If you’re like me, you’ve probably gotten sick of seeing those pesky “suggested” people on Messenger. Well, thankfully, there’s a way to remove them! Here’s how:
How to remove suggested on messenger
- Launch the Messenger app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on the People tab at the bottom of your screen.
- Tap on the edit button in the top right corner of your screen.
- Tap on the red minus sign next to each person that you want to remove from your suggested contacts list.
- Tap on Done when you are finished removing people from your suggested contacts list.
How to stop messenger from suggesting friends
If you’re not comfortable with Messenger suggesting friends for you, there are a few things you can do to disable the feature. First, make sure that you have the latest version of the Messenger app installed. Then, open the app and go to the settings menu by tapping on the gear icon in the upper-right corner.
Once you’re in the settings menu, scroll down until you see the “Suggestions” section. Tap on “Suggestions” and then turn off the “Suggest Friends” toggle. This will prevent Messenger from suggesting friends for you in the future.
You can also remove suggested friends from your list by tapping on their name and then tapping on the “Remove” button.
How to turn off messenger suggestions
- Open the Messenger app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on the People tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap on the Settings gear icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
- Tap on Suggested Friends in the list of options.
- Toggle off Allow Suggestions if it’s turned on.
How to disable messenger suggestions
To disable Messenger suggestions:
- Tap the profile icon in the top left of the main screen.
- Scroll down and tap on Settings.
- Scroll down and tap on Privacy.
- Tap on the switch next to “Suggestions” to turn it off.
How to block messenger suggestions
If you’re not interested in seeing suggested contacts and pages in messenger, you can block messenger suggestions. To do this, open the messenger app and tap the tab icon in the upper right corner. Then, tap the settings icon in the upper right corner and scroll down to find the “Blocking” section. Tap “Messenger Suggestions” and then select “Block all”.
How to stop messenger from suggesting pages
Type “facebook.com/pages” into your web browser’s address bar and press ↵ Enter. Doing so will take you to Facebook’s pages directory.
Click the Pages tab. It’s at the top of the directory.
Click Following. It’s next to the globe-shaped icon below “Pages Feed.”
Scroll down and click Edit Preferences. This is below the “Stop seeing this” heading near the bottom of the pop-out menu.
Uncheck the box next to Show Pages Suggestions. You’ll find this option near the middle of the page
How to stop messenger from suggesting groups
If you’re getting too many group suggestions on Messenger, you can adjust your settings so that you see fewer of them. Here’s how:
- Open the Messenger app and tap the People tab.
- Tap the icon in the top right.
- Scroll down and tap Settings.
- Tap Accounts.
- Tap Privacy.
- Under “How people can find and contact you,” tap Groups.
- Tap the setting that you want to change:
- None: You won’t get any group suggestions.
- People You May Know: You’ll only get group suggestions from people who are in your phone’s address book and who also use Messenger.
- Everyone: You’ll get group suggestions from everyone, even if they’re not in your address book.
How to stop messenger from suggesting events
If you’re anything like us, your Facebook Messenger is always filled with notifications about events that your friends are interested in, invited to, or attending. And if you’re really like us, you find these notifications to be more than a little annoying. Here’s how to make them stop.
- Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone and tap on the hamburger icon in the upper-left corner.
- Scroll down and tap on Settings.
- Tap on Notifications.
- Tap on Events.
- Untick the box next to “Suggest events I might be interested in.”
- Tap Done in the upper-right corner to save your changes.