what does it mean when someone is active on messenger?
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'Active Now' With Green Sign If someone's profile is showing active now, with a green sign, means that they are active. The profile is actively using Facebook and is available on messenger. When someone contacts them, they have to reply, because they can't make any excuses.
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it means your contact cell phone is turned off and therefore they're not presently active on the app, Facebook couldn't reach them. The person does not have a data connection, Facebook requires a constant data connection otherwise messages and calls will not be sent or will be delegated.
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['Open Messenger for Windows or macOS.', 'Click in the top left.', 'Click Settings.', "Click next to Show when you're active to turn your Active Status on or off."]
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Usually this is an automatic message generated by the Facebook Messenger app after you have added someone on Facebook itself, just to let you know that you are also connected and able to chat on Messenger. ... In order to add someone, you must go through the traditional 'Add friend' process on Facebook itself.
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Usually means that you or the person who has the “On Mobile Chat” status on their page is on the “Messenger” app on their phone. ... When Facebook message is delivered but not seen by the recipient though they are/have been online?
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Instagram will now out you when you're online. ... The concept is similar to Facebook Messenger: when someone you follow or have previously messaged with, is "active" in the app, Instagram will show a small green bubble next to their name to let you know that they're online.
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Which means that your message will be marked as delivered your friend has accepted it”. Your friend or recipient have deliberately ignored your message. The recipient might have read your message from the notification or status bar. They are not currently logged into the Messenger app but are merely using Facebook.
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If your message is not delivered yet, that means the problem is on the recipient side. ... Your friend or recipient have deliberately ignored your message. The recipient might have read your message from the notification or status bar. They are not currently logged into the Messenger app but are merely using Facebook.
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If green dot appears next to phone in messenger, the person is live texting. If video camera is pulsating or has little half circles, the person is seeing the person during the chat.
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Facebook. It's a common theory Facebook Messenger's last seen notifications are not accurate. Mainly because it is thought if you leave the app or site open, it will still show you as being "active now" even though you are not physically browsing within it. Others say the status isn't accurate at all.
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Yes! On Messenger you will still see as active someone who blocks you but it will be showing as “This person is not receiving any message from you” when you try to send a message to him/her.
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All it means is that they are online at the same time as you are, and that they sent you a message. Chat is the same as messaging.
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You will see a green dot under their picture and Active Now status. However, you can't get this information if a person hasn't followed you back or sent you a DM. If you can see that someone is active now, they will know the same thing about you.
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If you add someone in messenger are they alerted? ... Usually you receive a message notification saying that someone added you on Messenger, which you have to either accept or decline depending on what you want to do about it. Without this, you won't be able to chat with that person unless you're friends on Facebook.
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Facebook Messenger sends “You Are Now Connected on Messenger” alert every time the user makes a new friend on Facebook and has the Messenger app installed on their device. Facebook Messenger will reportedly stop sending “You Are Now Connected on Messenger” alerts to people who never open them to start a chat thread.
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My guess is there's a delay on Facebook's notification of this status. If you've been using Facebook Messenger calling a lot, it may still show you as in a call for a while, when you no longer are. It seems the same for showing someone as active. You might give Facebook feedback on this.
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Head to Messenger.com, and then click the little gear icon in the upper left corner. Next, click the “Active Contacts” setting. Slide the toggle to the off position. Again, note that turning off your active status also means you won't be able to see other people's active status.