[vinceve]

The reason I use the web interface and not the app are following:

- you can't disable notifications - you can't secure your app (aka Pin protection or a password) - huge battery drain as it is constantly connected to the internet.

The web app is easy. You log in and you check your messages. An alternative for android that I have found for Android is called fast Facebook. It shows a web view of the chat and ignores the market:// redirects. Which is already better.

[iamdave]

- you can't disable notifications

You absolutely can mute conversations, tap the (i) at the top of each convo, very first menu option should be "Notifications".

With you on everything else.

[zem]

if i understand you correctly, that's muting conversations on a one-at-a-time basis, which is not the same as being able to globally disable notifications from the app

[iamdave]

You can disable those too, click the "Profile" icon (the one with the silhouette) at the main screen, third menu option after user name and phone number is notifications. Globally.

[notatoad]

on android at least, you can always globally disable notifications from an app: long press on a notification, tap the little i in a circle that appears, and there should be an "allow notifications" box you can un-check.

[mcintyre1994]

To add to the reply for Android, you can do this for iOS too if you use that.

Settings > messenger > notifications > toggle for allow notifications, or to modify them if you prefer.

[vinceve]

Yes indeed you can with a max time until your alarm goes of. I want to determine myself how long I disable my notifications.

[iamdave]

Well...you have incremental time options, or you can set it to "Until I turn it back on". Only globally has a limit to turn off EVERYTHING for 24 hours. Otherwise, you can disable wholesale the sound and popup notification with no max time. I'm no FB support person, just a heavy user of the App.

[vinceve]

OK, I did not know that. Thanks :-)