All of us have several types of communication clamoring for our interest-- call, SMS/texts, email to numerous accounts and instant messaging. Checking each of these can be a pain in the (you recognize where).
Facebook Messenger is one messaging service that you can do without. WhatsApp or Signal are far better. To make things stranger, WhatsApp is likewise possessed by Facebook.
Turn Off Messenger Facebook
How to switch off Facebook Messenger?
You can not.
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 really also an 'From Office' or auto-reply feature that you might utilize to point people to your favored contact method.
It makes good sense from Facebook's perspective. They make money when people get on the Facebook site. An alternative to disable or silence Messenger would certainly mean less profits for Facebook.
Your only option is trying to abate the Messenger annoyance so it does not intrude.
The human option
Before we consider the setups available, there's an easy, reliable way to quit people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, get in touches with will certainly get the message (no pun planned) that you do not react to Facebook Messenger and also they'll attempt some other means to contact you.
The tech options
Inning accordance with Facebook help, open the different Messenger app as well as tap the Energetic switch to toggle on/off.
Messenger also shows up in the Facebook apps.
Android
We have the Android app to hand so below's the steps to silence Messenger.
Faucet on the head/menu icon at leading right then the gear icon to disclose the Facebook chat choice.
Faucet on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.
Facebook then shows a famous prompt to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.
As an extra precaution go to the apps primary Setups menu, Notifications and turn off any that you don't want.
The Alerts switch over at top right is not a global toggle on/off. Instead it merely gives the choice to 'mute' notices for as much as a day.
To entirely quit notices, deselect all the alternatives (Wall surface Articles etc) as well as, "for the more better assurance" likewise turn off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Appears choices.
Web Site
On the Facebook internet site consider the bottom ideal corner for the chat bar and the Settings/ equipment icon.
Faucet on the gear symbol after that pick 'Turn Off Chat' then select whether to transform all talks off or simply some.
Perhaps likewise 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.