How to Turn Off Messenger On Facebook | Update

Facebook Messenger is the instant messaging part of anyone's Facebook account but it's not something that every person likes ... vice versa.

Most of us have lots of forms of interaction clamoring for our attention-- phone calls, SMS/texts, e-mail to various accounts and also immediate messaging. Inspecting each of these can be a discomfort in the (you know where).

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

How to switch off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

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

There isn't even an 'Out of Workplace' or auto-reply feature that you might utilize to direct individuals to your preferred get in touch with approach.

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They earn money when individuals are on the Facebook site. A choice to disable or mute Messenger would imply less revenue for Facebook.

Your only choice is trying to moderate the Messenger hassle so it does not intrude.

The human option

Prior to we look at the setups offered, there's a straightforward, effective way to stop people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

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

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook help, open up the separate Messenger app and also touch the Energetic switch to toggle on/off.

Messenger also shows up in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

Tap on the head/menu symbol at top right then the gear icon to disclose the Facebook chat choice.

Faucet on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

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

As an extra safety measure most likely to the applications main Settings food selection, Notices and shut off any that you don't desire.

The Notifications switch over at top right is not a global toggle on/off. Rather it merely gives the selection to 'silence' alerts for approximately a day.

To completely stop notifications, deselect all the choices (Wall surface Blog posts etc) as well as, "for the even more much better guarantee" additionally switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED as well as Seems alternatives.

Web Site

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

Faucet on the equipment symbol then choose 'Turn Off Conversation' then choose whether to turn all chats off or just some.

Maybe also 'Turn off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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