How to Get Back the Old Facebook Chat Interface

Hey there! Here to write a quick article about the new Facebook chat interface. Actually it was being rolled out since a week and I’ve just got mine and according to some live feedbacks I’ve got, it looks crappy as it doesn’t show all the people online but only those with whom you interact the most and some people find this irritating and not that great. So, how to get back the old Facebook chat interface or how to go back to the old Facebook chat? keep reading!

Before showing you the solution to this problem, let me explain what the whole problem is all about. As you can see in the pic below, the chat list when minimized shows more number of people than what I can actually see in my list.

facebook old chat 1

Facebook new chat

As in the above pic, there are actually 34 people online but it shows just 25 which fits according to the browser size and all the other ones are kept hidden so you have no chance to see who else are online and not.

I have a sweet and short and quick solution to that. Just follow this link to get the old Facebook chat back. Check the below pic after applying the trick!

get facebook old chat back

Well, wasn’t that quick and short solution to your problem? I know for some it would not be ok to keep this window open but still, you can leave your comment on this article. Thanks and I’ll see you guys soon with a mega giveaway!

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24 responses to “How to Get Back the Old Facebook Chat Interface”

  1. Mani Viswanathan

    That's a nice trick. Though I won't use it as I don't go online on FB.
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  2. Amandeep Singh

    Thanks for this Rahul.. the new chat is actually so irritating ;)
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  3. arrowdrive

    I got the new chat but now I have the old one back some how! I'm so happy!

    1. monique

      that is exactly what happened to me too:@:'(
      I hate this stupid new chat box and want to get rid of it for good

  4. Brett

    Okay,,, yes,,, that took me to what *USED* to me my FB chat window, but that did not correct my chat on my FB page back to the old one.
    Are you expecting me to keep this new window open behind my main one just for this option?

  5. unikaman

    I did not do anything for myself and I can see the old chat defaulted back.. is it with everyone? I think FB heard the cribbing of the users ;)
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  6. Avi Singh

    You just need to install a script in your browser. The script also adds a scroll bar to the chat list so that you can see all your online friends. Check out the post in comment luv.
    My recent post Install this Script And Get Old Facebook Chat Back

  7. Jason Mitchev

    Sometimes I have the new chat format, sometimes I don't. I was given some instructions on how to go back to regular chat once by following on screen prompts that Facebook gave me. The next time I logged on, I had to do it again and so I just went with it, but it's sporadic in when it shows up. I have yet to use chat in the new format, though.
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  8. filippo

    the page stays open only a couple of minutes… is there anyway to fix this?

  9. Sumanth

    nice trick rahul..but i want the same old one in da side of my fb news feed.. :P

  10. Carter

    Neat trick, but I have the same result with everyone here, the irritating chat box return when I open fb. I appreciate the help Rahul.
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  11. kevin

    well I'm OK with my new chat box in Facebook because new things is better then old.
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  12. Vikram

    Use "Facebook Sidebar Chat Reversion" Greasemonkey script
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  13. ckpentax

    how can i see my old facebook chat?. i dont know how. what can i do?

  14. Dexter

    There's another solution check this.,
    tricktactoe.com/get-back-your-old-facebook-chat/

  15. Tvoorn

    Here is a simple solution for chrome users to get rid of the new facebook chat and get back the old one. You only have to install the following Google Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nokfbncddkbafjcjibflbldfkcaapelg
    That’s preety it! It does the trick!

    Hope it helps!

  16. sonia

    Thanx. I needed it.
    I hate the new chat…

  17. Business Voip

    Thanks mate..It is really needed. I didn't like the new FB chat at all. I hope Facebook automatically shuts it down on seeing the not likable response for it.

  18. darla

    I've always been a believer of "If it ain't broken, don't fix it". I have no idea what was going inside the head of the folks at Facebook for introducing the crappy annoying 'new' chat interface. I don't even chat on Facebook, I always end up chatting with someone I had no plans communicating with in the first place. Thanks Rahul for posting this, and sharing what you know. Out with new, in with the old!
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  19. jocy

    fuck!i want my od chatbox

  20. shenoyjoseph

    just now done these method on my Mozilla browser and now i m able to chat all of my friends in online
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  21. junkolopez

    i would like my old chat retrieved from my old facebook account

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