If you’re using Facebook Messenger on your Android phone, you may have noticed that some of the chat head icons are disabled. This is because Facebook is using its own messaging app, WhatsApp, for its chat service. If you want to use Facebook Messenger on your Android phone without WhatsApp, there are a few ways to do it. The first way is to uninstall Facebook Messenger from your Android phone and then install WhatsApp. Once WhatsApp is installed, open it and sign in with your Facebook account. Then open the Settings app and select the Chat tab. Under Chat Head Icons, select None from the list and then click on the checkbox next to it. The second way is to enable Facebook Messenger in your settings. Open the Settings app and select Message & Contacts from the top left corner of the screen. Then under Chat Head Icons, select Enable from the list and then click on the checkbox next to it. The third way is to add Facebook Messenger as a contact in your address book. Open Address Book and find Facebook Messenger under Contacts at the top left corner of the screen. Add Facebook Messenger as a contact and then click on Add Contact . The fourth way is to add Facebook Messenger as an account type in Settings (on iOS) or Menu (on Android) and then under Accounts at the top left corner of the screen. Add Facebook Messenger as an account type and then click on Add Account . The fifth way is to addFacebook Messenger as a contact in your calendar . Open Calendar and find Facebook Messenger under Contacts at the top left corner of the screen. AddFacebook Messenger as a contact and then click on Add Contact .
You know what’s cool? Instant messaging with friends, family, and colleagues. You know what’s annoying? Having their face float above everything else on your phone. And that’s exactly how it is with Facebook Messenger—here’s how to turn off the floating face icons on Android.
The feature itself is called “Chat Heads,” and it seems like a good idea—hell, some people may even like them. That’s cool! We like that you like them. But if you find yourself in the “con’t like it” camp and just want to get rid of them, we have you covered. There are two ways you can go about this: if you just want to temporarily get rid of the heads floating around on your screen, you can dismiss them. But if you never want to see another Chat Head as long as you live, then you can completely disable them.
Let’s start with the latter, because it just makes sense.
How to Disable Facebook Messenger’s Chat Heads
You’ll disable Chat Heads from the main Messenger window. You can get there by just opening the Messenger app or by tapping any open Chat Head (which takes you to Messenger).
In the Messenger app, see that little icon with your own pretty face up in the upper right corner? Tap that.
Scroll down until you see the “Chat Heads” entry, and then toggle that little slider off. Now, you can live that Chat Head-free life.
How to Dismiss Chat Heads
If all you’re looking to do is get rid of the Heads that are currently hanging around, no worries—that’s easy. Just grab it and sling it down to the X at the bottom. Like so:
Poof! It’s gone—at least until the next time that persons sends you a message.
