# How do I Close the Facebook Android Instant Messenger Bubble?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 4, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019 "2020-06-04T02:07:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019/1 "2020-06-04T02:07:26Z")

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Whenever I receive a message from Facebook messenger a round bubble appears on my screen. It has the person’s photo.

I click the bubble, Android Messenger App opens, and I reply.

I close the Messenger App.

But this bubble is still on my screen. It follows me everywhere, YouTube, Chrome, my calendar etc.

I tried closing it by dragging off my screen. Tried long pressing for a menu. Pressing it just opens Messenger again.

It’s bugging me. I finally rebooted the phone to get rid of it. But it’ll come back if I get another message.

Please help me. I can’t look at these bubbles much longer. 😉

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019/2 "2020-06-04T02:09:22Z")

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Touch the bubble with your finger. Drag to bottom of screen…a circle with X appears. Put picture on the X, so to speak.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019/3 "2020-06-04T02:12:38Z")

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Oh, Thank you, Thank you.  
That worked. 🙂

I had tried dragging it off the screen. But I was going up, to the top.

Now, I know what to do.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019/4 "2020-06-04T02:14:54Z")

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It took me awhile to figure it out…I kept thinking they were sending me another message.😉

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**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-close-the-facebook-android-instant-messenger-bubble/855019/5 "2020-06-04T02:54:19Z")

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To turn off completely, go to the settings and turn off “Chat Heads”