How to check your Facebook messages—without Messenger on your phone There’s a somewhat annoying but simple solution.

Check your archived messages An archived message in your Facebook Messenger is only hidden from your inbox and can be easily restored if need be - it's not permanently deleted when you archive it.

How to avoid losing track of messages in the future Not finding a message you need is frustrating. To keep this from happening to you again, back up your Facebook messages from time to time. The ...

You might find messages going back years, most of which is probably spam. It doesn’t hurt to check, though. Tip: Even if you see nothing on mobile, check Facebook on your desktop too.