How to Turn Off Messenger On Facebook | New 2019

Facebook Messenger is the immediate messaging part of anyone's Facebook account yet it's not something that everyone suches as ... vice versa.

All of us have numerous forms of interaction clamoring for our attention-- phone calls, SMS/texts, e-mail to numerous accounts and also instantaneous messaging. Examining 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 much better. To make things unfamiliar person, WhatsApp is likewise had by Facebook.

How to switch off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

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 attribute that you can use to direct individuals to your preferred contact method.

It makes good sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They make money when individuals get on the Facebook site. An option to disable or mute Messenger would suggest much less income for Facebook.

Your only choice is trying to ease off the Messenger nuisance so it doesn't intrude.

The human alternative

Before we consider the setups offered, there's a simple, efficient method to stop people calling you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, contacts will get the message (no word play here intended) that you do not respond to Facebook Messenger and they'll attempt some other method to contact you.

The technology choices

According to Facebook assistance, open the different Messenger app and also touch the Active switch to toggle on/off.

Messenger additionally appears in the Facebook apps.

Android

We have the Android application to hand so here's the actions to silence Messenger.

Tap on the head/menu symbol at leading right after that the gear symbol to disclose the Facebook conversation option.

Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.

Facebook after that reveals a noticeable timely to transform chat back on-- ignore it.

As an additional precaution most likely to the applications major Setups menu, Notices and also shut off any that you don't want.

The Notifications switch over at leading right is not a global toggle on/off. Rather it just provides the option to 'silence' notifications for up to a day.

To absolutely stop notices, deselect all the choices (Wall Posts etc) as well as, "for the even more better assurance" additionally switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED as well as Seems choices.

Website

On the Facebook internet site check out the bottom best edge for the conversation bar and the Setups/ gear icon.

Faucet on the gear symbol after that pick 'Turn Off Conversation' then pick whether to turn all talks off or just some.

Perhaps additionally 'Switch off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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