Today Facebook updated its iOS app, bringing Chat Heads to the platform, although it's in a limited way. The new feature will only work while you're actively using the Facebook app.
To turn on chat heads for Messenger on your iPhone, open the Messenger app and tap the Settings icon in the top right corner of the screen. Scroll down and tap Chat Heads. Toggle the switch next to Enable Chat Heads to On.
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A chat head (a circle with your friend's picture) will pop up when you get a new message on Facebook. You can view and reply to a message without leaving the screen you're on -- just tap the chat head.
Allow Messenger to Appear on Top This is one of the important permissions to check after installing Facebook Messenger app on your phone. Without it, you won't see chat heads whenever you receive a notification from a person.
Chat Heads is a feature that allows you to access an SMS or Facebook Messenger conversation from any screen on your Android device by tapping on small circles that contain a profile pic of whoever it is you're conversing with.
If you didn't already know, Messenger chat heads were "removed" when the stable release of Android 11 finally came (you can skip to the next paragraph if you know this already).
A Facebook Messenger notification that appears as a round icon on top of the current screen.
Chat Heads were introduced several years ago on Facebook Messenger for Android. The feature uses profile pictures of the people you're talking to on Messenger as shortcuts for the chat—they pop up on your screen, regardless of what you're doing, and invite you to tap into the conversation.
Facebook's Chat Head feature is now available to use anywhere in iOS 7 thanks to a timely update to the well-received MessageBox tweak.
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