How to Delete a Contact on Messenger

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Last Updated: October 2, 2020 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to set your Messenger to ignore all the messages from a selected contact. Ignoring a user will remove the conversation thread from your inbox, and block all message notifications from them in the future. Ignored users can still send you messages, but they won't show up in your inbox.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

On Mobile

1
Open the Messenger app on your phone or tablet. The Messenger icon looks like a blue speech balloon with a white thunderbolt in it. You can find it on your home screen or your Apps menu.
- If you aren't already logged in to Messenger, enter your email address or phone number, and password before continuing.
2
Find and tap the contact you want to block. Scroll down your messages, and tap the contact you want to delete from your mailbox. This will open your conversation thread with the selected contact.
- You can also use the Search bar at the top.
- If Messenger opens up to a conversation with a contact you'd like to keep, tap the
  button on the top-left, and go back to your message list.
- If you don't see your messages, tap the Home tab. It looks like a tiny house icon on the bottom left.
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3
Tap your contact's name at the top. Your contact's name is listed at the top of the conversation. Tapping will open your user options on a new page.
- If you're using Android, you will have to tap the "i" icon next to your contact's name on the top-right. It will open the same menu.
4
Scroll down and tap Ignore Messages. You can find this option towards the bottom of the user options menu. This will remove the selected contact from your inbox, and ignore all their messages in the future.
- This will not block, remove or unfriend your contact on Facebook.
- You will be asked to confirm your action in a new pop-up.
5
Tap Ignore Messages in the confirmation pop-up. This will confirm your action, remove the conversation from your inbox, and block all message notifications from this user.
- On Android, the confirmation button will just say IGNORE.
- The conversation will move to your Message Requests.
- Your contact's messages will not show up in your inbox anymore.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

On Desktop

1
Open Messenger in your internet browser. Type www.messenger.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
- If you're not automatically signed in, sign in with your email address or phone number, and password before continuing.
2
Click the contact you want to block on the message panel. The message panel lists all your conversations on the left-hand side of the page. Clicking a contact here will open your conversation on the right.
- This will also open your contact's info on the right-hand side of the page.
- You can also use the search bar at the top of the message panel. The search bar reads "Search Messenger" on the top-left corner.
3
Click the
icon next to your contact's name on the top-right. You can find this button next to your contact's name and picture near the upper-right corner of the page. It will open a drop-down menu.
4
Select Ignore Messages on the drop-down menu. This option will remove the selected contact from your inbox, and ignore all their messages.
- This will not block, remove or unfriend your contact on Facebook.
- You will be asked to confirm your action in a new pop-up.
5
Click Ignore Messages in the confirmation pop-up. This will confirm your action, and remove the selected user from your message box.
- The conversation will move to your Filtered Messages.
- You won't get notifications from this contact's messages, and they won't show up in your inbox.