How to Turn Off Messenger On Facebook
Facebook Messenger is the instantaneous messaging part of anyone's Facebook account but it's not something that everyone suches as ... vice versa.
All of us have many types of communication clamoring for our attention-- phone calls, SMS/texts, e-mail to various accounts and also immediate 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 much better. To make things complete stranger, WhatsApp is additionally owned by Facebook.
Exactly 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 otherwise.
There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply attribute that you could use to aim individuals to your preferred call method.
It makes good sense from Facebook's perspective. They make money when people are on the Facebook site. An option to disable or silence Messenger would suggest less revenue for Facebook.
Your only choice is trying to moderate the Messenger nuisance so it does not intrude.
The human choice
Prior to we take a look at the setups offered, there's a simple, effective method to quit people calling you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, get in touches with will certainly get the message (no pun planned) that you do not respond to Facebook Messenger and also they'll attempt a few other method to contact you.
The tech options
According to Facebook aid, open the different Messenger app and also touch the Active button to toggle on/off.
Messenger likewise appears in the Facebook applications.
Android
We have the Android app to hand so here's the actions to silence Messenger.
Tap on the head/menu icon at top right after that the equipment icon to expose the Facebook chat choice.
Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.
Facebook then reveals a famous punctual to transform chat back on-- ignore it.
As an added precaution go to the apps major Setups food selection, Notifications as well as switch off any that you do not want.
The Notices switch at top right is not an international toggle on/off. Rather it simply offers the option to 'silence' notifications for approximately a day.
To entirely quit alerts, deselect all the alternatives (Wall Messages etc) as well as, "for the even more far better assurance" also shut off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Sounds alternatives.
Web Site
On the Facebook web site check out the bottom right edge for the chat bar and also the Settings/ gear symbol.
Faucet on the equipment icon then pick 'Switch off Conversation' after that select whether to transform all chats off or simply some.
Maybe additionally 'Switch off Video/Voice Telephone Calls'.