Disable Facebook Messenger

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

We all have numerous kinds of interaction clamoring for our interest-- telephone call, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts as well as instantaneous messaging. Checking 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 much better. To make things complete stranger, WhatsApp is additionally possessed by Facebook.

How to turn off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

Facebook's arrogance includes making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you get Messenger whether you like it or otherwise.

There isn't even an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply feature that you might use to point individuals to your preferred call method.

It makes good sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They earn money when people are on the Facebook site. An option to disable or mute Messenger would certainly mean much less profits for Facebook.

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

The human alternative

Before we consider the settings offered, there's an easy, reliable means to stop individuals contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, calls will certainly get the message (no pun meant) that you don't reply to Facebook Messenger and also they'll attempt a few other way to contact you.

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook aid, open up the different Messenger app as well as tap the Active button to toggle on/off.

Messenger also shows up in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

Tap on the head/menu symbol at top right after that the gear symbol to disclose the Facebook conversation option.

Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

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

As an extra precaution go to the apps primary Setups food selection, Notifications and switch off any kind of that you do not want.

The Notices change at leading right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Instead it merely provides the choice to 'mute' notices for up to a day.

To totally stop notifications, deselect all the choices (Wall surface Articles etc) and, "for the even more much better assurance" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Seems alternatives.

Internet site

On the Facebook web site check out the bottom best corner for the chat bar as well as the Settings/ gear icon.

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

Possibly likewise 'Turn off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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