Deactivate Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is the instant messaging part of anyone's Facebook account yet it's not something that everyone suches as ... vice versa.
Most of us have numerous forms of communication clamoring for our attention-- phone calls, SMS/texts, e-mail to different accounts as well as instantaneous messaging. Inspecting 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 much better. To make points complete stranger, WhatsApp is additionally possessed by Facebook.
How to shut off Facebook Messenger?
You can't.
Facebook's arrogance reaches 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 function that you can use to point people to your preferred contact method.
It makes sense from Facebook's perspective. They make money when individuals are on the Facebook website. A choice to disable or mute Messenger would suggest much less profits for Facebook.
Your only choice is attempting to moderate the Messenger hassle so it doesn't intrude.
The human choice
Prior to we take a look at the setups available, there's a straightforward, effective method to stop individuals calling you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, contacts will certainly get the message (no word play here intended) that you don't react to Facebook Messenger and also they'll attempt some other way to contact you.
The technology alternatives
According to Facebook help, open the different Messenger application and touch the Active switch to toggle on/off.
Messenger additionally appears in the Facebook apps.
Android
We have the Android app to hand so here's the steps to silence Messenger.
Faucet on the head/menu icon at top right then the gear icon to disclose the Facebook chat option.
Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.
Facebook then shows a prominent prompt to transform chat back on-- ignore it.
As an extra safety measure most likely to the apps main Settings food selection, Notifications as well as switch off any type of that you do not want.
The Notifications change at leading right is not an international toggle on/off. Rather it just gives the option to 'silence' notifications for as much as a day.
To absolutely stop alerts, deselect all the alternatives (Wall surface Messages etc) and, "for the more far better guarantee" also switch off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Seems alternatives.
Web Site
On the Facebook web site consider the bottom appropriate corner for the conversation bar and also the Setups/ gear icon.
Tap on the gear symbol then select 'Shut off Conversation' after that select whether to transform all chats off or just some.
Maybe additionally 'Shut off Video/Voice Calls'.