Facebook will send notifications to you to keep you up-to-date about what is happening on your timeline this includes comments on existing posts, birthday notifications, status update and when someone share a post or tag you to his or her post. This can be annoying especially if you are using an iPhone as this can drain your iPhone battery quickly. Well, if that is frustrating you can just choose to turn off the Facebook notifications. So, in this article, you will learn about how to turn off Facebook notifications.
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Facebook Notifications
Facebook send different types of notification to suit a different purpose. The types of Facebook notifications include:
- Red Alert Notifications
- Email Notifications
- Push Notifications
- Pop-up notifications (Only on desktop)
- Text notifications (Mobile devices only)
To completely turn off Facebook notifications you must be sure that all the notifications categories are turned off.
How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications When Someone Comments After You
Facebook will choose to notify you about all the comment that comes after you leave a comment on any post on Facebook. Facebook also gives users the control to turn off comment notifications. So, here we will take a look at how to turn off Facebook notifications when someone comments after you.
Android
- Launch the “Facebook App” on your “Android” phone.
- Locate the “Facebook Posts” where you left a comment.
- Tap on the “Post” and click on the “3 dots” opposite the user that shared it.
- Tap “Turn off notifications for this post.”
iPhone
- Open the “Facebook” mobile app.
- Tap the “Notifications” tab.
- Locate and click on the “Post” whose comment notifications you want to turn off.
- Tap on the “3 dots” on the profile that shares the post.
- Select “turn off notifications” for this post.
Windows (Desktop)
- Go to web.facebook.com and sign in to your Facebook account.
- Tap “Notifications” at the top right.
- Select the “Post” that sends you notifications when someone comments after you.
- Click on the “Profile Menu (3 dots) and choose “Turn off notifications for this post.”
Facebook will stop sending notifications to you after you’ve enabled “turn off notifications for this post.”
How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications on Windows
If you are using a Windows computer here is how you can turn off Facebook notifications and stop receiving notifications from red alert, push and email notifications.
- Log into your Facebook account.
- Click on your “Facebook Profile” icon at the top right.
- Select “Settings & Privacy” >> “Settings.”
- Scroll down on the left pane and select “Notifications.”
- Go to “Notifications Settings” and turn off all notifications under “What notification you receive.”
- Scroll down to “How you get notifications” and turn off all the options including the option to receive notifications when someone tags you or comments on a post you have previously commented on.
How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications on Android
- Launch the “Facebook Mobile App” on your “Android” phone.
- Tap your “Profile” icon at the top right.
- Scroll down and click on “Settings & Privacy” >> “Settings.”
- Scroll down to “Preferences” and choose “Notifications.”
- Under the “Notification Settings” disable all the notifications option under comments, tags, reminders, more activity about you, update from friends, free request, birthdays, and all other Facebook notifications you want to stop receiving.
How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications on iPhone
- Open the “Facebook” app on your “iPhone.”
- Tap on the “Menu” button to the bottom right.
- Scroll down and choose “Settings & Privacy” >> “Settings.”
- Choose “Notifications” under “Preferences.”
- Toggle “Off” “Pust Notifications” under “Manage your Notifications.”
- Go to “What notifications you receive” and toggle off all notifications.
How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications Sound on Android Phone
By following the steps below you will learn how to turn off Facebook notifications sound on Android phone.
- Open the “Facebook App” on your “Android.”
- Tap your “Profile Picture” at the top right. You may need to switch accounts if you are using page roles.
- Scroll down to select “Settings & Privacy” >> “Settings.”
- Scroll to “Preferences” and choose “Notifications.”
- Scroll to “Where you receive Notifications” and select:
- Push >> “toggle of Sounds.”
- SMS and toggle off all notifications under “You SMS notifications.”
How to Turn Off Facebook Popup Notifications
Follow the steps below to turn off Facebook popup notifications.
- Open the Facebook app on your mobile (Android or iPhone) and go to web.facebook.com to log in to your Facebook account.
- Click on your “Profile icon” at the top right (Android and Web) and tap on the “Menu” icon at the bottom right on your iPhone.
- Click on “Settings & Privacy” >> “Settings.”
- Choose “Notifications” under “Preferences.”
- While in the “Notification Settings” click on “Other Notifications” under “What Notifications You Receive.”
- Toggle off “Push” notification under “where you receive these notifications.”
How to Turn off Notifications for Facebook Live
The following steps work on Android, iPhone and web to turn off notifications for Facebook live.
- Go to your “Facebook Settings.”
- Click on “Notifications” under the “Preferences” section.
- Locate and click “Video” under “What notifications you receive.”
- Toggle off “Allow notifications on Facebook.”
You can also choose where you would like to receive Facebook live notifications if you don’t want to turn it off across all the mediums.
How to Turn Off Facebook Messenger Notifications
Follow the steps under your device OS below to learn how to turn off Facebook Messenger notifications.
Android
- Launch your “Facebook Messenger.”
- Choose the “Menu” option at the top left.
- Tap the “Cogwheel Settings” gear icon.
- Click on “Notifications & sound.”
- Toggle “Off” notifications you don’t want to allow.
iPhone
- Launch your “Messenger” and go to “Chats.”
- Click on the “Menu” at the top left.
- Choose “Settings.”
- Tap “Notifications and sounds.”
- Disable all notifications on this page.
You can use the “Do Not Disturb” option to turn off your Facebook Messenger notifications for a particular period of up to 8 hours or until you cancel it.