How to Disable Facebook Messenger
By
Arif Rahman
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Friday, December 21, 2018
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Turn Off Facebook Messenger
Most of us have many types of communication clamoring for our attention-- telephone call, SMS/texts, email to different accounts and instantaneous messaging. Checking each of these can be a discomfort in the (you recognize where).
Facebook Messenger is one messaging service that you can do without. WhatsApp or Signal are far much better. To earn points complete stranger, WhatsApp is also possessed by Facebook.
How to Disable Facebook Messenger
The best ways to switch off Facebook Messenger?
You can not.
Facebook's arrogance reaches making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you get Messenger whether you like it or otherwise.
There isn't also an 'Out of Workplace' or auto-reply attribute that you might utilize to aim people to your preferred call method.
It makes sense from Facebook's point of view. They generate income when people are on the Facebook website. An option to disable or mute Messenger would indicate much less profits for Facebook.
Your only choice is aiming to abate the Messenger hassle so it doesn't intrude.
The human option
Prior to we check out the setups offered, there's a basic, effective means to stop people calling you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, calls will certainly get the message (no pun intended) that you do not respond to Facebook Messenger and they'll attempt other way to call you.
The tech options
According to Facebook aid, open up the different Messenger app and also tap the Active switch 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 icon at top right then the gear symbol to expose the Facebook chat option.
Faucet on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.
Facebook then reveals a popular prompt to turn conversation back on-- ignore it.
As an extra safety measure go to the apps main Settings menu, Notifications and turn off any type of that you don't want.
The Notifications switch at leading right is not an international toggle on/off. Rather it simply gives the choice to 'mute' alerts for as much as a day.
To completely quit notices, deselect all the options (Wall Posts etc) and, "for the more better assurance" likewise switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Appears choices.
Web Site
On the Facebook web site consider the bottom ideal edge for the conversation bar and the Settings/ gear symbol.
Faucet on the equipment symbol after that select 'Turn Off Chat' then choose whether to turn all chats off or just some.
Possibly additionally 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.