How to Turn Off Facebook Messenger
We all have several kinds of communication clamoring for our interest-- telephone call, SMS/texts, email 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 far much better. To make things complete stranger, WhatsApp is also possessed by Facebook.
How To Turn Off Facebook Messenger
Ways to shut off Facebook Messenger?
You cannot.
Facebook's conceit reaches making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain Messenger whether you like it or not.
There isn't really even an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply feature that you can utilize to point individuals to your recommended get in touch with method.
It makes sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They earn money when individuals are on the Facebook site. A choice to disable or silence Messenger would mean much less profits for Facebook.
Your only option is aiming to mellow out the Messenger nuisance so it does not intrude.
The human option
Before we check out the setups offered, there's a basic, effective means to stop people calling you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, get in touches with will certainly get the message (no word play here meant) that you don't respond to Facebook Messenger and also they'll try other means to contact you.
The technology options
According to Facebook assistance, open up the separate Messenger application and also tap the Active button to toggle on/off.
Messenger also shows up in the Facebook applications.
Android
We have the Android application to hand so below's the actions to silence Messenger.
Tap on the head/menu symbol at leading right then the gear icon to reveal the Facebook chat option.
Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.
Facebook then reveals a noticeable timely to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.
As an added safety measure go to the apps main Setups menu, Notifications and also turn off any that you don't want.
The Alerts change at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Rather it simply gives the selection to 'mute' notices for as much as a day.
To totally stop notifications, deselect all the options (Wall surface Articles etc) and also, "for the more better assurance" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Sounds choices.
Website
On the Facebook web site take a look at the bottom best corner for the chat bar as well as the Settings/ equipment icon.
Tap on the equipment icon after that pick 'Turn Off Chat' then choose whether to turn all chats off or simply some.
Possibly likewise 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.