This app uses accessibility permission to block selected apps, so give the accessibility permission in the beginning.ĪLSO READ:Â Some Appleâ€™s iOS Apps Sends Userâ€™s Sensitive Data To Facebook To get a similar feature on older versions of Android you can useÂ Stay Focused app. While Digital Wellbeing is great, it works only on select Android Pie devices. Facebook Messenger will be blocked after you cross the time limit. After setting the timer, close the settings and you are done. You can choose the pre-configured timer or create your own custom timer as well. Here, look for Facebook Messenger andÂ set timer by tapping on the right side.Now,Â tap on DashboardÂ to get a list of apps on your smartphone.

Open it and you will have the complete picture of your smartphone usage. To access Digital Wellbeing, open Settings, andÂ scroll down to Digital Wellbeing.This feature is set to bring a better and healthy lifestyle to smartphone users, and in this case, blocking Facebook Messenger may bring a positive outcome for you.

After you have used an app for a certain amount of time, it will block the app including its notifications too. You can use many of its features to limit your time on smartphone and set timers for individual apps. Google released Digital Wellbeing in 2018 which comes as part of Android Pie. So, hereâ€™s how you can use those features to control your Messenger usage. Thereâ€™s Screen Time on iOS, and Digital Wellbeing on a bunch of Android phones that you can use to limit your time using Messenger. If the reason youâ€™re thinking of deactivating messenger is simply because you just find yourself spending too much time on the app, there are some other options you can consider as well. Yes, Facebook works in mysterious ways and we gotta deal with it. Also, after deactivation, if you decide to log in back to Messenger only, your Facebook Account will be activated too.

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