Today we will explain how to open a free Messenger account and what is the Step by Step that you should follow. Facebook Messenger It is a very popular messaging application. Now, to use it it is not mandatory to have an account on this social network. This is an application that operates completely independently from that of Facebook. Although we can use it with an account from the most popular social network in the world, we can also create a Messenger account with our phone number and totally free, as we will see below.
How to use Messenger for free without Facebook
Once you install the application on your mobile device, it will give you two options to choose from. You can either choose to continue the setup with a Facebook account on the “I have a Facebook account” button, or you can choose “I don't have a Facebook account”. If we choose the second option we will have to choose “Continue” in the next window that is shown to us.
In the next step we will have to provide all the necessary services to the application so that it can read the SMS messages. With this permission, the application will have the ability to read on its own the verification message that is sent to the phone, preventing us from having to enter it manually. Now, it is optional, since you can not accept it and enter the code manually.
Once we provide the application with permissions, we will have to provide our phone number. This is because since we will not register with a Facebook account, Messenger needs to create a new account with our phone number. Verification is carried out via SMS message. As we had already told you, if you decide to activate the permissions this process will be automatic.
Verify your identity
At this point something quite curious can happen, since there is a possibility that an account already exists associated with your phone number, it could be yours or someone else's. In this case Facebook will ask you if you are that person. If you confirm it you will have to log in to the account by adding the password from the profile, on the other hand, if it is not you you must select the other option “This accout is not mine".
Next, you will need to indicate both your first and last name. This is the information that other people will be able to see when they chat with you. This time it will depend entirely on you whether you want to use real data or something not so obvious. Once this step is completed you will have to select “Continue”.
The next step will be to add a profile photo. Here the application provides you with two options. The first of them is “Take a photo” with your device's camera or you can upload one of the ones you have in your gallery. But if you don't want to add a photo, you can press the “Not now” button.
In this way, we will be able to open a Messenger account completely free and with our phone number without complications.
Differences between a Facebook account and Facebook Messenger
In Messenger accounts created with a phone number you will not have the “friends” of the social network, so it will be necessary to synchronize the mobile contacts, just as if it were the WhatsApp.
Now you will have a fully operational Facebook Messenger account without any limitations so you can use it at any time. Adding other contacts is very simple, since you can search for them both by name and by phone number. Additionally, you will have access to participate in any group and also make calls and even video calls.
