Deactivate Facebook Messenger Update 2019

Facebook Messenger is the instant messaging part of anybody's Facebook account yet it's not something that every person suches as ... vice versa.

We all have several types of communication clamoring for our focus-- call, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts and also instant messaging. Inspecting each of these can be a pain in the (you know where).

Facebook Messenger is one messaging service that you can do without. WhatsApp or Signal are much better. To make things unfamiliar person, WhatsApp is likewise owned by Facebook.

Exactly how to turn 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 not.

There isn't even an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply attribute that you might utilize to aim individuals to your recommended contact approach.

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They make money when people are on the Facebook site. An alternative to disable or silence Messenger would mean less profits for Facebook.

Your only alternative is attempting to abate the Messenger problem so it does not intrude.

The human alternative

Prior to we consider the settings available, there's a straightforward, efficient means to stop individuals contacting you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

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

The tech choices

According to Facebook help, open the separate Messenger application and tap the Active button to toggle on/off.

Messenger also appears in the Facebook applications.

Android

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

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

Faucet on the menu to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.

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

As an extra preventative measure go to the applications main Setups menu, Notifications and turn off any type of that you do not desire.

The Notifications switch at leading right is not a global toggle on/off. Rather it simply provides the choice to 'mute' notices for up to a day.

To completely quit alerts, deselect all the choices (Wall surface Posts etc) and, "for the even more better guarantee" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Sounds choices.

Web Site

On the Facebook web site take a look at the bottom ideal edge for the conversation bar and also the Settings/ equipment icon.

Tap on the equipment symbol then select 'Switch off Conversation' then choose whether to transform all talks off or just some.

Possibly also 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.

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