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Facebook Messenger is the immediate messaging part of anyone's Facebook account however it's not something that everyone suches as ... far from it.

We all have many forms of communication clamoring for our interest-- call, SMS/texts, e-mail to numerous accounts and 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 much much better. To make points stranger, WhatsApp is likewise possessed by Facebook.

How to turn off Facebook Messenger?

You can not.

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

There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply function that you might make use of to point individuals to your preferred get in touch with approach.

It makes good sense from Facebook's point of view. They make money when people are on the Facebook website. An option to disable or silence Messenger would imply less income for Facebook.

Your only choice is attempting to ease off the Messenger annoyance so it does not intrude.

The human alternative

Prior to we consider the settings offered, there's a simple, effective method to quit people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, calls will get the message (no word play here meant) that you do not reply to Facebook Messenger and they'll attempt a few other way to call you.

The technology options

According to Facebook assistance, open the separate Messenger app and also touch the Energetic button to toggle on/off.

Messenger additionally shows up in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

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

Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.

Facebook after that reveals a prominent prompt to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.

As an added precaution go to the applications primary Setups menu, Notifications as well as shut off any that you do not desire.

The Notices switch over at top right is not an international toggle on/off. Instead it simply provides the option to 'mute' alerts for as much as a day.

To totally stop notifications, deselect all the choices (Wall Messages etc) and also, "for the more far better assurance" likewise switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Sounds options.

Website

On the Facebook website check out the bottom ideal corner for the conversation bar as well as the Setups/ equipment icon.

Tap on the gear symbol then select 'Shut off Chat' then pick whether to transform all talks off or just some.

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

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