Sunday, May 21, 2023

How to Stop Facebook Texts

This wikiHow teaches how to prevent Facebook from sending text message notifications to your mobile phone, even if you don't have an active Facebook account. If you are receiving unwanted messages in the Facebook Messenger app, you can block them in Messenger.

[Edit]10 Second Version

1. Start a new text to 32665.
2. Type Stop in the body.
3. Send the text to stop messages.

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]Using Your Phone

  1. Open your text messages (SMS) app. You can send a text message to a special Facebook number to stop Facebook texts, even if you're not a Facebook member.
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  2. Start a new text to the Facebook SMS number. This number varies depending on the country you're texting from. You can check for your specific country and carrier on the Facebook Help page. Below are a few of the most common:
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    • USA, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Canada - 32665 (Some minor carriers vary)
    • Ireland - 51325
    • India - 51555
  3. Type as the message.
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  4. Send the text. You may be informed that the text could cost money. This is normal, and is only letting you know that you'll be charged your normal texting rate for sending the message.
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  5. Wait for the response. You'll get a text response from a different number indicating that texts from Facebook have been turned off. You should no longer receive any Facebook texts for your mobile number.
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[Edit]Using the Facebook App (iPhone)

  1. Open the Facebook app. Make sure you're signed in with the Facebook account that you want to change the text message settings for.
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  2. Tap the button. You'll see this in the lower-right corner of the screen.
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  3. Scroll down and tap .
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  4. Tap .
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  5. Tap .
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  6. Tap .
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  7. Tap in the box.
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  8. Tap the box to uncheck it. You'll no longer receive text messages at the mobile number associated
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[Edit]Using the Facebook App (Android)

  1. Open the Facebook app. You'll need to be signed in with the Facebook account that you want to change the text notification settings for.
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  2. Tap the button. You'll see this in the upper-right corner.
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  3. Scroll down and tap . You'll see this in the Help & Settings section.
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  4. Tap .
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  5. Tap .
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  6. Tap in the section.
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  7. Tap the box to uncheck it. You'll no longer receive text message notifications for your Facebook account.
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[Edit]Using the Facebook Website

  1. Visit the Facebook website. You can use the Facebook website to disable your text message notification settings, as well as completely remove your phone number from your account.
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  2. Log in with your Facebook account. Make sure you're logging in with the account that's associated with the mobile number you want to stop texts to.
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  3. Click the button. You'll see this in the upper-right corner of the Facebook page after signing in, on the right end of the blue bar.
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  4. Click .
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  5. Click the tab. You'll see this on the left side of the page.
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  6. Click the entry.
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  7. Click the radio button.
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  8. Click . New notifications will no longer be sent to your mobile number.
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  9. Remove your phone number completely if messages don't stop. If you're still receiving Facebook texts, you can completely remove your phone number:
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    • Log into Facebook and open the Settings menu.
    • Click the Mobile tab.
    • Click Remove next to your phone number.
    • Click Remove Phone to confirm.

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