You have deleted your Facebook account, but for some arcane reason Facebook Messenger continues to work? The reason is very simple. Messenger it continues to work even after the deactivation of your Facebook account because it is a service outside the main social network.
Do you want disable Facebook Messenger, but you don't know how to do it? Then you have come to the right place! In this simple and practical guide we will explain how to disable Facebook Messenger in a few steps.
Disable Facebook Messenger
To carry out this type of operation, you must only use the mobile application for iOS and Android. The web interface does not have a special function that allows you to deactivate this service. To completely deactivate Facebook Messenger, you must initially deactivate your Facebook account.
If you have not deactivated the social network account, you must follow the following steps:
- Open the app of Messenger on your device.
- Select your icon Profile at the top right.
- Scroll down and select the item Settings account.
- In the new screen, select the item Information personal.
- Select the option Manage account.
- Finally, select the option disable placed next to the wording Account.
Once this is done, you must enter the password of your Facebook account, so that you can completely deactivate it. At this point you just have to follow the guided procedure proposed by the application to deactivate the Facebook account.
Once you have deactivated the main account of the social network, you can switch to deactivate Facebook Messenger.
- Open the app of Messenger sul vostro smartphone or tablet.
- Select your icon profile picture at the top right.
- Scroll down and select the item Legal information and administrative.
- Select the option Disable Messenger.
- Finally, enter yours Password and select the item Continue.
Once this is done, you have successfully deactivated your Facebook Messenger account as well.
After a long pause for reflection, you have decided that you want reactivate Messenger? To reactivate the Facebook chat you will need to log in again by entering your username and password. We remind you, however, that once your Messenger account has been reactivated, your main Facebook account will also be reactivated.
If you want to permanently delete your account, you can consult our guide on how to unsubscribe from Facebook.
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