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Recently, many iPhone users have shared images using Facebook chat bubbles. However, not everyone knows how to open Messenger chat bubbles on iPhone. In this article, Mytour will guide you on how to enable Facebook Messenger chat bubbles for iPhone in a super simple way.
Tips for enabling mini chat on iPhone
1. How to activate chat bubbles on iPhone like Android
Step 1: Ensure you update or download the latest versions of Facebook and Messenger to use this feature.
- Link to download Facebook here.
- Link to download Facebook Messenger here.
Step 2: After updating to the latest version, open Facebook => select the 3 horizontal lines icon (bottom right of the screen) => Choose Settings & Privacy.
Step 3: After the Settings section appears, choose this option to proceed.
Step 4: Navigate to the Notifications section and select Notifications via Messenger.
Step 5: Here, you activate Chat Bubbles by selecting this option.
Below is an image of chat bubbles on iPhone after activation. However, chat bubbles only work while using the Facebook app. If you exit Facebook, chat bubbles will be inactive.
2. Why doesn't iPhone have chat bubbles like Android?
As Android and iOS devices become increasingly similar, some features are copied by tech giants, but not all. Exclusive features exist on iPhone and vice versa, such as iMessage, Apple's exclusive messaging app on iOS devices, or chat bubbles on Android devices.
In fact, Apple once introduced chat bubbles to its iOS devices but later removed them.
Chat bubbles are simply a shrunken Facebook Messenger chat frame that resembles a bubble when users exit the conversation and switch to other apps.
There are various reasons behind Apple's decision to remove this feature from its iPhone devices, with the primary reason being the company's security principles. Specifically, iPhone apps run in the Sandbox mechanism, independently and without interfering with each other's processes, to prevent the theft of users' personal information. This means Messenger cannot open chat bubbles when users are using another app or even when on the home screen.
We hope the information provided by Mytour here will enhance your knowledge and understanding of technology.
Additionally, if you are an Android user and don't know how to enable Zalo chat bubbles, you can refer to the article below and follow the instructions.
- Learn more: How to enable Zalo chat bubbles.
