How to activate facebook mobile texts messages

How do I set-up Facebook texts (and is it worth it?)

Short message services or SMS is one of the most effective ways to keep in touch with friends and family. While it’s usually between individuals or between individuals and businesses, with Facebook texts, you can be in touch with your network. The question then becomes how to set up Facebook texts and whether you need the service.

With the widespread adoption of smartphones, SMS has evolved. It’s the preferred medium for immediate and personal conversations. Businesses are also opting for SMS to engage with their customers due to its simplicity, speed and ease of use. Moreover, SMS can now be automated and sent from computers.

And Facebook has been listening.

The social media giant rolled out Facebook texts to make it easy for its users to be part of the experience without logging onto the platform. From your phone, now you can send status updates, posts and friend requests to your Facebook account. This is Facebook’s way of enabling you to stay in touch with friends through texts.

How to set up Facebook texts

Log in to your Facebook account
Click on Settings and Privacy
Then, click on Settings
From the menu on the left, click on Mobile
Now, if you don’t have your mobile number linked to your Facebook account, click on Add a phone
Choose your country and your mobile network from the drop-down menu and do the needful
If you already have a mobile number linked to your Facebook account, all you have to do is click on Activate Text Messaging

Now Facebook will start sending you texts. You’ll also be able to update your status through SMS. You can choose what kind of notifications you wish to receive by changing them in Settings.

What if you're not receiving texts from Facebook?

In case you’ve set up Facebook texts but are not receiving texts, you’ll have to check your notifications. This will tell you what notifications you’ve opted to receive through texts. If you still don’t receive texts, you can delete your number and reactivate the service.

Remember that if your country and your mobile network are not included in the drop-down menu, you won’t be able to activate Facebook texts.

Advantages of Facebook texts

One of the biggest advantages of SMS is that the speedy delivery and the short format ensure that it will be read immediately. Even if it’s not opened quickly, the recipient will know that they’ve received a text. Facebook texts combine this speed with the inherent strengths of the platform.

If someone sends you a friend request, you’ll be notified immediately. You can also choose to add a friend through texts. You don’t have to open the app or log into the site to update your status. You can do it through SMS. You can also subscribe to a friend’s updates by sending a text.

Disadvantages of Facebook texts

So, is it worth setting up Facebook texts? Not exactly.

The biggest problem is that you’ll always be on the platform. While earlier you decided when to open the app or log into the site to start using Facebook, now there’s no ‘log off’ option. You can get notifications anytime.

Facebook will always be interacting with you. You’ll get distracting notifications on updates and friend requests which may begin to appear like spam. If you’re planning to cut down on your social media usage, setting up Facebook texts isn’t the way to go.

Also, remember that texting will be charged based on your network’s rates. So, your Facebook usage will stop being free, although you’ll be paying the carrier. If you decide to stop getting Facebook texts, all you’ve to do is SMS Stop.

In short

Facebook text messages make the experience instantaneous. While it might initially seem convenient to get updates and friend requests immediately and to be able to post from your phone, it could also get intrusive and needlessly expensive very quickly. Plus, there's no value-added feature that you wouldn’t otherwise get from the app or site.

What Are Facebook SMS Notifications?

By Jesse Sumrak 2022-01-04

Short message service (SMS) is the second most popular communication channel (succeeded only by email). That explains why some social media users might want to receive their notifications via text rather than in-app or push notifications.

To accommodate this preference, Facebook allows users to activate SMS notifications. This is a simple way for users to receive and respond to notifications regarding private messages, status updates, comments, tags, or profile changes.

Below, we'll answer the following and other frequently asked questions:

What are Facebook SMS notifications?
Why use Facebook SMS notifications?
How to activate (and stop) SMS notifications?

What are Facebook SMS notifications?

Facebook SMS notifications are text messages sent to users to notify them about direct messages, comments, tags, status updates, or profile changes. Users can choose to receive browser or email notifications, too.

Once you activate SMS notifications on Facebook, you can choose whether to receive notifications "Only about your account" or "Suggested." Here are the differences:

Only about your account notifications: Facebook will send you text messages about your Facebook account changes, privacy, login attempts, and password changes. This is the minimal notification option.
Suggested notifications: Facebook will send text messages it thinks will interest you. These include the above changes to your Facebook account as well as comments on your posts and tags. This option allows you to manually choose which types of SMS messages you receive. Expect to receive more text messages using this option.

Why use Facebook SMS notifications?

Today's technology users receive a lot of notifications and communications from businesses. They constantly receive emails, text messages, in-app notifications, push notifications, phone calls, and voicemails:

The current statistics indicate 56% of consumers receive anywhere between 25 to over 100 emails every day.
The average adult cell phone owner makes and receives about 5 calls every day.
The average US smartphone owner gets around 46 push notifications every day.

It's a bit overwhelming. With so many messages coming through, users need options to take control, and they usually do this by filtering which channels’ messages come through.

Some users may create an alternate email account for their "junk" mail, and others may only use their phone number for personal calls and texts. It's all about user preference.

SMS notifications let you decide how you receive your messages. Tired of missing status updates and comments on social media because of your other 50+ notifications? A text message can better stand out from the crowd and ensure you see it, especially if it's something critical like an account breach or an important family update.

How to activate SMS notifications

Below, we'll walk you step-by-step through getting started with Facebook SMS notifications. This includes activation, configuration, and cancellation.

