Disable Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is the instant messaging part of any person's Facebook account yet it's not something that every person suches as ... far from it.
Most of us have several kinds of interaction clamoring for our attention-- call, SMS/texts, email to different accounts and also instant messaging. Examining each of these can be a discomfort in the (you know 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 also owned by Facebook.
How to turn off Facebook Messenger?
You can't.
Facebook's arrogance extends to making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you get Messenger whether you like it or not.
There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply function that you could make use of to direct people to your recommended contact method.
It makes good sense from Facebook's viewpoint. They generate income when individuals are on the Facebook website. A choice to disable or mute Messenger would certainly mean less profits for Facebook.
Your only alternative is attempting to ease off the Messenger problem so it doesn't intrude.
The human choice
Before we look at the setups available, there's a straightforward, reliable method to quit people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, calls will get the message (no pun planned) that you do not reply to Facebook Messenger and also they'll try a few other method to contact you.
The tech choices
According to Facebook help, open up the different Messenger app and tap the Energetic switch to toggle on/off.
Messenger likewise shows up 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 symbol at leading right then the gear icon to expose the Facebook conversation choice.
Faucet on the menu to toggle Facebook conversation OFF.
Facebook then reveals a prominent punctual to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.
As an additional preventative measure most likely to the apps major Setups menu, Notifications as well as turn off any kind of that you don't want.
The Alerts switch at top right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Instead it merely gives the selection to 'mute' alerts for as much as a day.
To totally quit notifications, deselect all the options (Wall surface Articles etc) and, "for the more better guarantee" additionally turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and Appears choices.
Web Site
On the Facebook internet site check out the bottom right corner for the chat bar as well as the Settings/ equipment icon.
Tap on the gear symbol then select 'Shut off Chat' then select whether to turn all chats off or just some.
Perhaps likewise 'Shut off Video/Voice Telephone Calls'.