Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Via the Messenger app
• Method 2 of 2: Via Facebook
• Tips
• Warnings

This article will show you how to enable offline mode in Facebook Messenger. The point in time when you were last online will appear in the "Online" field and will not change even if you continue to use Messenger.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Via the Messenger app

1. 1 Open the Messenger app by clicking on the blue text cloud icon with a white lightning bolt inside.
   • If you're not already signed in to Messenger, enter your phone number, click Continue, and enter your password.
2. 2 Tap the People option in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. 3 Tap the Active tab below the search bar at the top of the page.
4. 4 Slide the switch next to your name to the off position.". When the switch turns white, the list of active contacts under your name will disappear. Messages will continue to arrive even offline. The "Online" field will indicate when you were last online.

Method 2 of 2: Via Facebook

1. 1 Open up Facebook site. You will immediately be taken to your news feed.
   • If you are not automatically signed in to Facebook, enter your email address (or phone number) and password and click Sign In at the top right of the page.
2. 2 Click on the Messenger Settings button in the lower right corner of your Facebook page.
3. 3 Click on the Turn off chat option in the settings drop-down menu.
4. 4 Click Turn off chat for all contacts so that contacts no longer see your name on the Active tab.
   • Click on "Turn off chat for all contacts except ..." to select several contacts for which you will remain visible, or "Turn off chat for some contacts only ..." to select contacts for which you will be offline all the time.
5. 5 Click OK. After the chat panel turns gray, your profile will become inactive in the chat panel of your contacts. The "Was active" field will contain the date when you activated the offline mode. It will not change even if you continue to use Messenger.

Tips

• If you want to open the Facebook Messenger window on Facebook, click on the gear icon in the upper left corner of the screen, click on "Settings" and slide the switch next to your account name to put it offline.

Warnings

• The appearance of the "Has been active" field next to the name when going offline cannot be avoided by any of the available official methods.