Facebook Messenger is one of the most popular messaging apps in the today and this means more people on the platform. But as popular as it is, contacting friends on Messenger can confusing sometimes especially if you are new to Messenger. In this guide, I will share with you how to add someone on Facebook messenger.

To achieve this, I have shared below the different ways through which you can find people on Facebook, including those who are already your friends on Facebook and those who are not yet your friends on Facebook, and then add them on Messenger. This simple and easy using the methods below;

How to Add Someone On Facebook Messenger

There are different ways to go about how to add someone on Facebook Messenger, or better put, different ways you can find people and add them on Messenger, and they include;

1. When You’re Already Friends On Facebook

Getting to chat with your Facebook friends is usually easy because you are already friends on Facebook, although this is not usually the case for some people who newly signed up Facebook. Your Facebook friends are automatically added to your Messenger app when you sign in to your Messenger with same Facebook account details.

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Now simply open your Messenger app and login if you are not already logged in, tap on the “People Button” at the middle of the menu at the bottom of the screen. All your Facebook friends list will be listed and right on the same screen you can switch tabs to see all your contacts and who is currently active on Messenger.

You can scroll through the list to find the particular friend you want to start chatting with, or you can use the search bar at the top to type in the name of the friend and quickly search for them. When you find the contact, tap on it to open a chat with them.

Note: If the friend is not using Messenger at the moment, an “Invite Button” will appear beside their name and you can tap it to invite them to download the app. Meanwhile, you can still chat them up and they will see your message when they log in to their Facebook account.

2. When You’re Not Facebook Friends, But You Both Use Messenger

You can connect with someone who is not readily your Facebook friend but they use Messenger. You can even do this even when one of you does not have a Facebook account. To do this, you will need to send your user link to the other person through any convenient way, email, text message, Skype etc.

To see your user link, open Messenger and tap on “Your Profile Picture” at the top left corner of the screen. From the list of options that shows up, you will see your Username link below your profile picture and name.

Tap the Username link and then tap “Share Link” from the list of options that appear on the scree. Select which of the apps or way you want to send the link across to the person you want to add to Messenger.

When the person receives the message, and clicks on your Username link, their Facebook Messenger app will open with your User listing and all they need to do is tap on “Add On Messenger” to simply add you and you will automatically receive a connection request to add them back.

3. When You Have Them Stored In Your Device’s Contact

You can add friends from your contacts on your mobile device, if they are on Messenger. This can be done by syncing your mobile contacts with Messenger so you can see exactly which of your contacts are on Messenger.

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There are two different ways to achieve this;

1. Sync Messenger With Your Device’s Contact List

Open your Messenger and tap on “People Button” at the bottom on the screen. Tap “Find Phone Contacts” and from the pop menu options, tap on “Sync Contacts”.

Note: For the first time, you will have to allow Messenger permission to access your Phone contacts. After syncing, contacts who are found to be on Messenger will be shown and simply tap “Contacts Found” to see who has been automatically added from your Contacts.

2. Manually Picking From Your Device’s Contact List

In this method, navigate to “People Tab” and tap the “Plus Sign (+) button” at the top right corner. Tap “Pick From Your Contacts” from the list of menu options that appears.

Contacts saved in your device will be listed, and you scroll through them or search to see the if the contact you look for is on Messenger. When you see one, tap “Add On Messenger” to add them.

4 When You Know Their Phone Number

Should you do not have a particular contact saved in your device, but you know their phone number, you can add them with the number as long they have that their number confirmed on Messenger.

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Open your Messenger and tap “People Button” at the bottom and tap the “Plus Sign (+) button” at the top right corner. Select “Enter Phone Number” from the list of options that appears and then type in the phone number into the field.

When you are done typing the number, tap “Save” and Messenger will show you the corresponding user when one is detected. Tap “Add on Messenger” to add them Messenger.

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