Facebook Messenger is a popular way to meet new people.

Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger are so intertwined that it’s difficult to tell which is which.

When you add a Facebook friend, you can see them as a contact in Messenger.

Someone from messenger in 2022 can be either in your Facebook or phone contact list. Unfriend them on Facebook, using the remove button.

Receiving irritating messages from strangers is problematic.

You may have done business with a friend through Messenger and do not wish to receive any further messages.

Though Messenger is a social platform for meeting new people, predators can use it to stalk you.

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Facebook Messenger App

Facebook Messenger Group

In the early stages of Messenger’s evolution, there was a simple button to delete a contact from the app. However, this was altered in 2022.

Now the only way to unfriending someone on messenger is to block them. The delete contact option in Messenger can be used on both web and Android. Each has its own interface.

Someone from messenger group chat could be strangers in the active list. That can be the reason to simple remove from a group. The person from your messenger could be a friend or non-friend or business contact.

Messenger chat list can implode with the number of contacts and unknowns. First, you have to find the contact you want to delete.

Now in 2022, Messenger can be installed as a separate application on Windows 10.

In this tutorial we are going to see answers to block people on messenger so that they won’t annoy you.

Block Users On Facebook Delete Remove Messenger

How to Remove Contacts in Messenger on Android?

Info Details Messenger

Steps to Unfriend.          

  1. Open the Messenger app on Android.
  2. Tap People label at the bottom.
  3. Tap the contacts icon at the top right corner.
  4. All Facebook and phone contacts are visible.
  5. Tap on the profile picture.
  6. Tap on the info icon at the top right corner.
  7. Tap the “-” or Block to remove contacts in messenger.
Remove Contacts On Messenger

This will remove each contact in Messenger. The interface may be little different from where your contacts are imported. But the Block option is under Privacy settings.

Facebook has removed several options compared to previous years of 2022. People in your hidden inbox could send random messages.

Block the future automatic contacts, to prevent misuse of your friend’s list.

How to UnFriend in Messenger

Though it’s not possible in Messenger, you can do it on Facebook. But from Messenger, you can reach the profile of your friend on Facebook.

View Profile On Facebook
  1. Go to the contacts section as mentioned above and tap the info icon.
  2. Tap on Profile. Tap on the View profile on Facebook
  3. Tap the 3 horizontal dots on the profile. Tap on Friends.
  4. You should see the Unfriend option.
Unfriend In Messenger

It will only appear if you are already friends with him on Facebook.

How to Remove People in Messenger

But if you want to remove too many contacts or block them in Messenger, open Facebook. On the right hand side, you can see contacts.

  • Click the three horizontal dots.
  • Chat settings will open.
  • Click on Block settings.
  • You can also access through Facebook settings.

There you can add each contact name. It is more easy and convenient than above, when you want to remove people in Messenger.

I want to unfriend from messenger group chat

I am no longer interested in participating in the conversation and I feel it’s time for me to move on.

Unfriending a person can be difficult because it might hurt someone’s feelings, but if it is necessary, then it should be done.

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It is important to be respectful when you are trying to end a relationship with someone, even if that relationship is through a group chat.

It would be nice to send a polite message letting everyone know that you are leaving the group and why, before hitting the unfriend button.

This will let everyone know that you still care about them and appreciate their friendship, but that you need to move on for your own reasons.

Unfriending from a group chat can be uncomfortable, but ultimately its necessary for both parties involved if one wants to take control of their digital life and make better use of their time.

I want to Remove that Person from Messenger in 2022?

I have decided that I want to remove that person. The reason why I made this decision is because this person has caused me a lot of stress and anxiety in my life.

They have also been rude and disrespectful to me on multiple occasions. By removing them from my messenger, I will be able to free myself from the toxicity they bring into my life.

This year has been difficult for me, so by taking away any source of negativity and drama, I will be able to improve my mental health and focus on more important things.

Removing them from Messenger will give me more peace of mind and help me stay positive as the year progresses.

You can remain Facebook friends, but remove that contact in messenger. The option to remove is not easily available.

How to remove Unwanted People in your hidden messenger without blocking?

Removing unwanted people from your hidden messenger can be a tricky situation, but it is not impossible.

