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How to Bypass “Set up a way to access your chat history” on Messenger

Lim How Wei
March 13, 2024

Are you getting a “Set up a way to access your chat history” notice on Facebook Messenger?

Here’s the full notice, “The way you access your chat history is changing”.

“You can keep a key in Google Drive to automatically access your chat history if you switch devices”.

“Your chat history won’t be stored in Google Drive”.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to bypass “Set up a way to access your chat history” on Facebook Messenger.

How to Bypass “Set up a way to access your chat history” on Messenger

Here’s how to fix “Set up a way to access your chat history” on Messenger:

  1. Open Facebook Messenger and you’ll get a “Set up a way to access your chat history” notice.
  2. Select “More options”.
  3. Select “Store on device only” and “Continue”.
  4. Select “Confirm” and “Continue”.
  5. Start using Messenger!

By storing messages on your device only, you can bypass the need to keep a key or create a pin.

However, you won’t be able to recover your chat history if you change your device.

Further reading

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Lim How Wei is the founder of followchain.org, with 8+ years of experience in Social Media Marketing and 4+ years of experience as an active investor in stocks and cryptocurrencies. He has researched, tested, and written thousands of articles ranging from social media platforms to messaging apps.

Lim has been quoted and referenced by major publications and media companies like WikiHow, Fast Company, HuffPost, Vice, New York Post, The Conversation, and many others. One of his articles about the gig economy was quoted by Joe Rogan who hosts The Joe Rogan Experience (arguably the most popular podcast in the world), in the This Past Weekend podcast by Theo Von.

In his free time, Lim plays multiple games like Genshin Impact, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Hearthstone, RuneScape, and many others. He creates guides, walkthroughs, solutions, and more on games that he plays to help other players with their progression.