How to Turn Off Messenger On Facebook
Facebook Messenger is the immediate messaging part of anyone's Facebook account yet it's not something that everyone suches as ... far from it.
Most of us have several forms of communication clamoring for our focus-- phone calls, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts as well as instant messaging. Examining 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 much much better. To make points complete stranger, WhatsApp is additionally had by Facebook.
How to switch off Facebook Messenger?
You can not.
Facebook's arrogance includes making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain Messenger whether you like it or otherwise.
There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply function that you can use to direct people to your recommended contact approach.
It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They make money when people are on the Facebook site. A choice to disable or silence Messenger would imply much less profits for Facebook.
Your only choice is attempting to abate the Messenger annoyance so it doesn't intrude.
The human alternative
Before we consider the settings available, there's a simple, reliable means to stop people calling you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, calls will get the message (no word play here planned) that you don't reply to Facebook Messenger and they'll try a few other way to contact you.
The tech choices
According to Facebook assistance, open the different Messenger app and tap the Active button to toggle on/off.
Messenger likewise 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 leading right then the equipment icon to disclose the Facebook conversation choice.
Faucet on the food selection to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.
Facebook after that reveals a prominent timely to transform chat back on-- ignore it.
As an extra precaution go to the applications main Settings menu, Notifications and also switch off any that you don't want.
The Notices change at leading right is not an international toggle on/off. Instead it simply offers the selection to 'silence' notifications for as much as a day.
To completely stop notices, deselect all the alternatives (Wall surface Articles etc) as well as, "for the more far better assurance" also switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Sounds choices.
Website
On the Facebook internet site check out the bottom ideal edge for the conversation bar as well as the Settings/ gear symbol.
Tap on the gear symbol then select 'Shut off Conversation' then pick whether to transform all talks off or simply some.
Perhaps likewise 'Turn off Video/Voice Telephone Calls'.