The first step is to identify who the unwanted person is and why they are in your messenger.

Once identified, you have several options for removing them. Firstly, you can politely ask them to leave the conversation or group chat.

If they do not comply, then you may need to take further action such as blocking them from contacting you or even reporting them to the messenger platform if necessary.

You can also use privacy settings within the messaging app to restrict their access to your conversations and messages.

Lastly, if all else fails, you may consider deleting the entire chat history with that person so that no trace of their presence remains in your hidden messenger.

By following these steps, you should be able to successfully remove any unwanted people from your hidden messenger without having to resort to blocking anyone.

Simple remove a person if he/she sends too many messages.

How to Remove the Contact in your friend list?

Messenger can be installed as an app in Windows.

  • Click on Chats on the left hand side.
  • You can also search your contact.
  • Click on your friend you want to remove.
  • On the right hand side you can see three horizontal dots at the top right hand corner.
  • Click it.

The following options are available.

  • Block on Messenger.
  • Block on Facebook.

The first option will remove anyone from Messenger.

Learn how to Delete Friends in Messenger

Where is the remove option for person on Facebook?

The way to remove non friends from messenger is to block him as mentioned above. Otherwise, open their Facebook profile and remove them as above. Both the options will remove friends in Messenger.

How to UnConnect with Someone on Messenger

There is another option on Facebook profile page. On the settings page, where you can unfriend someone on Facebook, you can also unfollow the friend. It will unconnect with someone on messenger. It should work with non-friends also.

How to Remove a Facebook non-friend in 2021

Since you are not friends, only follow option is available.

Delete Someone From Messenger
  • Tap on Block. Confirm the setting.
Block Someone On Facebook Messenger 2021

It will stop him from seeing your posts on your timeline, tag you, invite you to events or groups, start a conversation with you and add you as a friend.

If you are already a friend, it will also unfriend him.

How to Delete Someone from Messenger in 2019 and 2020

In this year, the Messenger and Facebook app have a slightly different interface compared to last year.

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Know how to delete messenger contacts in an easy way.

Bulk remove option of conversations of people added in Facebook and Messenger with a few clicks.

You can also block a contact in Messenger app who can be a friend or non-friend. Someone appears as a friend or contact in your chats panel in Messenger when he/she accepts your Friend request on Facebook.

Facebook Messenger App 2019

How to Block Non-Friend in Messenger 

Trying to remove a non-friend from messenger is very easy on Android.

Permanently remove contact from your messenger by using block. Automatic contacts syncing on messenger should be avoided. Otherwise, it will increase the number of friend list. It will become difficult to delete a messenger contact.

  1. Tap the contact you want to block or remove. (normal tap)
  2. In the next screen, you see an info (i) option at the top.
  3. Contact Fb Messenger 2019
  4. Tap it.
  5. On the next screen select “Block” option
  6. Block Contact Fb Messenger 2019

How to Remove non-friends from Messenger

To get rid of a messenger contact you can either remove or block them.

Since Facebook and Messenger app are connected, we have to locate the profile of your friend to do this task.

  • Open your Facebook Messenger. Switch to People screen. You can see your list of friends, people and contacts here. Tap your contact or person, you wish to unfriend.
Open Messenger App Home Screen
  • Tap the Info icon of your friend. You can enter the chat window of your friend. It will be shown that you are friends. Tap the “i” icon at the top right.
Tap The Info Icon Of Friend In Messenger
  1. View your friend contact details. Tap the profile icon to view further details of your friend in Messenger.
View Contact Details In Messenger
  1. Click the button that says “View Profile on Facebook“. This button will take you to the Facebook app. You can see your friend profile information on Facebook. This will open the further details.
View Profile On Facebook From Messenger
  1. Tap the “Friends” option which is ticked. You can see that the contact in your messenger is listed as friends in Facebook. This option is directly not available in Messenger. This will open a pop-up screen.
Friends On Facebook
  • Tap the “Unfriend” option.
All Contacts Messenger Android
Remove Contact From Messenger Android

Note: The above interface and screenshots are taken from 2018. The latest images of 2019 in dark mode are mentioned above.

