How to Disable Facebook Chat
Contributed by David Kirk 
Tagged: Internet Although I use facebook a lot, I never want to use it for chatting. In fact, I never even want people to know when I am online. By following these steps, you will always appear “offline” and facebook chat will be turned off.
My wonderful wife asked me how to disable Facebook chat tonight. As much as I enjoy Facebook, the chat mechanism always seemed ultra annoying to me.
1. Log into Facebook.
2. In the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, click the Chat button.
3. When the chat window appears, click the Options tab.
4. Select Go Offline
To enable it again, just click the Chat button.
When chat is disabled, nobody can tell when you are online.
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Anonymous said on May 14, 2009
:D this not good man
i think everyone may know this
praneeth said on June 4, 2009
yes
Blc said on December 1, 2010
Hehe,I didn’t know :).Thanks!
Krystal dye said on December 18, 2010
How do you turn it off of your smart phone?
BONG LEACH said on January 5, 2011
that works, yes, but a lot of times when you leave facebook then come back you will find that the chat is activeon again.
to put an end to this simply click on the green onoff buttons to the right of groups and people…your chat window will be set to online, but you will have zero friends, you cant see them they cant see you.
peace
BONG LEACH
Viks said on February 13, 2011
Lol…i was looking for this forever!!!!!
Rizwan05 B said on March 22, 2011
thnks for your info
Ripkenjja said on March 24, 2011
This is the only advise on this subject, anywhere, that actually works! AWESOME! Thanks!
Hengshweb said on May 4, 2011
But when I refresh the page, it goes back online?
Rob Rogers said on May 4, 2011
Make sure that you don’t have Facebook chat enabled on your mobile phone. If you do it will override the page setting on your computer upon refresh. Took me a while to figure that out.
Tammie Hundley Fulcher said on June 9, 2011
That “offline” thing might work sometime but the damn chat on my page randomly signs on without warning and I have to repeatedly hit go offline!!! Â gggggrrrrr I NEVER use chat and facebook should give those of us that hate it the option of just getting rid of it! SUPER ANNOYING!!! Â Anyone have an idea what I can do??
Thanks!