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How to Fix Facebook Messenger Not Working on Android?


If you are using an Android Smartphone running Android 6.0 or above, you must have encountered screen error when you start using the Facebook messenger. You may find on several forums where many users have been asking, why is my Facebook messenger not working and displaying off error code? 

Well, chances are there could have been a disk space problem, several media stored in the application when the file associated with the app is detected. But no worries! Here, we will guide you with brief troubleshooting techniques that you can follow to check common error codes 368, 504, for instance. 

Brief Guidelines for Facebook Messenger Error 368

Step 1: If you are sure of the app resulting in the Facebook messenger error 368, you can head over to Settings > Apps and hit the settings cog icon located at the top right. 

Step 2: From settings, you can head over to Special Access and tap on the draw over other apps. 

Step 3: On this page, you will find all the apps that require the screen overlay permission. Just look for the app and enable the Permit drawing over other apps. 

Step 4: If you find the permission enabled, disable it and then enable it back to fix the error. 

Step 5: Still, no luck? Well, you need to clear the application cache and also data on your Android phone.  

Step 6: Update the Messenger app from your device. 

Step 7: Final workaround would be removing and reinstalling the Messenger. Once you do that, you will be needed to login to your account. 

Now, move on to the next common issue. 

Troubleshooting Breakdowns to Fix Facebook Error Code 504

Messenger will not load on your Android properly if it’s been continuously shown up like Facebook error code 504. Here we are going to discuss some of the generic solutions that might help you fix the problem. So why wait? Go with the steps down below:

ü  The first and foremost thing you can do is to restart your phone. Yes, just by restarting your phone, your error issue may go off, and once again, you could use the messenger app.
ü  Check the connectivity if you are using the data connection of your Android device. If you have slow internet, this issue is not away from encountering your device. 
ü  If you are still getting the issue, try applying force stop. Doing so will force the app to stop running and can be useful if it misbehaves. 
ü  Clearing data will clean up all data used by the app like user settings, etc. 
ü  Make sure to clear off the cache. Once you do it, temporarily clears up the app's data, and it will not remove user settings in the app. 
ü  If nothing goes in your way, you must uninstall the app and reinstall it again. Once you do that, you will be required to enter your username and password to log in on the app launch. Now, you will not see any error on your Android screen. 

This is it! Hope you enjoy learning something new to troubleshoot these errors. However, some way around, you may need someone to get help. 

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