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Facebook for Android: How to Turn Facebook Chat On or Off

Facebook for Android: How to Turn Facebook Chat On or Off

August 21, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett 11 Comments

If you’re using Facebook for Android, you may want to control whether Facebook Chat is turned on or off. Here’s everything you need to know about enabling or disabling the feature.

Enable or Disable Chat/Messaging

There are mainly two ways you can turn Facebook Chat on or off from your Android. One involves the standard Facebook app. Another involves the separate Facebook Messenger app.

Facebook App

You can turn Facebook Chat on or off from the standard Facebook app using these steps:

  1. Open the “Facebook” app.
  2. Tap the Menu icon Menu Button located at the upper-right corner of the screen to expand your options.
  3. Tap “Messenger” in the “Apps” section.
  4. Tap the Gear icon located at the upper-right corner of the screen.
  5. Check the “On” box to turn Facebook Chat on. Uncheck the box to turn it off.

Facebook Messenger

If you have Facebook Messenger installed on your Android device, use these steps:

  1. Open the “Messenger” app.
  2. Tap the “Menu” Menu Button icon located at the upper-right corner of the screen.
  3. Tap the “Active” selection at the top of the screen.
  4. Toggle your name to “On” or “Off” as desired.

Note: Facebook Chat is off when using Facebook Messenger.


Chat/Messaging Notifications

What you should probably know is the above settings only control your visibility for other users. Turning the setting on or off will only show or not show you online respectively. People can still send you messages and you will still get notifications when somebody sends you one.

Facebook App

If you wish to receive or not receive Facebook Chat notifications, use these steps:

  1. Open the “Facebook” app.
  2. Tap the “Menu” Menu Button icon, located at the upper-right of the screen.
  3. Select “App Settings“.
  4. Scroll down to the “Messages” area and toggle “Facebook chat” to “On” or “Off” as desired.

Facebook Messenger

If you wish to turn Notifications off from the Facebook Messenger app, use these steps:

  1. Open the “Messenger” app.
  2. Tap the Person icon located at the upper-right corner of the screen.
  3. Select “Notifications & Sounds“.
  4. Slide the “Notification previews” setting to “On” or “Off” as desired. You can also check or uncheck “Vibrate“, “Light“, or “Sound” if you wish to turn certain types of notifications on or off.

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Comments

  1. Lorri says

    January 24, 2022 at 3:32 pm

    How do I turn the notification bar off that pops up with their photo and 1 message but leave on the notification number where the symbols just pops up and not the whole box? Using an Android phone.

  2. Catriona says

    December 7, 2021 at 3:26 pm

    I want to chat to my friend on Facebook Messenger but he has the chat turned off can I turn it back on or does he have to do it

  3. Kanika Smith says

    September 8, 2021 at 7:56 pm

    I need help with my Facebook page

  4. Elizabeth A Reid says

    December 26, 2020 at 12:19 pm

    While using messenger, the person I contacted tried to call. But when I tried to answer I got a message That I had to give permission and I can’t find where I do that.

  5. Arif says

    August 16, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    I only see messages when I turned on the messnger app.. no msg is displayed on the screen when the phone is in locked mood

  6. Pedro A DIEZ says

    January 30, 2019 at 7:33 pm

    No! I don’t want chat. I want my old messenger. How?

  7. Peggy Whipple says

    December 1, 2017 at 11:08 am

    I would like my old IB message back, how do I get it please!

  8. David Carpenter says

    October 7, 2017 at 10:05 am

    I was using the latest Facebook Messenger and had no problems. Recently when I pressed ‘Active’ to see friends online nothing would load and just got a rotating blue circle. Downloaded an older version of ‘Messenger’. Works OK

  9. tanio lewis says

    September 2, 2017 at 12:44 am

    i need to message my facebook friend on my smartphone but im having difficulties. please help

  10. bob says

    December 9, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    The right pane of my Facebook “Chat” is one; continuous loop symbol and I’ve been unable to get it to reappear. I’ve followed all these instructions. All settings are activated yet chat won’t show.

  11. MD ESRAFIL says

    June 16, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    Hi
    My Facebook software got some problem my phone..I go to dirrect Google Facebook I can delete my facebook page all comments edit and delete…but I use my phone software I can’t delete any comments or edit..please help me what I do

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