How to Leave a Facebook Messenger Group Chat? | On mobile and PC

facebook messenger toasts options such as being able to create groups with your friends, although sometimes it happens that strangers add you to groups that you do not know. In those cases, you may find it uncomfortable to be in a group where you don’t know anyone or are bored by what they share, and that is why you decide to leave the group.

In that regard, in this article we will show you how to leave a Facebook Messenger group chatEither from the application on your mobile or from your computer easily.

What happens if you leave a group on Facebook Messenger?

When you leave a Facebook Messenger group, this chat will automatically stop appearing in your conversation starter. That indicates that then you will stop receiving message notifications that they send through this group chat, so you will not be able to continue reading those messages that they sent each time.

If you leave a group in Messenger, and even in applications such as WhatsApp, the platform immediately places a notice within the chat so that everyone know you came out. On the other hand, once you have left the group, you will no longer have the option of returning by yourself, unless someone from the group adds you again.

How to ignore the messages of a Facebook Messenger chat?

You may also receive messages from someone you don’t want to talk to, and Messenger gives you the option to ignore that chat. The first thing you must do to activate it is to search among the conversations for the chat you want to ignore.

While in the conversation, touch the person’s name to access the options menu in the chat and look for the option to ‘Ignore messages’. When you have it, tap on it to activate it and then confirm the action in the emergency notice that appears on your screen.

Please note that once this option is activated, the chat will disappear from your conversation list unopened and will be filed in a separate folder.

What are the steps to exit a Messenger group chat?

The steps you must follow to leave a group chat in Messenger are very simple and we will explain them to you below if you do it from a mobile phone or computer.

From Android device

If you have downloaded the Messenger application on your Android mobile and start it, search and enter the group you want to leave. From the screen that appears, you will see at the top a few options such as calls or video calls, and the icon of a letter ‘i’ on the right side.

Pressing this option, enter the menu and among the options look for the one of ‘Leave group’, and confirm the action at the end to be able to continue with the process and finish it.

From iOS device

From a device with an iOS operating system the steps are similar to which we explain for an Android device. You must access the updated application on your mobile and enter the menu of the group you want to leave and look for the option ‘Leave group’ and click on it to do so.

From the PC

By logging in to Messenger by entering the Web through your computer’s browser, you can also leave a group chat. When you have it in view on the screen, hover over it and you will see 3 points where you should click, and look for the option ‘Leave group’.

How to delete a group chat from Facebook Messenger?

To delete a group in Messenger, you should be the only one left in the group; now we will show you how you can do that from the app or from the web.

Directly in the app

Enter the specific group and access the group information where you can go removing members one by one of the chat until it is only you. Once you leave the group, then you will see the option ‘Delete group’, click on it and voila, it will cease to exist.

From the Messenger page

If you enter from the browser, the steps are not so different; Access the information by clicking on the ‘i’ icon and remove the members. When only you are left, click on the nut icon and select ‘Delete group’ on the menu to permanently erase it.