Turn Off Messenger Facebook | New 2019

Facebook Messenger is the instantaneous messaging part of any individual's Facebook account however it's not something that everyone suches as ... far from it.

Most of us have several forms of interaction clamoring for our focus-- call, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts as well as 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 likewise possessed by Facebook.

How to shut off Facebook Messenger?

You can not.

Facebook's conceit encompasses making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain Messenger whether you like it or not.

There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply function that you might use to direct people to your recommended call approach.

It makes sense from Facebook's point of view. They earn money when people are on the Facebook website. An option to disable or mute Messenger would certainly indicate much less income for Facebook.

Your only alternative is attempting to abate the Messenger annoyance so it doesn't intrude.

The human alternative

Prior to we consider the setups offered, there's an easy, reliable means to stop individuals calling you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, calls will get the message (no pun planned) that you do not respond to Facebook Messenger as well as they'll try some other means to contact you.

The technology options

According to Facebook help, open up the separate Messenger application and also touch the Active switch to toggle on/off.

Messenger also shows up 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 symbol at leading right then the gear icon to expose the Facebook conversation option.

Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook then shows a popular punctual to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.

As an extra safety measure most likely to the apps main Setups menu, Notifications and also shut off any kind of that you do not want.

The Notices change at top right is not an international toggle on/off. Instead it simply offers the selection to 'silence' alerts for up to a day.

To completely quit notices, deselect all the options (Wall Messages etc) as well as, "for the more much better assurance" also turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Seems alternatives.

Website

On the Facebook internet site check out the bottom appropriate corner for the chat bar and also the Setups/ gear symbol.

Tap on the equipment symbol after that choose 'Turn Off Conversation' after that pick whether to transform all chats off or just some.

Maybe additionally 'Switch off Video/Voice Calls'.

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