Only show online contacts in Facebook chat

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The Facebook chat is very useful for keeping in touch with friends. However, it is often a bit annoying that the chat not only wants to display the online contacts, but all contacts with whom you have more to do. You can find out how to stop him doing this below.

Chatting is fun.
Chatting is fun.

This is how the conversion of the Facebook chat works

  • Since switching to the new Facebook chat, it is no longer possible to only use the onlinecontacts instead, all contacts with whom you come into contact more often are always displayed.
  • To ensure that only the online contacts can be displayed in your Facebook chat, you should open the browser Google Download Chrome. Once you've downloaded it, you can download an extension called "Fix the New Facebook Chat". With this extension, only those contacts are displayed who are really currently online.

The chat should only show online contacts

  • If you have the new Firefox or Google Chrome on your computer, you can also try another variant. Invite yourself for it script with which the old chat can be restored.
  • As was customary in the past, only the online contacts are then displayed. If you don't want to or can't download new things, you don't have to.
  • Alternatively, you can open the new chat and enter the name of the person you want to see in the search bar. Then you will be shown immediately whether the person is online or not.
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  • If only you for some friends than would like to be seen online, you can also set this very easily. You can hide the chat bar by clicking on the gear in the lower right corner. If you want to see the chat bar again, all you have to do is click on it again.
  • In the advanced chat settings you can now even download a chat that is located on your desktop. You no longer have to open the Facebook page to chat with your friends.

Unfortunately, the only real solution to the problem is the old one Facebook-Chatthat you can download. Unfortunately, all other help centers cannot hold a candle to this.

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