
If you ever want to reactivate your Facebook Messenger account, all you need to do is log into the Facebook Messenger app on your mobile device using the same username and password as you used before.

That's it! Your Facebook Messenger account is now deactivated. Swipe to scroll down and tap Legal and Policies.Tap on your default profile photo in the top left corner.So, go ahead and deactivate your Facebook account before proceeding to step 2 Before you'll be allowed to deactivate Facebook Messenger, Facebook makes you deactivate your main Facebook account.Here's how to deactivate Facebook Messenger:

So if you want to be totally off Facebook, then you actually have to deactivate Facebook Messenger separately from your main Facebook account.

What most people don't realize, however, is that when you delete or deactivate your main Facebook account, your Facebook Messenger account still exists. In recent years, many people have decided to deactivate or delete their Facebook accounts for various privacy reasons.
