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About a week ago, Facebook was "upgraded" - don't know if it's a world wide issue - and the Facebook chat is always online. No matter I sign out.

How can I disable / completely sign out of Facebook chat?

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possible duplicate of How can I disable facebook chat? – Mehper C. Palavuzlar Sep 20 '11 at 6:35
@Mehper The answer to that question is no longer valid. It refers to the old chat app. – Alex Sep 20 '11 at 6:57
@Alex: They can be merged or the other one should be deleted then (I'm flagging for deletion). The questions are the same, but Facebook is continuously changing. – Mehper C. Palavuzlar Sep 20 '11 at 7:24
I have closed the old question as a duplicate of this question as the information stated here is valid for the current version of Facebook. Thanks. Discussion on Meta about this issue. – Barry♦ Sep 20 '11 at 12:53

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  1. Click on the "gear" icon in the right-upper corner of the chat window;
  2. Click on Turn off chat.
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  1. Click on the "gear" icon in the right-upper corner of the chat window;
  2. Click on Advanced Settings...;
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  3. In the new window, click on Turn off chat;
  4. Click Save.
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1. Click on the "gear" icon in the right-bottom corner;

2. Click on Available to Chat to set it to disable.

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Is there any way to get that setting to "stick"? In my experience, the flag gets enabled the next time I log in. – Al Everett Sep 19 '11 at 18:07
That's strange, but everything is strange with Facebook these days. In my case it sticks from session to session. It never gave me any problems. – Alex Sep 19 '11 at 18:11
I'll look at it again. It's conceivable it's a browser and/or browser extension issue. – Al Everett Sep 19 '11 at 20:12
Yeah I would check your browser. My Facebook Chat has not been enabled in months. @Al – phwd♦ Sep 22 '11 at 2:03
thanks, you saved my day! Though this setting in new facebook is now in "Advanced settings". – user462608 Nov 12 '12 at 3:24
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I also have this problem, where Facebook keeps signing me back into chat after I go offline.

I found a reasonable, though not perfect, workaround:

Go to the "advanced settings" of the chat sidebar, choose the option "Only some friends see you...", and fill in one name only. Choose a person that you're OK with him/her seeing when you're online (I chose my wife :), and that way the rest of your Facebook friends will never see your online status, and you can remain signed in to chat.

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yes, that worked. thanks – user462608 Nov 12 '12 at 3:24
Fantastic idea! I can't wait to see if it persists across sessions. Something tells me it will. Thank you! – sidewaysmilk May 18 at 19:05

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