The Facebook poke feature has been on since the chat app was unveiled. Its main job is to help you get the attention of friends or clients on the messenger app.
Although, unlike in old times when the poke button was attached to a friend’s name, the feature has been revamped and hidden; in fact, most people have forgotten that it exists.
Poking works for anyone as long as they’re on your friend list, and they can equally poke you back to indicate that they’ve noticed you or send you a message instead.
The feature is limited to those on your friend list to prevent abuse and unwanted poke notifications from strangers.
That’s all you need to know about the job of the poke button, now, let’s get to see how to Poke our Facebook friends on desktop mode or via the Facebook app.
How to Poke a Friend on the Facebook Website on PC
If you’re signed in on a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop in your preferred browser, you can poke a user by signing in on the Facebook website.
- Launch your browser,
- Paste this link (http://www.facebook.com/pokes) to visit the pokes page on Facebook. Make sure you log in to your Facebook account.
- Now, you’ll see a list of your friends you can poke; you can also use the search box to locate specific persons.
- Once you’ve located the person of interest, hit the Poke Button next to the name.
- That’s it: Facebook will send a notification to the user about the poke action.
He can reciprocate by clicking the Poke Back button.
How to Poke a Facebook Friend using the Facebook App.
Now, since the feature is hidden in the app, I’ll show you how to poke a friend on Facebook using the Facebook app (Not Facebook Lite) on your Android, iOS, or iPad device.
- Now, open the Facebook app with your account and sign in
- Locate the search icon at the top right side, type “POKES” and hit the “Enter” button.
- You’ll see a Facebook shortcut called “Pokes,” which lets you poke friends. Click on it.
- Now, on the Pokes page, locate or search for the users you want, then click the Poke button next to their names.
- You can also send back pokes by clicking the “poke back” button next to the user’s name.
And that’s it on poking your friend on Facebook. Remember not to spam your friends with this feature. Pole responsibly!!
That’s all on pokes.
If you notice any poke spam on your account, you can block the user, and they won’t be able to poke you again.
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