Polls are probably the most fickle option on Facebook Messenger. Because of this, users have to search for answers in guides. What I didn’t like the most was that even the Facebook Help page doesn’t have up-to-date information about polls. That’s why my article will be useful for you.
The Facebook team regularly updates their apps, including Messenger, which leads to changes in the functionality of the polls. From enabling this option to temporarily disabling it. I can’t even tell you how many times in the last 5 years, the option to create polls has been turned off. Additionally, once it was turned on, they kept changing the buttons, which was even more confusing.
But really, if you want to see poll results in Facebook Messenger, it’s pretty easy to do, because all you have to do is click on the graph of responses in the group chat. So keep reading to learn more about it.
What can you do to see poll results in Facebook Messenger using the mobile app?
To check if poll results can be viewed in Facebook Messenger using the mobile app, you can follow these steps:
- Open the Facebook Messenger app on your mobile device.
- Navigate to the group chat where the poll was created.
- Tap on the poll message to open it.
- Tap on the graphical representation of the results to open a new window.
Thus, after these steps you can open a new window in which a list of results will be displayed with all the participants of this poll.
What to do to see poll results in Facebook Messenger using a desktop?
To see poll results in Facebook Messenger using a desktop, you can follow these steps:
- Go to the Facebook Messenger website.
- Navigate to the group chat where the poll was created.
- Click on the poll message to open it.
- Click on the graphical representation of the vote results.
- You will then see a new window with a list of results. It will show the number of votes each option receives, or a graphical representation of the results.
Also, at the top of the page will be the name of the vote or question for which the vote was created. Next to each answer choice will be the number of votes it received. The voting results will also be presented as a graphical chart, allowing you to compare the number of votes for each answer choice visually.
Who can see the results of the poll in Facebook Messenger?
In Facebook Messenger, the results of polls in a group chat are usually visible only to the members of that chat and the poll creator. The creator can view the poll results to see how participants voted. Group chat participants can also see the results of a poll to see which answer choices were selected and how many votes each option received.
It’s important to note that the poll creator can change the privacy settings, such as making the results visible only after voting or making the vote anonymous without revealing which participant voted for which answer choice.
Can other people see who voted in a poll on Facebook Messenger?
Now no one can see the results of the poll except the participants of the group chat. Previously, Facebook Messenger had the option to set up voting as “Public”. This allowed voting results to be visible not only to group chat participants but also to other users.
This “Publicly Accessible” voting feature allowed the poll creator to provide access to the results not only to the group chat participants but also to a wider audience. This worked through the “Share” button.
However, as I mentioned earlier, Facebook is constantly updating its features and settings, so it is possible that the “Publicly Available” voting option is no longer available at this time.
Do Facebook Messenger polls expire?
Facebook Messenger polls have no expiration date or time limit. By default, a poll created in a Messenger group chat stays active.
Previously, the creator could delete the poll, and thus the poll would cease to exist. But now there is no option to delete a poll and then they have no expiration date.
It’s worth noting that Facebook features and capabilities are subject to change, and they may introduce new options or settings for Messenger polls, including expired or time-limited polls.
