Once you're in the Chats screen, click the settings icon (the little gear next to the large "Messenger" label) to reveal another dropdown menu. 4. From the dropdown menu, click "Archived Threads." You will then be taken to your archived conversations, which you can read as you like.

Do Messenger messages get archived?

If you can't find a chat conversation on Facebook Messenger, you may have archived it. Don't worry—the chat is not permanently deleted. It'll always be available on your computer, Android, iPhone, or iPad.

Can you recover archived Messenger messages?

Restore Deleted Messages via Facebook Messenger on Android

Open Facebook Messenger on your device and head to your recent conversations. Click on the search bar to search the conversation that you previously archived. Once you find the conversation, simply select it and press Unarchive Message option to unarchive it.