Why is Messenger automatically bolding certain words mid-sentence?

Facebook Messenger on iphone keeps bolding certain words on its own, mid sentence, such as consistently highlighting the word health. How do I turn this off and why is it happening? I have my suspicions why but want to hear from the experts please, if it ever lets me post this. I've reworded this three times now and keep getting the "can't post now try later" message. Grrrr.

Posted on Oct 30, 2026 12:53 PM

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Jeff Donald

Level 9 (64,078 points)

Oct 30, 2026 1:08 PM in response to SmileyinCanada

Messenger is not an Apple app. Meta is the developer of Messenger, along with Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and several other apps.

Apple has no control over Messenger, other than banning it from the App Store, which definitely won’t accomplish what you want.

Please contact Messenger/Meta support about their issue. You may want to try deleting Messenger, restarting your device and downloading and installing a fresh copy of Facebook.

You can contact Messenger using the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/help/1126628984024935