One of the cool features of Facebook Messenger for Android is , “Chat Heads” which allows you to read and send Facebook chat messages without leaving your current screen. It is done by a small floating circle, containing the profile picture of the person you are chatting with.
Though this feature is undoubtedly amazing, there are some reasons for which you want it disabled:
- You may be busy with other works and chat head pop-up just distracts it. You feel disturbed.
- It may be killing your privacy. If you are sharing your phone with others, they are easily getting to know with whom you are chatting on Facebook.
- Android notification bar is just enough for you and you don’t want this feature.
Extra: Easily spy on someone’s online availability on Facebook using your smartphone.
Way to Get Rid of Facebook Chat Heads Pop-up in Android
1. Launch Facebook Messenger app, then go to settings by tapping on “Gear icon“. In the settings page, notice the “Chat Heads” section. Tap on it.
2. Now disable Chat Heads by tapping the switch “Off|on“.
You are done! Chat-heads bubble will no more appear. Though, chat alerts will still be shown up in android notification bar.
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Thanks for the help! It's not that I don't see the plus side of having these 'bubbles' show my conversations, it's just that I'm a bit OCD when it comes to my home screen. Having junk that just sits in random spots on my home-screen drives me crazy!
You are welcome!
Thanks for posting this, Jaber! I was totally annoyed by the chat head and kept trying to swipe it away, but it wouldn't budge. It's gone, gone, gone, now.
Welcome Michael!
The chat heads were showing up on all kinds of screens, not just the home screen, obscuring things I wanted to see. Thanks for explaining how to remove them.
It has been disturbing to me too!
Thanks for the informative post. I actually tried to remove them many times before, but I failed to notice the "on/off" button to which you pointed your arrow. I'm glad you posted this, as I'm finally free from these little floating heads. They're very annoying.
Thank you - that was a most annoying feature as it randomly covered the apps I use the most
This was helpful. Thanks
Thank you! Some may want the constant distraction, but the Android notification bar is enough for me. Appreciate your straightforward instructions.
there a way to disable the chat head on iphones or apple
It is NOT a "cool feature". It's an abomination. Thank you for posting the fix.
I cant turn it off on my galaxy s5 and pc and tablet. No chat head option... i find them annoying and goes against all privacy ... pls advise
Can you post screenshots?