Facebook chat list: contacts are not displayed

In the following practical tip, we explain what you can do if contacts are not shown in your Facebook chat list.

If contacts are not shown in the Facebook chat list ...

Contacts may not appear in your Facebook chat list. There can be different reasons. To fix the problem:

• Check whether you are logged in with your Facebook account. If the chat list is missing completely, you may not be logged in.
• Make sure you haven't accidentally hidden the chat list. Activate it again by clicking on the minimized chat window at the bottom right.
• If individual contacts are missing, it may be that a friend of Facebook has deactivated their chat, set their chat settings to "offline" or only wants to be visible to certain people.
• Server problems on the part of Facebook can also be the cause of an incorrectly displayed chat list. If in doubt, log in again.

Tip: You can also block individual contacts in Facebook chat.