This wikiHow teaches you how to read messages from someone who isn't a friend on Facebook.
Step
Step 1. Visit
The News Feed page will be displayed.
If the login page appears instead of News Feed, enter your username and password in the fields provided, then click the button Login.
Step 2. Click Messenger
It's on the left side of the page, under " News Feed ". The Facebook Messenger page will open.
You can also access Messenger by visiting https://www.messenger.com in a web browser
Step 3. Click the Settings icon
It's a gear-shaped icon in the upper-left corner of the Messenger window.
Step 4. Click Message Requests
A list of messages sent by people you are not related to on Facebook will appear.
Step 5. Click a message to open its contents
The sender won't know if you've read it, unless you click the button Accept at the bottom of the message.
- Click Ignore at the bottom of the message if you want to archive the message without letting the sender know you've read it.
- Click See Filtered Requests (located at the bottom of the message request list) if you want to show messages that Facebook doesn't think you need to see (such as spam and possible scams).
