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

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.

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