The easiest way to do this is to open a non-Facebook site, like Google or a local news website. If those sites also don't work, then this is a bigger problem than Messenger not sending messages.

Launch the Facebook Messenger app and tap your circular profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen. Tap Active Status . Toggle off the switch next to Show when you're active .

Facebook Messenger won’t work on Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 9.0 Pie By Harold Hisona November 1, 2019 August 27, 2023 August 27, 2023 Facebook and its Messenger are being updated regularly.