{"id":30032,"date":"2025-01-15T09:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softgolfing.com\/auto-detailing\/how-to-poke-a-friend-on-facebook-new-method\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:15:19","slug":"how-to-poke-friend-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/how-to-poke-friend-on-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Poke a Friend on Facebook {New Method}"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"\/\">Facebook poke feature<\/a><b> <\/b>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<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although, unlike old times when the poke button was attached close to a friend\u2019s name, the feature has been revamped and hidden; as a matter of fact, most people have forgotten that the feature exists.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiynNFBgiBeFW5qCu3xSnRwjnXNucTOqk6q17y9108uM7Ml2TeOIJPoS2-CmFl9AwOvmKGrSdeNzB7GP8FOL2bYWSIvtmvruBIUNw6ofdm-dSrNQ5YcFm20ymp19tBerbsByFuD7TOckeOHOQymCOyiCKCfWxoGJpJxQTLzA88rImo8nbnUQat9f8Lx=s320\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Poking works for anyone as long as they\u2019re on your friend list, and they can equally poke you back to indicate that they\u2019ve noticed you or send you a message instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature is limited to those on your friend list to prevent abuse of the feature and unwanted poke notifications from strangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all you need to know about the job of the poke button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s get to see how to poke our Facebook friends in desktop mode or via the Facebook app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/how-to-poke-friend-on-facebook\/#How_to_Poke_a_Friend_on_the_Facebook_Website_on_PC\" >How to Poke a Friend on the Facebook Website on PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/how-to-poke-friend-on-facebook\/#How_to_Poke_a_Facebook_Friend_using_the_Facebook_App\" >How to Poke a Facebook Friend using the Facebook App.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Poke_a_Friend_on_the_Facebook_Website_on_PC\"><\/span>How to Poke a Friend on the Facebook Website on PC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re signed in with a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop device on your preferred browser, you can poke a user by signing in via the Facebook website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launch your browser,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paste this link (http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pokes) to visit the pokes page on Facebook. Make sure you log in to your Facebook account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, you\u2019ll see a list of your friends you can poke; you can also use the search box to locate specific persons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you\u2019ve located the person of interest, hit the <b>Poke<\/b> Button next to the name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That\u2019s it, Facebook will send a notification to the user notifying them of the poke action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhpmqS8AbgG6WqF1wHRFsXK-KgM045Z_77frCPz9gk8Oguptl8LfkQWNSuOaW8o4vGk_RfwvRioYjvSgpQYl3qmOpaaKceMVqaI5DGbBIqURNgIb4-cd-HA0LG4i2w5O_TrnVzJfFxs0a1UH25qYY9kFwV5hHSUy1utEcTJMrhvFW9gaStHEE1it4d3=w400-h98\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>He can reciprocate by clicking the <b>Poke Back<\/b> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Poke_a_Facebook_Friend_using_the_Facebook_App\"><\/span>How to Poke a Facebook Friend using the Facebook App.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, since the feature is hidden on the app, I&#8217;ll show you how to Poke a friend on Facebook using the Facebook app(Not Facebook Lite) on your Android, iOS, or iPad device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Now, open the Facebook app with your account and sign in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the search icon at the top right side, type \u201c<b>POKES<\/b>\u201d and hit the \u201cEnter\u201d button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll see a Facebook shortcut called \u201c<b>Pokes<\/b>\u201d, which allows you to poke friends. <strong>Click <\/strong>on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, on the Pokes page, locate or search for users of your choice and click on the Poke button beside their names.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also send back pokes by clicking on the poke back button next to the user&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiW836LVgdJAX9gvQuqX3fAOVZRnqeLNDonn2CNawAL80Gu1TxrAIaC5KXGsUa6nePyAppHP0Pyf7xaSMSTlszUf6SCZT0e2AK-VPBVJDNf4ru8Szv5oWY8s9FgAagbvbJo07m513zMq3yxvAL0LMzwxRQCL7KrgU2EC71JZrGQ_rGiiI2Dt-WuK4LK=w400-h240\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgQHp9qYho8oxPsmdKQFA4cmLAGV87KWwjcz5qLS22cvpHSxzmhIp52HIAlUwf_6mXcZxRLl5ifyYWoYJPcd0cOeDShGveV2ePavQBxDZblwwQ9FkbaaUy81xogLdhgpWi9WgSVsgfACjJ4J7qMonxaewShEYMpSqB-fLzmWZ126xjgyDfMMJTNl0U7=w400-h290\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEg9cpEbnH75WW5U4dtW3ro-OGpMsoiX7jneSpGZaP--_bLPGog_--f833PQ4zwx4oiyHE0sdfc5Re_rto-0p9N1w8MWLhlNhCpeuIyvdNiTAeRQJVJ3o764RcrW-1WAHp9d8HbDiNKu-IwYTThRKoCu2PocucLaVIcP0sQLf4zKb8PA-p8JDisq3lks=w400-h246\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s it on using poking your friend on Facebook, also remember not to spam your friends with this feature. Poke responsibly!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all on pokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you notice any poke spam on your account, you can block the use and they won\u2019t be able to poke you again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kindly share the post and drop a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"we&#039;ll show you how to Poke a friend on Facebook using the Facebook app(Not Facebook Lite) on your Android, iOS or iPad device.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meta"],"modified_by":"lukastechs","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button.jpeg",320,213,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button-300x200.jpeg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button.jpeg",320,213,false],"large":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button.jpeg",320,213,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button.jpeg",320,213,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button.jpeg",320,213,false],"yarpp-thumbnail":["https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Facebook-pokes-button-120x120.jpeg",120,120,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"lukastechs","author_link":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/author\/lukastechs\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"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","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukastechs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}