How to Make a Photo Album from Messenger Photos

For many families, Facebook Messenger is where the photos live: the cousins' group, the grandparents' chat, the holiday planning thread. Those photos deserve better than scrolling. Here's how to turn them into a printed album.

Step 1: Find the photos

Every photo shared in a Messenger chat is collected in one place:

1. Open the chat.
2. Tap the chat or person's name at the top.
3. Tap View media, files and links (wording varies slightly by phone).

You'll see a grid of every photo shared in that conversation.

Step 2: Save the ones you want

Open each photo and tap Save (or the download icon). It goes to your phone's gallery. Pick your favourites — for most albums, 30 to 70 photos is plenty. Our guide on how many photos to put in an album helps you decide.

Step 3: Keep the quality high

Messenger, like most chat apps, can compress photos. For the best prints:

• Ask for originals from whoever took the photo.
• Use HD if your Messenger version offers it when sending.
• Skip screenshots and photos that look soft on your screen.

Step 4: Make the album — without leaving Messenger

With Foreva, you can order the whole album inside Messenger:

1. Go to foreva.io and tap Messenger (or open m.me/foreva.io).
2. Send 30–100 photos from your phone, the way you'd send them to a friend.
3. Type DONE. Your album is laid out for you — one photo per page, in the order the photos arrive.
4. See the full preview in the chat within seconds. If any photos look blurry or too dark, you'll be told.
5. Pay only if you're happy. Your 20×20 cm hardcover arrives in 5–7 working days, with free shipping to the EU, EEA and UK.

No new account, no app to download, and no design software.

Album ideas from Messenger chats

• The family group, one year in photos — a perfect gift for grandparents (see photo album gift ideas)
• The trip you planned in a group chat
• A friend's birthday: everyone's photos of them, in one book
• The kids' year, from the photos the grandparents keep asking for

Prefer WhatsApp?

Foreva works the same way on WhatsApp. Read how to print photos from WhatsApp.

The bottom line

Find the photos in "View media", save your favourites, and send them to Foreva on Messenger. Seconds after you type DONE you'll see your album — and a week later you'll hold it.

See how it works.