All of us have several types of communication clamoring for our attention-- phone calls, SMS/texts, e-mail to various accounts as well as instantaneous 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 much better. To make points unfamiliar person, WhatsApp is likewise owned by Facebook.
How to Stop Facebook Messenger
Ways to shut off Facebook Messenger?
You can't.
Facebook's conceit extends to making Messenger compulsory. If you have a Facebook account, you obtain Messenger whether you like it or not.
There isn't also an 'Out of Office' or auto-reply attribute that you might use to direct individuals to your preferred call technique.
It makes good sense from Facebook's perspective. They earn money when people get on the Facebook site. A choice to disable or mute Messenger would imply less earnings for Facebook.
Your only option is trying to ease off the Messenger annoyance so it does not intrude.
The human option
Prior to we take a look at the settings available, there's an easy, efficient method to quit people contacting you on Facebook Messenger.
Ignore it.
After a short time, contacts will get the message (no pun meant) that you do not react to Facebook Messenger and they'll attempt a few other method to contact you.
The tech options
According to Facebook assistance, open up the different Messenger app and also tap the Energetic switch to toggle on/off.
Messenger additionally shows up 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 symbol at top right then the equipment symbol to disclose the Facebook chat choice.
Tap on the menu to toggle Facebook chat OFF.
Facebook then shows a noticeable prompt to transform conversation back on-- ignore it.
As an extra safety measure go to the applications primary Setups menu, Notifications as well as turn off any that you don't desire.
The Notifications switch at leading right is not a worldwide toggle on/off. Instead it merely provides the option to 'mute' notifications for up to a day.
To entirely stop notifications, deselect all the choices (Wall Messages etc) and, "for the more better assurance" likewise shut off the Vibrate, Phone LED and also Sounds alternatives.
Website
On the Facebook internet site take a look at the bottom best corner for the conversation bar as well as the Settings/ gear icon.
Tap on the equipment icon then select 'Turn Off Chat' after that choose whether to transform all chats off or just some.
Possibly additionally 'Turn off Video/Voice Calls'.