Facebook Messenger Notification but No Message FIX

If you continue to get notifications on your Facebook messenger app even though you’ve already viewed them there is a way to fix this. Chances are you have a message that you’re not seeing somewhere in a sub folder. It’s very common for people to forget about their message request folder. To view your message request folder click on, your profile emoticon in the very top left-hand corner and it should be on that menu.

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Another reason you could be getting notifications on your Facebook messenger app is because you have unviewed messages in the marketplace section. Sometimes you have to actually click the marketplace tab and go into the messages that way. Depending on how Facebook has updated the operating system on your phone will depend on how you get there. it seems Facebook is constantly changing a lot of these settings with their sub folders and message icons.

[countyman]

The issue I’m having is when I’m on Facebook and on the messenger icon it shows 1 message. When I click on the messenger icon and it takes me to my messenger page it doesn’t show me any new messages. Any suggestions on how I can get it off my Facebook page. Thanks

[Youstyles]

Thank youuuu! It WAS the Facebook Marketplace sub folder!

[Keepinitreal]

I just updated the app and I got the stupid notifications! I checked everything there’s no messages anywhere ugh

[sirandula]

Thank you dude. This explanation has helped me find the offending notification that has been bothering me for months. It was from the messenger, not in the chats but in the channels. Am a happy man. You have earned yourself a subscription.

[roadrunner-]

I just tried the message request and there it was. Cleared everything. Thanks for the help 😊

[toyshanger]

You would think facebook would have tools to view unread notifications. Thanks I finally cleared this after 4 weeks

[kathywoodward]

Thanks for the ideas but none of them worked for me. I am still getting the notification on both Facebook and Messenger.

[sadieshadow]

I just had this problem with the Facebook app I just uninstalled it and reinstalled it and it worked

[brickinterviewertv]

Im not getting it outside of messenger im getting it when im in the facebook app on my phone its a Samsung galaxy

[ericchristiansen]

One year later, you're still helping people. Thanks.

[Mecharox]

My problem is that I keep getting pop messages about hings I already read and I even tried resetting data nothing works

[lisawhite]

Unfortunately neither worked for me. It still states that I have one unread message.

[DaveyBoiLad]

Any one else messenger playing up I deleted the hole conversation where u can see all chats u had with different ppl but soon as delete thst one chat it it shows up again deleting app don’t work as still does it when re download

[kathymiller]

I looked at my Spam and all of my messages. All the blue dots are deleted. The red icon is still there any suggestions?

[jg]

Solved it!! For me it was Messenger left navigation bar under “communities”. One of the communities had an unread message.

[nt_]

Hey
In the notification bar I saw a message request
But when I went to messenger there was no message
When I clicked on the notification message request it took me nowhere.

[anniecolquhoun]

Seems like you helped a lot of people here but I already knew @ tried that before searching the net and finding your video! My issue is it not showing on the home screen bit when I open Facebook it shows! I have even uninstalled both apps and re-installed

[StephenScoggins]

BRO! You just made my day! Worked like a charm. Thank you

[garyt]

Chris I have a problem with Facebook messenger can't see what i am typing windows 10 any idea?

[garyturner]

Thank you It was driving me crazy to the point of giving up.