Facebook Messenger Off

Facebook Messenger is the instant messaging part of any individual's Facebook account yet it's not something that everybody suches as ... vice versa - Facebook Messenger Off.

We all have several forms of interaction clamoring for our attention-- call, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts as well as immediate messaging. Checking 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. Making things unfamiliar person, WhatsApp is likewise owned by Facebook.


Facebook Messenger Off


How you can turn off Facebook Messenger?
You can not.

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

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

It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They generate income when individuals get on the Facebook site. An alternative to disable or silence Messenger would certainly imply less income for Facebook.

Your only option is attempting to moderate the Messenger problem so it doesn't intrude.

The human option

Before we consider the settings available, there's a basic, effective means to quit people calling you on Facebook Messenger.

Ignore it.

After a short time, contacts will get the message (no pun meant) that you don't react to Facebook Messenger and also they'll try a few other means to contact you.

The tech options

According to Facebook help, open the separate 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 top right then the equipment symbol to disclose the Facebook chat alternative.


Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.

Facebook then reveals a popular prompt to turn chat back on-- ignore it.

As an additional safety measure go to the applications major Settings menu, Notifications and also turn off any that you don't want.


The Notices switch at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Rather it simply provides the selection to 'mute' alerts for up to a day.

To totally stop notices, deselect all the options (Wall Articles etc) and also, "for the more better assurance" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Seems choices.

Web Site

On the Facebook website look at the bottom appropriate edge for the chat bar and the Settings/ gear icon.


Tap on the gear symbol then pick 'Turn Off Chat' then choose whether to transform all chats off or just some.

Possibly also 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.