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    How to remove Whatsup & Facebook messenger

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    • enkerroteille
      enkerroteille last edited by

      Note: I want to remove them, not just hide.

      Browser makers tend to boast about increasing security and privacy, and yet they add in (force upon us) the biggest privacy violators of them all.

      So, how to remove ?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        They are just links, like bookmarks. Hide them and they will be gone.

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        • Deleted User
          Deleted User last edited by

          You could simply right-click the sidebar and untick them. I did the same.

          I am a little disappointed not to find Line (particularly popular in Asia) and WeChat (second most users in the world). They have only added the Western ones which are not very well known or even blocked, and Telegram is a mystery.

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          • luca786toni
            luca786toni last edited by

            I would like the ability to reorder the messengers. As for Telegram, it's a justified choice to include that because 1) it's privacy centric, and 2) when WhatsApp goes down people flock to Telegram more than anywhere else.

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              I would like the ability to reorder the messengers.

              Totally off-topic here. Please do your Suggestion in Suggestions Box.

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              • Deleted User
                Deleted User last edited by

                This thread should be made into a suggestion, although I personally have no problem with simply unticking or ‘hiding’ them since you will not be able to click on them by accident anyway.

                @luca786toni ‘Privacy’, you said? I have tried to register an account, but it forces me to enter a telephone number. When I do enter my number, it will not even accept it. I will support your suggestion if you post it to the Suggestion forum though.

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                • atarimad
                  atarimad last edited by

                  Since this update I have not been receiving push notifications on my mobile device, so I believe the two could be linked.

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                  • sgunhouse
                    sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    Mobile device? Is it a Windows device, or are you in the wrong forum?

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      Just go to Speed Dial Settings & untick both (look for Sidebar Settings)--that's how I did it --took me a while to figure it out, but now it's gone !

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                      • atarimad
                        atarimad last edited by

                        Why does it matter if it's a windows device, what I am suggesting is that opera is intercepting the notifications so that I don't see them on my mobile device.

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                        • leocg
                          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                          Since this update I have not been receiving push notifications on my mobile device, so I believe the two could be linked.

                          This is totally unrelated to what is being discussed on this topic.

                          Also the OP seems to no longer have interest on the subject, closing the topic.

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