What does it mean?
What’s the meaning of a Facebook poke?
Is it a flirting signal?
What should you do in response?
People poke their friends or friends of friends on Facebook for a lot of reasons (ex: just saying hello, getting their attention). When you poke someone, they’ll receive a notification.
Sending a Poke on Facebook: There are a number of reasons to send pokes, both to your friends and to people who aren’t on your friends list, including:
Just to say a quick “hello”
To remind someone that you’re still waiting for a reply or message from him or her
To check in and see if a person has visited Facebook lately
To let someone know you’re thinking of him or her
Just because you can.
How to Send Pokes
To poke on Facebook app via the poke app, you’ll need to do the following:
1. First, download the app onto your phone.
2. Log into your Facebook account in the app.
3. Confirm that you want to use the app under that name.
4. Select “Poke a friend with a message, video or chat.”
5. Type in the name of your friend or select a name from your list of contacts.
6. Type in your message, and select a photo or video. If you want to add text to a photo or video, tap the screen and hold, and then type in your message or draw on the photo.
7. Select how long you want the message to display.
8. Hit “Send.”
How To Find Pokes On Facebook App
To view a poke you have received, just tap and hold the message, photo or video until the time runs out. Removing your finger from the screen will cause the message, photo or video to disappear. Once it’s gone, it cannot be viewed.
Bear in mind that while pokes disappear after the time limit, they are still retrievable from Facebook for 90 days. If a friend snaps a screenshot of your poke, Facebook will send you a notification by flashing an icon next to the poke app on your homepage to let you know.
Facebook recommends contacting the friend and asking him or her to remove the screenshot directly if you do not wish to have it displayed.
To poke someone:
Go to their profile page.
Find the “…” icon located on the cover photo of their profile.
Select the “poke” option.
A popup window will appear confirming that you have poked the person.
How to Tell If You Have Been Poked
If someone pokes you, you’ll receive a notification under the “world” icon for notifications on the blue menu bar on the right. If you click on that notice, you’ll be taken to a screen where you can choose a “Poke Back” option inside of a blue button with a hand icon. You will also see below that a list of suggested people to poke.
You can also delete the poke by clicking on the grey “x” to the right of the Poke Back button.
One thing to keep in mind is that you cannot poke the same person twice unless the individual has returned or removed your first poke.
Stop a Facebook User from Poking You
If you want to stop someone from poking you, you can block them by clicking on the question mark icon on the top right of the blue menu bar. Go to Privacy Shortcuts and choose the third option, “How do I stop someone from bothering me?” A screen will pop up where you can enter the person’s name or email address.
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