Facebook Messenger allows you to easily communicate with your Facebook friends and contacts. One of the handy features of Messenger is that it can sync your phone contacts, so you can quickly message people you know even if they aren’t friends on Facebook.
If you want to find your phone contacts on Messenger, there are a couple of different options available. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to sync your contacts and find your phone contacts on Facebook Messenger.
Sync Your Contacts
The first step is to sync your phone contacts to your Facebook account. This allows Facebook to match your contacts to any existing Facebook friends or profiles. Here is how to sync your contacts:
- Open the Facebook app on your phone and tap the “More” tab (three horizontal lines icon).
- Scroll down and tap “Settings & Privacy”.
- Tap “Settings”.
- Scroll down and tap “Sync Contacts”.
- Toggle the button on to sync contacts.
It may take some time for Facebook to sync your contacts after you enable this setting. You’ll also need to make sure Messenger has permission to access your contacts. If you already use Messenger, it likely already has this permission enabled.
Method 1: Search for Contacts
Once your contacts are synced to Facebook, you can search for specific contacts in Messenger using a simple search bar:
- Open the Messenger app on your phone.
- Tap on the search bar at the top.
- Type in the name of the contact you want to find.
- Results will show up for any synced contacts with matching names.
- Tap the contact you want to select their chat.
This allows you to quickly pull up a contact even if you haven’t messaged them recently in Messenger. As long as they are in your synced phone contacts, they’ll appear in search results.
Method 2: View All Synced Contacts
You can also view your full list of synced contacts within Messenger. Here’s how:
- Open Messenger and tap on the People tab at the bottom.
- At the top, tap on the Contacts section.
- This will show your full list of contacts synced from your phone.
- Scroll through the list to find the contact you want.
- Tap their name to open a chat with them.
This list contains all your synced contacts, including ones you may not have messaged before in Messenger. You can quickly tap any contact here to start a new Messenger conversation with them.
Method 3: Turn on Suggested Contacts
Another way to quickly find your contacts is to turn on Messenger’s “Suggested Contacts” feature.
With this enabled, Messenger will show suggested contacts for you to message at the top of your Chats tab. These suggestions are based on your synced contacts.
To turn it on:
- In Messenger, tap on your profile photo in the top left.
- Tap on Suggested Contacts.
- Toggle the button on to enable suggestions.
Now when you open the Chats tab, you’ll see a list of suggested contacts to message. Tapping their name will open a chat window to message them instantly.
Troubleshooting Tips
If you are having trouble finding some of your contacts, here are some troubleshooting tips:
- Make sure contact syncing is enabled in the Facebook app settings.
- Check that Messenger has permission to access your phone contacts.
- Try re-syncing your contacts – go to Facebook Settings and tap “Sync Contacts” again.
- The contact may not have a Facebook profile, or may have their profile set to private.
- Double check the contact name you are searching for against their profile name.
Contacts that have private profiles, no Facebook presence, or name mismatches may not show up when searching. But any public Facebook profiles with matched names should appear when synced.
Link Contacts Manually
If you have contacts you chat with often that aren’t syncing properly, you can manually link them to their Facebook profile using Messenger:
- From a chat window with them, tap on their name at the top.
- Tap “Add to Contacts”.
- Select “Link to Existing Contact”.
- Search for their name or profile and select it.
This will link them to that Facebook profile in your Synced Contacts list. Now even if their names don’t match, you’ll see them when searching contacts.
Conclusion
Syncing your phone contacts to Facebook and Messenger makes it easy to find and communicate with the people you know. With a few taps, you can search for synced contacts, view your full contacts list, or message suggested contacts.
Some troubleshooting may be needed if contacts don’t show up, but re-syncing and manually linking contacts can help. With synced contacts enabled, Messenger becomes a quick and easy way to reach your friends, family, and other contacts via messaging.
Facebook Messenger’s contact syncing integration allows frictionless messaging with the people you know. Whether reaching out to old friends, messaging work contacts, or keeping in touch with close family, Messenger simplifies the process once your contacts are synced.
Looking to reach out to new connections? Facebook helps connect you to new friends and networks outside your existing contacts. With 2.8 billion monthly active users, Facebook makes it easy to expand your connections and grow your interpersonal circles.
The platform allows you to discover communities of people who share your interests, find local events and groups, and meet friends of friends. Facebook helps turn online interactions into real-life bonds. Public profiles and posts allow you to get to know people before connecting.
Once connected online, messaging with Facebook Messenger facilitates further conversation and helps transition the relationship to in-person interactions. Messenger’s group chats, photo and video sharing, voice and video calling features help nurture relationships started on Facebook.
Together, Facebook and Messenger streamline the process of meeting new people online, getting to know them through messaging, and cultivating rewarding real-world relationships. Contact syncing bridges your existing relationships over to the Facebook ecosystem.
So sync up your phone contacts and discover new connections today using Facebook and Messenger! Meaningful relationships are just a few taps away.