Activate Facebook SMS notifications

Navigate to your Facebook profile's Account Settings.
Go to the Mobile tab and select Add a Phone.
Enter your phone number, then Facebook will send you a confirmation text to verify your number and ensure you want to opt in.

Configure Facebook SMS settings

Confirm your number, then you can begin adjusting your preferred settings.
Choose the daily text limit and time of day you want to receive Facebook SMS notifications from the Mobile tab.
Navigate to the Notifications tab to specify which kind of notifications you wish to receive via SMS. You can choose multiple messaging channels for different notifications. For example, you can choose to receive an email, SMS, and push notification when someone leaves a comment but only receive a push notification if someone tags you in a picture.

Stopping Facebook SMS notifications

Don't want to receive Facebook SMS notifications anymore? You can deactivate your mobile phone from the Mobile tab in your settings or text "STOP" to Facebook's short code: 32665 (FBOOK).

Facebook SMS commands you need to know

Here are a few helpful SMS commands you can text to 32665 to trigger different actions:

Receive a one-time password: OTP
Start receiving text notifications: START
Stop receiving text notifications: STOP
Get assistance: HELP

Frequently asked questions about Facebook SMS notifications

Want to know more? Here are answers to a few frequently asked questions.

1.

Facebook won't charge you for Facebook text notifications, but your phone provider likely still will. Your standard rates for sending and receiving SMS messages still apply.

2. How do I turn on Facebook SMS notifications?

You can either text "START" to 32665 or activate your phone from your Account Settings on your Facebook profile. Follow the detailed instructions above for more information.

3. What do push and SMS mean on Facebook notifications?

SMS messages are 160-character messages sent through your cell phone provider, while push notifications are brief messages sent from an application you’ve downloaded on your device.

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How to use SMS for two-factor authentication on Facebook?

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If you're having trouble signing into your Facebook account, check out these tips first.

To enable two-factor authentication, you must select the primary method for receiving security codes: SMS, security key, or a third-party authentication app. If you choose the first method, you will receive SMS with special 6-digit security codes every time someone tries to log into your Facebook account from an unidentified mobile device or browser.

Note. Before doing the following, go to your personal profile.

To enable receiving SMS with codes on your mobile device:

Classic version for mobile browser

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and select Settings and then Password & Security.

Scroll down and click Use two-factor authentication. You may need to enter your Facebook password again.

Click Use Text Messages (SMS) and follow the instructions on the screen.

After enabling SMS codes, it's also a good idea to set up a fallback verification method, such as a security key, trusted contacts, or recovery codes. This will come in handy if you lose your phone, get it stolen or hacked.

New version for mobile browser

Click the icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook window.

Scroll down and select Settings and then Security & sign in under Security.

Scroll down and click Use two-factor authentication. You may need to enter your Facebook password again.

Click Use text messages (SMS) and follow the on-screen instructions.

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SMS security codes used for two-factor authentication are always 6 digits long.

For two-factor authentication, you can use a new or already added mobile phone number to your account. Learn more about how Facebook uses the mobile number added for two-factor authentication.

If you are not receiving confirmation codes in SMS, you may have opted out of SMS from Facebook. Learn more about how to turn them back on.

If you want to turn off SMS with security codes and use another method of two-factor authentication, activate a third-party authentication app or add a security key to your account.

To stop receiving SMS with security codes, click Disable next to the desired mobile phone number. If you haven't activated a third-party authentication app, added a security key to your account, and turned off your mobile number, two-factor authentication will also be disabled.

To re-enable receipt of codes in SMS, click Use two-factor authentication and then click SMS. Click on the desired mobile phone number and follow the instructions on the screen.

Learn more about managing two-factor authentication settings.

Learn more about what to do if you can't sign in after enabling two-factor authentication.

Note. Facebook does not charge you for sending SMS for two-factor authentication. However, your mobile operator's standard rates for sending and receiving messages apply.

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Facebook and social networks of this kind have penetrated our lives so much that we cannot help but know what the world is doing around us. We, too, have an ongoing need to let the world know about it - call it behavior that gets Facebook's attention. Facebook Mobile Texts is another step in that direction. This is almost correct because text messages are the most preferred form of communication in the world.

Facebook Mobile Texts allows you to receive and respond to notifications via text messages (SMS) on your phone. We will see how you can get started with this in this post. If you're more of a Twitter fan, then don't worry, Twitter also allows you to use it via text messages, and we've already covered that in detail.

How to activate and set up Facebook using mobile SMS

1 . Login to your Facebook profile and go to Account Settings section .

2 . Click Mobile on the sidebar. The Mobile Settings page mentions the Facebook realm via mobile SMS.

3 . In the following steps, you must select your country and operator from the dropdowns in the dialog box.

4 . The screenshot below shows the short procedure for activating Facebook text messages.

You can select options to share your phone number with your friends and allow them to send you text messages from Facebook. Think twice about this option because too many text messages can really ruin your privacy.

You will receive a confirmation message immediately on your mobile. Mobile settings page gives you a few more permission controls.

For example, here are my settings, which I consider to be a balance between communication and intrusion.

With Facebook messages, you can do many things, such as update your status, send a message to friends, or send a message on the go. Facebook Texts allows you to receive text messages, posts, and posts from friends right at the moment they appear.