who can send you Facebook messages?
7. Tap Everyone.
Steps
- Open Facebook. It’s the blue icon with a white “F” on your home screen. If you don’t see it there, you should find it in the app drawer.
- Tap ☰. It’s the last icon in the white bar near the top of the screen.
- Scroll down and tap Settings. It’s near the bottom of the list.
- Tap Account Settings.
- Tap Privacy.
- Tap Who can send you Facebook messages?. It’s under the “Who can contact me” heading.
- Tap Everyone. You can now receive messages from anyone on Facebook.
