When you block someone in Messenger, they won’t be able to call you or send you messages. You also won’t be able to communicate in group chats. They won’t, however, be notified that you’ve blocked them. An alternative to blocking is muting the conversation, which just turns off notifications from this person for a time period you can specify. The person can still call or message you, but you won’t know when it happens unless you open the conversation and see their attempts after the fact.
Blocking calls from a certain person on Messenger won’t block them on Facebook—just in Messenger. If you want to block this person on Facebook instead, tap Block on Facebook at the bottom.
To unblock someone, tap your profile photo at the top-left, select Privacy, tap Blocked Accounts, select the person’s name, and then tap Unblock Messages and Calls.
When you mute someone in Messenger, they can technically still call you or send you messages—you just won’t be notified! This is a great option if you want to be able to go back and see whether they’ve tried calling or messaging you. People you mute will not know that you’ve muted them.
Once you select a time period (or to leave the person muted indefinitely), you’ll immediately be muting calls and messages from this contact. You can turn off muting by re-opening the conversation, tapping the person’s name at the top, and then tapping Unmute.
Once you select a time period (or to leave the person muted indefinitely), you’ll immediately be muting calls and messages from this contact. You can turn off muting by re-opening the conversation, tapping the person’s name at the top, and then tapping Unmute.
Once you select a time period (or to leave the person muted indefinitely), you’ll immediately be muting calls and messages from this contact. You can turn off muting by re-opening the conversation, tapping the person’s name at the top, and then tapping Unmute.
Once you select a time period (or to leave the person muted indefinitely), you’ll immediately be muting calls and messages from this contact. You can turn off muting by re-opening the conversation, tapping the person’s name at the top, and then tapping Unmute.
When you block someone in Messenger, they won’t be able to call you or send you messages. You also won’t be able to communicate in group chats. They won’t, however, be notified that you’ve blocked them. An alternative to blocking is muting, which turns off notifications from this person for a time period you can specify. The person can still call or message you, but you won’t know when it happens unless you open the conversation manually.
If you’d rather just prevent this person from calling you for a specific period of time, you can tap Mute at the top instead. This prevents you from seeing notifications when the person calls or messages you, but you’ll still be able to communicate in group chats.
Blocking calls from a certain person on Messenger won’t block them on Facebook—just in Messenger. If you want to block this person on Facebook instead, click Block on Facebook instead.
To remove someone from your Blocked list, click the three dots at the top-left corner, select Preferences, tap Manage Blocking, and click Unblock next to their name.
When you mute someone instead of blocking them, they can (technically) still call you or send you messages—you just won’t be notified. This is great if you want to keep chatting with this person in group chats but don’t want them to contact you by phone or message privately. You can also open the chat at any time to see if they’ve tried to contact you. People you mute will not know that you’re ignoring them.
If you don’t see it, click the three dots at the top-right corner of the conversation to expand the panel.
You can turn off muting by re-opening the conversation, tapping the person’s name at the top, and then tapping Unmute.
Unfortunately, there is no way to disable all Facebook calls on your Android, iPhone, or iPad. This feature is not built into the mobile apps, and none of the old workarounds (including those that limited Messenger permissions to the camera and microphone) work to prevent calls.
