The “Give a touch” function has returned to Facebook in 2024. This function was originally part of the platform in its beginnings but was drastically eliminated in 2012. Many will have forgotten this function that was widely used long ago to joke with friends even to flirt . I'll tell you what Facebook's "Give a touch" function is..
What is the “Give a touch” function?
“Tip” is a simple and informal way to get a friend's attention on Facebook. When you tap someone, that person receives a notification with an animation and sound.
As I told you before, "Giving a touch" is a function that already existed on Facebook in the beginning, but was removed years ago. The unexpected return of this feature in 2024 has been received with quite a bit of nostalgia by many users as it takes us to another time where the taps or buzzes of MSN Messenger were the order of the day.
And if you were not a user at that time you may be curious about how it is usually used. If so, don't worry because I'm going to tell you how this function is usually used.. Also, I'm sure that if you don't know what it's used for, I'm sure you know how to use it yourself. I'll tell you what it used to be used for.
What is it usually used for?
Basically and without any mystery, it was used to greet someone casually. You come to Facebook, you connect, and you want to let your friends know that you're available to chat, play, or spend some time together. You just tap it and it knows you're online..
Getting someone's attention was very easy by simply pressing the touch several times to start a conversation. This is surely one of the reasons that led Facebook to remove the function in 2012 and that is because It was very annoying to receive dozens of touches a day.
Sometimes they were worth receiving and sometimes not. Make sure every touch counts, if you tap a lot just to say hello, you're not using Facebook's new feature correctly.
How can you “hit” a friend on Facebook?
Luckily, Facebook friends did not want to complicate this function and have put it directly in the user profile. Thus, giving a touch to someone is very easy to use. You just have to follow these simple steps.
- First of all you must access the touch page.
- Look for friends with whom you want to have a conversation in the upper area of the screen.
- Tap on the “Tap” button with the person you want.
- And that's it, the person you tapped will receive the notification on their screen.
In short, the Tap feature is a simple and fun way to interact with your friends on Facebook. It's a tool that can be used to say hello, start conversations, show support, or just be funny. But be careful because touches appear in the notification inbox of the person you "touch." If you are very annoying, they will probably call you attention or block you..
Also, if you have sent several touches to a friend on Facebook and you see that they do not respond to you, I may have blocked you. If this is the case, you may have overdone the touches, Always try to be respectful of others and not abuse this function.
And you, were you one of those who sent touches before they removed this functionality?