Facebook Messenger Off | New 2019

Facebook Messenger is the instantaneous messaging part of anyone's Facebook account but it's not something that every person suches as ... vice versa.

All of us have many types of communication clamoring for our interest-- phone calls, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts and also instantaneous 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 also owned by Facebook.

How to turn off Facebook Messenger?

You can't.

Facebook's conceit reaches making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain Messenger whether you like it or otherwise.

There isn't even an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply feature that you can use to aim people to your recommended contact method.

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They earn money when people are on the Facebook site. An alternative to disable or mute Messenger would certainly indicate less revenue for Facebook.

Your only alternative is trying to abate the Messenger nuisance so it doesn't intrude.

The human option

Before we look at the settings available, there's an easy, effective means to quit individuals contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

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

The technology alternatives

According to Facebook help, open up the separate Messenger app and tap the Energetic switch to toggle on/off.

Messenger likewise shows up in the Facebook apps.

Android

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

Tap on the head/menu icon at leading right then the equipment icon to expose the Facebook conversation alternative.

Tap on the food selection to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook after that reveals a popular timely to turn chat back on-- ignore it.

As an extra safety measure most likely to the apps major Setups menu, Notices and turn off any type of that you do not desire.

The Notices change at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Instead it merely offers the choice to 'mute' alerts for up to a day.

To completely stop notices, deselect all the alternatives (Wall surface Articles etc) and, "for the more much better assurance" additionally turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED as well as Sounds alternatives.

Web Site

On the Facebook web site look at the bottom ideal corner for the conversation bar and the Setups/ gear symbol.

Faucet on the gear symbol after that pick 'Turn Off Chat' after that select whether to turn all chats off or just some.

Possibly likewise 'Turn off Video/Voice Telephone Calls'.

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