Disable Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is the immediate messaging part of anyone's Facebook account yet it's not something that everybody likes ... vice versa.

Most of us have lots of types of communication clamoring for our focus-- call, SMS/texts, e-mail to different accounts as well as immediate messaging. Inspecting each of these can be a discomfort in the (you recognize where).

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

How to switch off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

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

There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply feature that you could utilize to direct people to your recommended get in touch with technique.

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They generate income when individuals are on the Facebook website. An option to disable or silence Messenger would certainly indicate much less earnings for Facebook.

Your only option is attempting to ease off the Messenger annoyance so it doesn't intrude.

The human choice

Prior to we consider the setups offered, there's a straightforward, effective method to stop individuals calling you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, get in touches with will get the message (no pun meant) that you do not respond to Facebook Messenger and they'll try some other means to call you.

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook aid, open the different Messenger app and also touch the Active switch to toggle on/off.

Messenger also shows up in the Facebook applications.

Android

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

Faucet on the head/menu symbol at leading right then the gear symbol to expose the Facebook conversation option.

Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook then reveals a famous prompt to turn conversation back on-- ignore it.

As an extra precaution most likely to the applications major Setups food selection, Alerts and also turn off any kind of that you don't want.

The Alerts switch at leading right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Instead it just provides the selection to 'mute' notices for up to a day.

To completely quit alerts, deselect all the alternatives (Wall surface Messages etc) as well as, "for the more better guarantee" additionally turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Sounds alternatives.

Website

On the Facebook web site consider the bottom right corner for the chat bar as well as the Setups/ gear symbol.

Faucet on the gear symbol then select 'Turn Off Chat' after that select whether to transform all chats off or just some.

Possibly additionally 'Switch off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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