Messages menu bar icon

[mszilard]

How do i get rid of the messages menu bar icon? it stays there if i'm logged in in messages, and even when i am logged out.
I can't find any option to get rid of it in system preferences, messages preferences.
As i watched the other threads i noticed, that nobody else has this icon, so there must be a switch for it.

 

[lancastor]

Not possible yet. I think it's a bug.

 

[mszilard]

a very annoying bug
ty for the reply

 

[zsoltipro]

How do i get rid of the messages menu bar icon? it stays there if i'm logged in in messages, and even when i am logged out.
I can't find any option to get rid of it in system preferences, messages preferences.
As i watched the other threads i noticed, that nobody else has this icon, so there must be a switch for it.

messages-›preferences-›general-›account status›show status in menubar-› leave that unmarked.

 

[mszilard]

messages-›preferences-›general-›account status›show status in menubar-› leave that unmarked.

these are my settings under general. no account status option.

 

[zsoltipro]

these are my settings under general. no account status option.

Oh thats weird. This is mine:

 

[mszilard]

Oh thats weird. This is mine:

weird indeed )
it must be a bug, cause the help is corresponding to your settings.
let's hope the bug will be corrected with the next update.

 

[mszilard]

success.
i added an another account (beside the apple account) and all the settings appeared. now i can toggle the menu icon.
thanks for the help and time

 

[zsoltipro]

success.
i added an another account (beside the apple account) and all the settings appeared. now i can toggle the menu icon.
thanks for the help and time

I'm glad the problem has been solved and I could help

 

[12dylan34]

Alternatively, hold down command and drag it out of the menu. This should work with all Apple icons (not third party ones).