How to Remove All Contacts in Messenger

One can erase any contacts uploaded or included from Facebook by following the steps previously outlined.

However, as a precaution, it is important to desynchronize phone contacts to avoid them being added back to your chat list.

Unsync Facebook Contacts Android

You can also access Messenger from Facebook home page. On the left hand side it is available.

Facebook Messenger Home Screen

How to Unfriend Someone on Messenger?

Facebook Friend People List
Delete Messenger Contact
Unfriend Messenger Contact Facebook

The procedure involves 3-stage operation.

  1. Delete from Messenger
  2. Block all Messages
  3. Remove Contact from Facebook.

To complete this activity, follow these steps.

  1. Open the Messenger app from Facebook.
  2. Search for your friend, contact, person.
  3. Select the contact.
  4. Click the gear icon (settings).
  5. Click on “Block messages” label.
  6. Then click on “Delete” label.
  7. It will display a pop-up window – “Delete Conversation“.
  8. If you want your conversation also to be deleted, click “Delete“. Otherwise “Archive“.
  9. Now go to People app in Facebook and find your friend.
  10. Click the 3 dots beside “Friends“.
  11. Now click the “Unfriend” item.
  12. Logout from Facebook and login again.
Delete Conversation History Messenger

I am mentioning this effort because even when you remove someone from messenger, he/she is still available as a contact in Facebook people app. So he is still be able to send messages to you. For that purpose you need to block them.

Friend Seen As Contact In Messenger Search

But when you search that name in Messenger list, it will show as a contact. For that purpose, if you unfriend him/her, you can be safe it doesn’t add back to messenger list again.

How to Remove Contact from Messenger?

Non Friend Contact Messenger
Remove Friend Block Messenger

As you can see above, “Jeff Corpuz” is not a friend of mine in Facebook. But he has recently sent a message asking a question about SEO. But he appears in my messenger list.

The procedure is the same as to the process I shown above.

  • Click the gear icon against that contact.
  • You can see several options.
  •  Out of them , Delete and Block messages are relevant here.
  • When you click Delete, this contact will be removed from messenger.
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The same is duplicated in your Messenger mobile app. In future if I don’t want him to send messages to me, I can simply use the option “Block messages“.

This will prevent him from adding to the messenger contact list again.

Messenger Contact Conversation History

This is the conversation history I had when I chat with him in Messenger. But when I block the person, this will also be removed.

Delete Not a Friend on Messenger App

Remove Non Friend Business Contact Messenger

The above business contact had some chat with me in Messenger. But he is neither listed as a friend, nor found as a contact in Facebook.

He is listed as a Business page. For this kind of contacts, there is no block messages option. You have only “Delete” option. This will also block the conversation history.

Delete Non Friend Conversation History Messenger

How to Remove Someone from Messenger Group ?

When you are using mobile (Android or iOS), Messenger App may get access to phone contacts.

Generally this happens if you give access permission to Messenger to add your mobile contacts.

The contacts in Facebook who are added to Messenger, will now be clubbed with the phone contacts.

In another scenario if you import your Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook contacts into Messenger, the list keeps growing.

What do you do in such position? These are called “uploaded contacts”.

FAQ

How do you find someone on Messenger?

Find Someone On Messenger

You can easily find someone on messenger without logging into Facebook. When you type someone’s nickname or name, the suggestions are sorted on basis of connected, mutual friends, Instagram accounts, discover feature.

How to block someone on Messenger but not Facebook?

Block Someone On Messenger Only

Tap on People in Messenger. Tap on Contacts icon at the top right. Beside each contact, there is a profile pic. Tap on it. Tap on the info icon at the top right. Tap on Block.

How to delete people’s names from Messenger

You can find out the list of people you’ve messaged with by visiting Messenger’s homepage . Click the “People” link in the top-level navigation to reveal a list of your recent conversations.

How to delete block list in Messenger?

Delete All From Contact List Messenger

You might have added contacts to block someone on messenger. Afterwards, you decided to delete block list. Tap on Profile pic and Phone contacts.

How to un-sync messenger and text messages?

Block Text Messages On Messenger

SMS and chat messages in Messenger can be unlinked in Android. Tap the profile pic on the top left. Scroll down to tap on SMS. There is an option to turn on and off.

