Disable Facebook Messenger | New 2019

Facebook Messenger is the immediate messaging part of any person's Facebook account however it's not something that everyone likes ... vice versa.

Most of us have lots of forms of interaction clamoring for our focus-- telephone call, SMS/texts, e-mail to various accounts and instantaneous messaging. Examining each of these can be a pain in the (you recognize where).

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

Exactly how to switch off Facebook Messenger?

You can not.

Facebook's pompousness 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 attribute that you could utilize to aim individuals to your preferred contact technique.

It makes sense from Facebook's point of view. They earn money when individuals get on the Facebook site. An alternative to disable or silence Messenger would suggest less revenue for Facebook.

Your only choice is trying to mellow out the Messenger problem so it doesn't intrude.

The human alternative

Before we consider the settings available, there's an easy, efficient way to stop people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, get in touches with will get the message (no word play here meant) that you do not respond to Facebook Messenger and also they'll attempt some other method to call you.

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook help, open the different Messenger app and touch the Energetic button to toggle on/off.

Messenger also appears in the Facebook applications.

Android

We have the Android app to hand so below's the steps to silence Messenger.

Faucet on the head/menu symbol at leading right then the gear symbol to disclose the Facebook chat option.

Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.

Facebook then reveals a prominent timely to turn chat back on-- ignore it.

As an added precaution go to the apps main Setups menu, Notices and switch off any that you don't want.

The Alerts switch at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Rather it merely offers the choice to 'silence' notifications for as much as a day.

To completely quit notifications, deselect all the alternatives (Wall surface Articles etc) and, "for the even more far better assurance" additionally shut off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Appears alternatives.

Website

On the Facebook web site take a look at the bottom best corner for the conversation bar and also the Setups/ gear symbol.

Tap on the gear symbol then select 'Turn Off Conversation' after that choose whether to turn all chats off or just some.

Possibly also 'Shut off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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