How to See Archived Messages on Messenger App

Part 1. See Archived on Messenger via Computer

If you have archived the messages and want to see them, you can do it using your computer. The simplest way would be to go to this link. This will open the page of archived messages directly.

Or, follow the steps given below to manually open the archived messages.

Step 1: Open facebook.com on your computer and log in with your Facebook ID and password.

Step 2: Click on Messages icon at the top right corner of the window. Now click on "See All in Messenger". This will be at the bottom of your messages window.

Step 3: Now open the Settings by clicking on the Gear icon at the top left of the Messenger page.

Step 4: In the drop-down list, select "Archived Threads" for viewing all the past archived conversations. On the left side, you will see a list of archived messages of all your friends.

Step 5: Click on the desired conversation. If you want to unarchive the entire conversation, just send a message to that recipient.

Step 6: Now, all the messages will be shown along with other conversations that are not archived.


Part 2. View Archived Messages on Facebook Messenger via iPhone

In this part, we will learn how to view archived messages on Facebook Messenger app. If you are using the Facebook Messenger app on an iPhone, you can easily view the archived messages. But it has to be noted that you cannot view the entire list of archived messages. You can only view the archived messages of a specific chat by searching for it.

Step 1: Open Facebook Messenger on your iPhone.

Step 2: Log in either with your Facebook account or phone number and enter the password.

Step 3: Now tap on the Home icon, which will be at the bottom left of your device screen.

Step 4: Tap on the Search bar that is at the top. This will bring up the device&'s keyboard.

Step 5: Next, type the recipient&'s name you want to view the archived messages for.

Step 6: For viewing group conversation, just type in any of the group member&'s name. Multiple results will be shown in the drop-down list. Select the recipient whose messages you want to view.

Step 7: Now you can see all the messages you received from that friend.


Tip. How to View Deleted Messages from iPhone

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