Facebook: How to Use Your Child's Messenger Kids Code

Users can add connections using four-word codes

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The Messenger Kids application allows kids to talk to friends and family without the need to sign up for Facebook. Kids can add other people as contacts in the app using a four-word code generated by the platform. Parents can turn on this code from the Messenger Kids parental control shortcut on Facebook.

Our guide will show you how to turn on your child’s four-word code from within the Facebook mobile app.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Facebook app on iOS.

Step 1: Tap “Menu” (the three horizontal lines) in the bottom-right corner of the screen.


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