How to Stop Facebook Messenger | Update

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

All of us have lots of forms of interaction clamoring for our focus-- call, SMS/texts, email to different accounts as well as instant messaging. Checking each of these can be a pain in the (you know where).

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

How to shut off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

Facebook's conceit 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 could use to direct individuals to your favored contact technique.

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They earn money when individuals are on the Facebook site. An option to disable or mute Messenger would certainly mean less revenue for Facebook.

Your only alternative is attempting to moderate the Messenger nuisance so it does not intrude.

The human alternative

Before we look at the settings available, there's an easy, efficient method to stop people 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 also they'll attempt some other method to contact you.

The technology options

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

Messenger additionally appears in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

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

Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

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

As an extra preventative measure most likely to the apps major Settings menu, Notices as well as switch off any that you don't want.

The Alerts switch over at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Rather it just provides the choice to 'silence' notices for as much as a day.

To entirely stop alerts, deselect all the options (Wall Posts etc) and, "for the more much better guarantee" likewise switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Sounds alternatives.

Internet site

On the Facebook internet site look at the bottom appropriate edge for the conversation bar and the Settings/ gear symbol.

Tap on the equipment symbol then select 'Switch off Chat' after that choose whether to turn all chats off or simply some.

Possibly additionally 'Shut off Video/Voice Calls'.

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