Making Messenger float, often referred to as enabling "Bubbles" or "Chat Heads," allows you to keep conversations readily accessible over other apps. This feature is enabled through your device's system settings, particularly the Floating Notifications option on Samsung devices.
Here's how to enable floating notifications (Bubbles) on a Samsung device, which allows Messenger to display conversations as floating icons:
Enabling Floating Notifications (Bubbles) for Messenger
To have your Messenger conversations appear as floating bubbles on your screen, you need to adjust your device's notification settings. The following steps are based on the process for Samsung devices:
- Access Settings: Navigate to and open your device's Settings app.
- Find Notifications: Tap on the Notifications option within the Settings menu.
- Go to Advanced Settings: Tap on Advanced settings.
- Select Floating Notifications: Tap on Floating notifications.
- Choose Bubbles: Select Bubbles as your preferred floating notification style.
After completing these steps to enable the Bubbles feature system-wide, you should then navigate to and open the Facebook Messenger app. This action helps ensure that Messenger recognizes and can utilize the newly enabled floating notification capability.
Once enabled system-wide and with the Messenger app opened, compatible Messenger conversations should begin to appear as floating bubble icons on your screen when you receive new messages. Tapping a bubble opens the chat window as an overlay, allowing you to continue using other apps simultaneously.
This process configures your device to allow applications like Messenger to use the floating 'Bubbles' interface for notifications and ongoing conversations, providing a convenient way to multitask while chatting.
