How to Disable Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is the instant messaging part of any individual's Facebook account yet it's not something that everybody likes ... far from it.

Most of us have lots of kinds of interaction clamoring for our attention-- phone calls, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts as well as immediate messaging. Examining each of these can be a pain in the (you recognize where).

Facebook Messenger is one messaging service that you can do without. WhatsApp or Signal are much better. To make things stranger, WhatsApp is also had by Facebook.

Exactly how to shut off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

Facebook's arrogance encompasses making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you get Messenger whether you like it or not.

There isn't even an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply feature that you might make use of to aim people to your favored call technique.

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They make money when people get on the Facebook site. An option to disable or silence Messenger would imply less revenue for Facebook.

Your only choice is attempting to abate the Messenger annoyance so it does not intrude.

The human alternative

Before we consider the settings available, there's a straightforward, reliable way to stop people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, calls will certainly get the message (no word play here planned) that you do not reply to Facebook Messenger and they'll try a few other means to call you.

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook help, open up the different Messenger application and also touch the Active button to toggle on/off.

Messenger likewise appears in the Facebook applications.

Android

We have the Android app to hand so here's the steps to silence Messenger.

Faucet on the head/menu symbol at top right then the gear symbol to disclose the Facebook chat choice.

Faucet on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook after that shows a famous timely to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.

As an added safety measure go to the applications major Settings menu, Alerts and shut off any that you don't desire.

The Notices change at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Instead it merely gives the option to 'silence' alerts for up to a day.

To completely stop notices, deselect all the options (Wall Posts etc) as well as, "for the even more much better guarantee" likewise switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED as well as Seems alternatives.

Website

On the Facebook internet site consider the bottom ideal corner for the conversation bar and the Setups/ equipment symbol.

Faucet on the gear symbol after that select 'Switch off Conversation' then choose whether to turn all chats off or simply some.

Maybe additionally 'Shut off Video/Voice Calls'.

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