How to Turn Off Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is the instantaneous messaging part of any individual's Facebook account however it's not something that everyone likes ... vice versa.

All of us have several forms of interaction clamoring for our interest-- telephone call, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts and also instant 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 far better. To make points unfamiliar person, WhatsApp is likewise owned by Facebook.

Exactly how to switch off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

Facebook's pompousness extends to making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain 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 individuals to your favored contact method.

It makes good sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They earn money when people get on the Facebook website. An alternative to disable or mute Messenger would mean less revenue for Facebook.

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

The human option

Prior to we look at the settings readily available, there's a straightforward, effective means to stop people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, get in touches with will get the message (no word play here planned) that you don't reply to Facebook Messenger and they'll try a few other means to contact you.

The tech choices

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

Messenger additionally appears in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

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

Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

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

As an additional precaution go to the apps major Settings food selection, Alerts as well as switch off any kind of that you do not want.

The Notifications switch at top right is not a global toggle on/off. Rather it simply offers the option to 'silence' notifications for approximately a day.

To completely quit notices, deselect all the choices (Wall surface Posts etc) and, "for the more far better guarantee" also shut off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Appears choices.

Web Site

On the Facebook website look at the bottom right edge for the chat bar and the Settings/ gear icon.

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

Perhaps also 'Shut off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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