

Messenger today has more than 900 million active users, and while it’s unclear exactly how many received the prompt, we’ve seen it here at Digital Trends, as have a number of other people.Īmir Efrati of the Information caused a ruckus on Twitter when he tweeted a screenshot of the pop-up prompt. A violation of Google Play rules? /7tZzAE5MGh VERY aggressive prompt by Facebook to add SMS to Ain’t no “No” button. Clicking the back button sends users back to their home screen. But OK doesn’t provide a proper explanation as to what it does, and users noticed that clicking it set Messenger as the default app instead of dismissing the prompt for later. Settings is a rather self-explanatory term, it brings you to the settings menu where you’re able to switch the SMS integration on or off. Learn more about blocking messages in Messages. Optional: You can check the Also report spam box.Open a conversation with the person you want to block.When you block someone, you'll no longer receive any calls or messages from them. You can turn notifications on or off completely for this person, or edit advanced settings for how notifications display on your device. Open a conversation with the person you want to change notifications for.Tap the number you want to add Add contact.Ĭhange notification settings for specific people.Select a group conversation with the number you want to add as a contact.Select an existing conversation with someone not in your contacts.Īdd a new contact from a group conversation.Enter the name, phone number, or email of the person you're sending a message to.Īdd a new number in your conversation list as a contact.You can also add a new contact from within the app itself. If a contact is already in your phone, it will show as a contact in your Messages app. Start a conversation with one of your contacts If you no longer want Messages to be your default messaging app, you can uninstall the Messages app or change your default messaging app from your device's settings. In the list of apps, click Messages SMS Messages.When prompted to change your default messaging app, follow the onscreen instructions.To set Messages as your default messaging app, select an option: When you make Messages your default messaging app, you can review your text message history in the Messages app, and you'll only be able to send and receive new text messages in the Messages app. If your device has more than one messaging app, you can make Messages your default messaging app. For more information about how to manage your app permissions, contact your device manufacturer. Important: Your messages are stored in the SMS database on your device, and other apps may be able to access your messages. Important: Some of these steps only work on Android 6.0 and up.
