How to Stop Facebook Messenger | New 2019

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

We all have numerous forms of communication clamoring for our attention-- call, SMS/texts, email to various accounts and immediate messaging. Inspecting each of these can be a discomfort in the (you know where).

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

Just how to turn off Facebook Messenger?

You can not.

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

There isn't even an 'Out of Workplace' or auto-reply feature that you might make use of to point people to your recommended call technique.

It makes sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They generate income when people are on the Facebook website. An alternative to disable or mute Messenger would indicate much less income for Facebook.

Your only choice is attempting to moderate the Messenger annoyance so it does not intrude.

The human option

Before we check out the settings available, there's a simple, efficient way to quit individuals contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

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

The tech alternatives

According to Facebook assistance, open up the separate Messenger application as well as touch the Energetic switch to toggle on/off.

Messenger likewise appears in the Facebook applications.

Android

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

Faucet on the head/menu symbol at leading right after that the gear symbol to reveal the Facebook conversation alternative.

Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook then shows a popular timely to turn chat back on-- ignore it.

As an added precaution go to the applications primary Settings menu, Notifications and also turn off any that you do not want.

The Notices switch over at leading right is not an international toggle on/off. Instead it just provides the selection to 'silence' alerts for approximately a day.

To totally stop notices, deselect all the options (Wall surface Posts etc) as well as, "for the even more much better assurance" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Sounds options.

Web Site

On the Facebook internet site take a look at the bottom best edge for the chat bar and the Settings/ gear symbol.

Faucet on the gear icon after that pick 'Turn Off Chat' then pick whether to turn all chats off or simply some.

Maybe additionally 'Shut off Video/Voice Phone Calls'.

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