Leave a Group Chat on Facebook Messenger on Android
This article teaches you how to leave a group chat and remove it from your chats list on Facebook Messenger, using Messenger's Android app.
10 Second Summary
1. Open the Messenger app.
2. Tap the Messenger Home icon.
3. Tap on a group chat.
4. Tap the info icon.
5. Tap the three vertical dots icon.
6. Select Leave group.
Steps
- Open the Messenger app on your device. The Messenger icon looks like a blue speech bubble with a white thunderbolt in it.
- Alternatively, you can open the Facebook app, and tap the Messenger icon in the upper-right corner of your screen. This will automatically open the Messenger app, or redirect you to download Messenger if you don't have it.
- Tap the Messenger Home icon. If Messenger opens up to a different page, this button will open your Messenger Home screen and list all your recent chat conversations. It looks like a tiny house in the lower-left corner of your screen.
- If Messenger opens up to a conversation, tap the back button in the upper-left corner to go back to your Messenger Home screen.
- Tap on a group chat. You will see all your personal and group chats on your Messenger Home screen. Scroll down and tap on the group chat you want to leave. This will open the conversation in full screen.
- You can also use the Search field at the top of your screen to quickly find a chat conversation.
- Tap the info button. It looks like an "i" letter inside a circle in the upper-right corner of the conversation. It will open the Group Details page for this group chat.
- Tap the Menu button. It looks like three vertically stacked dots in the upper-right corner of the Group Details page. A drop-down menu will pop-up.
- Select Leave group. This option will be at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will remove you from this group conversation.
- The chat conversation will be archived when you leave. You can access the archived chat by searching the group name in Messenger on an internet browser.
