How to Stop Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is the instantaneous messaging part of anybody's Facebook account yet it's not something that every person likes ... far from it.

We all have lots of forms of communication clamoring for our interest-- phone calls, SMS/texts, email to various accounts and also instantaneous messaging. Examining each of these can be a pain in the (you understand where).

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

Exactly how to shut off Facebook Messenger?

You can not.

Facebook's pompousness encompasses making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain Messenger whether you like it or otherwise.

There isn't even an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply feature that you can make use of to direct individuals to your preferred call technique.

It makes good sense from Facebook's point of view. They make money when individuals are on the Facebook site. A choice to disable or mute Messenger would certainly imply less revenue for Facebook.

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

The human option

Prior to we consider the settings available, there's an easy, effective means to stop people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, get in touches with will certainly get the message (no pun intended) that you do not reply to Facebook Messenger and also they'll try a few other method to contact you.

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook assistance, open the separate Messenger application as well as touch the Energetic button to toggle on/off.

Messenger also shows up in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

Faucet on the head/menu icon at leading right then the gear symbol to disclose the Facebook conversation alternative.

Faucet on the food selection to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.

Facebook then reveals a prominent timely to turn chat back on-- ignore it.

As an extra preventative measure most likely to the applications primary Settings food selection, Notices and also switch off any type of that you do not want.

The Alerts switch at leading right is not an international toggle on/off. Rather it just offers the option to 'mute' alerts for approximately a day.

To absolutely stop notifications, deselect all the options (Wall surface Posts etc) as well as, "for the more much better guarantee" also turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED as well as Sounds options.

Web Site

On the Facebook web site check out the bottom best corner for the conversation bar and also the Setups/ gear symbol.

Tap on the gear icon then choose 'Turn Off Chat' after that pick whether to turn all chats off or just some.

Maybe also 'Switch off Video/Voice Telephone Calls'.

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