Deactivate Facebook Messenger


Turn Off Facebook Messenger



Facebook Messenger is the immediate messaging part of any person's Facebook account however it's not something that every person likes ... far from it.

Most of us have many forms of communication clamoring for our focus-- phone calls, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts and also immediate messaging. Inspecting each of these can be a pain in the (you understand where).

Facebook Messenger is one messaging service that you can do without. WhatsApp or Signal are much better. To make points unfamiliar person, WhatsApp is additionally had by Facebook.

How to turn off Facebook Messenger?

You can not.

Facebook's conceit 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 feature that you can utilize to direct people to your recommended call method.

It makes sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They earn money when people get on the Facebook website. A choice to disable or silence Messenger would suggest less profits for Facebook.

Your only option is trying to abate the Messenger annoyance so it doesn't intrude.

The human choice

Before we take a look at the setups readily available, there's a straightforward, efficient means to quit individuals calling you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, contacts will certainly get the message (no pun meant) that you don't react to Facebook Messenger as well as they'll attempt some other method to call you.

The technology options

According to Facebook help, open the different Messenger app and also touch the Active button 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.

Faucet on the head/menu symbol at leading right after that the equipment symbol to expose the Facebook conversation option.
Turn Off Facebook Messenger

Faucet on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook then reveals a noticeable punctual to transform chat back on-- ignore it.

As an additional precaution most likely to the applications major Settings food selection, Alerts and also turn off any that you do not desire.
Turn Off Facebook Messenger

The Notifications switch at leading right is not a global toggle on/off. Instead it simply provides the choice to 'silence' notices for approximately a day.

To entirely stop notices, deselect all the choices (Wall Articles etc) and also, "for the even more better assurance" additionally turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Seems alternatives.

Internet site

On the Facebook website look at the bottom appropriate edge for the chat bar and also the Setups/ equipment symbol.
Turn Off Facebook Messenger

Tap on the gear icon then select 'Shut off Conversation' after that choose whether to turn all talks off or simply some.

Possibly additionally 'Switch off Video/Voice Telephone Calls'.