How to Use Messenger Without a Facebook Account

This article covers how to use Messenger whenever you’re not utilizing Facebook, together with how to set the Messenger app up in your gadget when you’ve got a beforehand deactivated account.

These directions assume you could have Messenger for iOS or Messenger for Android put in in your cellular gadget.

Use Messenger With a Deactivated Facebook Account

Before December 2019, you solely wanted a cellphone quantity to create a Facebook Messenger account. Now, you want a Facebook account, but it surely would not have to be energetic. If you beforehand deactivated your Facebook account, you should use it to create a Messenger account with out reactivating it first. All you want to do is log into Messenger utilizing your deactivated account’s credentials and click on or faucet Log in.

Use Messenger Without a Facebook Account

If you had a Facebook account that you simply completely deleted, otherwise you by no means had a Facebook account earlier than, you possibly can create a model new one after which deactivate it after organising Messenger.

1. Open the Messenger app and faucet Create New Account.

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   A pop-up field would possibly seem asking to use information from Facebook.com to sign up. Tap Continue.

2. A browser window opens, prompting you to create a new Facebook account. Fill out the fields and faucet Next on every tab till you get to the ultimate one and faucet Sign Up.

   
   
   
   

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   Make certain to use the primary and final identify you need to seem in your Messenger account. You’re to confirm your account with a code despatched by textual content or e-mail.

3. Creating a Facebook account additionally creates a Messenger account, which you can begin utilizing instantly.

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   Messenger mechanically shows your Facebook profile image subsequent to your identify. Unfortunately, you possibly can’t add or change your profile image inside Messenger—you could have to do it by means of your Facebook account through the web site or the cellular app.

4. Optionally deactivate your Facebook account and proceed to use Messenger identical to you’ll in case your Facebook account was nonetheless energetic.

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   Make certain you deactivate—not delete—your Facebook account. If you delete your account, it additionally deletes your Messenger account and your whole messages. A deactivated Facebook account is absolutely the minimal you need to have to use Messenger.