Why can't i set nicknames on messenger group chat

You have probably got a few friends, closed ones who go by a nickname, but some of them have uncertain names, names that are completely unrelated to their real names on Facebook. Nicknames can be anything, you may call by their funny last names or names that you often tease them from.

You are better off seeing the nickname name of the person rather than the full name.

Your friends’ names that you see on social media can be changed, if you are using Facebook Messenger, you can set a nickname for them.

Unlike Instagram, Facebook Messenger allows you to change the name, set a nickname for your friend so that the next time you receive a message, you see their nickname instead.

Since WhatsApp syncs the names from your contact list, you have the control over the names you save in your contact.

Why can't i change nicknames on messenger 2024

While the case is quite different as you see on Facebook, Messenger, as well as Instagram. The names are set by your friends, not by you, so you don’t have control over it. I don’t usually save contacts by their names, my contact list is way too wacky (if you know what I mean

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