Remove Contact on Messenger

  1. Go to this link – https://www.facebook.com/mobile/messenger/contacts/
  2. Click on “Delete All Contacts“.

It should remove all the contacts imported from Facebook or uploaded from email source or synced with mobile phone contacts.

Delete Uploaded Contacts Messenger

Warning: If you go through the above screenshot there are two important points to note.

  1. You should “turn off the “Sync contacts” setting in the Messenger app.
  2. Turn off the “Continuous call and SMS matching” setting.

You could also see all the contacts you’ve uploaded from Facebook.

Uploaded Synced Contacts Messenger From Android Mobile

The process to delete someone from messenger on iPhone is a lot similar as shown in the web version. You can follow the guide given below, to delete a contact from Messenger in Android.

How to Bulk Remove Non-Friends from Messenger ?

Even after removing a contact in Messenger, if somebody is sending you messages it is so annoying.

They keep coming in and they’ll clutter your contacts list. As the list grows, Messenger become slow and may also cause hang up.

In such cases there is a “blocking” option provided by Facebook.

Manage Blocking Facebook Messenger
Block Users Messages Messenger

But what happens when you block someone. Facebook has some special notes which will say how it gives access to contacts when you blocked someone.

What Happens When You Block Someone Messenger

You can also turn off your mobile search option in Facebook, using the “Privacy” setting mentioned above.

This will prevent someone from finding you on Messenger or Facebook using your mobile number. The same can be done with Email also.

Turn Off Mobile Search Option Messenger

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17 Comments

  1. Very useful information and good screenshots.
    Messenger interface has changed in the recent period.
    The blog has updated with new content.
    In 2018 and 2020, there is difference in the way we remove or block people.

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  3. Thank you the in-depth instructions about stopping ads. However, I checked this against my current settings which were already on line with what you suggested and this does not work! My feed is still absolutely flooded with ads. Hopefully, someone will find the solution soon.

    1. @Michelle. Nice to hear from you. It looks the “Ads” settings of Facebook are not working as intended. I also gave a link, where it says that Facebook is not adhering to its policies. If you are using desktop, and using Chrome or Firefox, you can try the AdBlock plus extension or add-on. It seem to work for me. Regarding mobile, Google does not allow to blocks ads on Android, inherently. Please try that and let me know if that works.

  4. I use messenger without Facebook.
    I can not add people that i chat with them to my contact list . It only allow me to add contacts from my phone or those that had connect their mobile with messenger.
    The resalt is that i can not see eho of them is active and if i delete a messenge , i must Search the person again.

    1. @Maria: Thanks for the comment. To add people who are not Facebook friends, but use Messenger only without any mobile, you need to share your “username” link through any communication like email, whatsapp etc with your chat contact or vice versa. Then you or they have to accept to add each other. You can get your messenger “username” link by clicking your “profile picture”. Hope this helps. 🙂

      1. I tried this tip to remove people from messenger, who are not in my Facebook contacts. It was very simple. I just had to block them, so they don’t annoy you. Thanks for a detailed tutorial.

  5. How do you completely and permanently remove a contact when i try to delete contacts i did not add which look like spam contacts as when i try to click on the profiles to block them it shows them as Facebook user. I tried removing them using the i next to the name and the error code #5900 comes up saying contact not imported. I want these gone off my contacts list for good. Please help. Thank you.

  6. I hit the remove contact. But they are still there. I even restarted everything. They wont go away. I have a note 8. Someone please help!!!

    1. @Lisa: If you are using the latest FB Messenger App, you can block them. Otherwise, go to Facebook Contacts and remove from there also. I have mentioned that part at the end.

  7. How do you remove a person (you first contacted) on the updated FB Messenger? I don’t have the “gear option” on mine OR an area on to “remove contact”

  8. I want to ask if the process must be done on my Mac computer since it appears not to show these things on my iPhone. Is the same procedure also currently for 2019?
    Can you address Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram; I’m not sure if there are other more current social media places –
    On another note I’ve heard it virtually impossible to get removed from Snapchat- is that true? Help please thanks bunches

  9. I deleted the contact with android and she is still on the list but not listed as connected. How do I remove her from the list?

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