The process to deactivate the Facebook account on an Android phone and iPhone is nearly identical (as discussed below). So, the first step in deactivating Messenger, a user must deactivate his Facebook account (if already deactivated, a user may skip the part). However, the user’s messages, comments, chats, pictures, videos, etc. Once a user’s Messenger is deactivated, his profile will not be shown in the search results of Messenger or Facebook and other users will not be able to send him messages.

Although, there may be some users who may think uninstalling the Messenger app may do the trick but as the user is trying to deactivate, not delete his account, means that the user may return to Messenger, and if his Messenger account is not deactivated, he may be bombarded with messages when reinstalling the Messenger app. If a user does not want to deactivate his Facebook account, then he may change Messenger’s online status (discussed later).Īlso, there can be cases, where a user deactivated his Facebook account but is astonished to find that Messenger is still active and he may want to deactivate Messenger as well. Messenger is integrated deep into a user’s Facebook account and currently, it is not possible to deactivate Messenger without deactivating the Facebook account. Facebook has reported data leaks which are a nightmare for privacy or receiving 1000s of messages daily on Messenger may not be a pleasant experience for many users. There can be many reasons from privacy to personal issues when a user may want to deactivate Messenger.

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