Facebook Messenger gives you the ability to synchronize your contacts from both your phone and email with the application. On many occasions we accept this when we install the app without really thinking if that's what we want.
Fortunately, there is a way to unsynchronize and quickly remove all contacts that have been added. All this in an extremely simple way with the tutorial you can see below.
Disable syncing of contacts on Facebook
You must keep in mind that in order for the contacts from your device not to continue to be uploaded to Facebook, you will have to disable the synchronization both in the social network and also in Messenger. For this you will have to follow this simple tutorial:
- Open the Facebook app and click on the three horizontal bars located at the top right.
- You will have to go down until you find the option " Application settings «.
- In this section you will find what we are looking for " Continuous contact load »Just move the switch so that it is gray.
This will prevent Facebook from copying your contacts. Although it is still necessary to do the same from Messenger.
How to remove contact sync in Messenger
- Open the Messenger app.
- Now click on the profile photo which is located on the top left.
- Scroll down until you find the section » People «.
- Here you will see " Upload contacts »As the first option.
- Clicking on this option will take us to a new screen explaining that uploading contacts works. You will simply have to click on " disable »At the bottom of the screen.
This way you can disable automatic and continuous synchronization of contacts in Facebook Messenger. As you can see, it is a very simple process that will only take you a few minutes.
On many occasions we don't want contacts to be in sync as it can be confusing. Fortunately, disabling this option isn't complicated at all.
How to delete phone contacts on Facebook Messenger
delete Messenger and Facebook contacts we will do the following:
- From a computer we will go to the friends icon on the Facebook page which is to the left of the received messages.
- As soon as we click on this icon, a window opens and we have to click on the option » Find friends «.
- We will go to a screen where we can find suggested friends. However, what interests us is in the window on the right that says "Add personal contacts". Click on " Manage contacts »To access the contact management page.
- Here you will be able to manage all the imported contacts that Facebook has added from both your mobile contacts and email. If you want to delete all available contacts, click » Delete all contacts " And that's it.
How to delete phone contacts in Messenger
You will have to go to consult the contacts you have uploaded to Messenger. Here you can see that a list appears with several contacts that have been pulled from the phone and mail. Here you have the possibility to delete them all at once by clicking on the button that appears at the top left «Delete all».
Remember we have a wide variety of tutorials and tricks not only for Facebook but also for Messenger. And if you have any questions about this tutorial you can leave it a little further down in the comment box, we will be happy to help.
