Most of us have many forms of communication clamoring for our interest-- telephone call, SMS/texts, e-mail to different accounts and also immediate messaging. Examining each of these can be a discomfort in the (you understand 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 Disable Facebook Messenger
Ways to switch off Facebook Messenger?
You can't.
Facebook's conceit includes making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you get Messenger whether you like it or otherwise.
There isn't even an 'Out of Workplace' or auto-reply feature that you can use to aim individuals to your recommended get in touch with technique.
It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They earn money when people get on the Facebook website. A choice to disable or mute Messenger would certainly suggest much less income for Facebook.
Your only option is attempting to ease off the Messenger annoyance so it doesn't intrude.
The human option
Before we take a look at the settings offered, there's a simple, reliable means to quit 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 react to Facebook Messenger and they'll attempt a few other method to contact you.
The technology options
According to Facebook help, open the separate Messenger app and touch the Energetic button to toggle on/off.
Messenger additionally appears in the Facebook apps.
Android
We have the Android app to hand so here's the actions to silence Messenger.
Faucet on the head/menu icon at top right after that the gear icon to expose the Facebook chat choice.
Faucet on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.
Facebook after that reveals a famous prompt to transform chat back on-- ignore it.
As an additional preventative measure go to the apps primary Setups menu, Notifications and also turn off any that you don't want.
The Notifications switch at leading right is not a global toggle on/off. Instead it just offers the selection to 'mute' notices for as much as a day.
To completely stop notices, deselect all the options (Wall Messages etc) as well as, "for the more better assurance" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Appears choices.
Website
On the Facebook website look at the bottom ideal corner for the conversation bar and the Settings/ gear icon.
Tap on the gear icon then select 'Turn Off Chat' after that choose whether to turn all chats off or simply some.
Maybe additionally 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.