How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications (On Any Device)

Facebook notifications can pile up fast — likes, comments, friend requests, event reminders, marketplace messages, and more. Whether you're getting overwhelmed by the volume or simply want more control over your attention, turning off Facebook notifications is straightforward once you know where to look. The exact steps vary depending on where the notifications are appearing and which device you're using.

Where Facebook Notifications Actually Come From

Before diving into settings, it helps to understand that Facebook notifications exist in three distinct layers:

• In-app notifications — the alerts inside the Facebook app or website (the bell icon)
• Push notifications — pop-ups sent to your phone or tablet's lock screen and notification tray
• Email notifications — messages sent to your registered email address

Turning off one layer doesn't automatically affect the others. Someone who disables push notifications on their phone may still receive email alerts, and vice versa. Knowing which layer is bothering you determines where you need to go.

How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications on iPhone or Android 📱

Inside the Facebook App

1. Open the Facebook app and tap the three horizontal lines (menu icon) — bottom right on iPhone, top right on Android
2. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy, then Settings
3. Tap Notifications
4. Select Notification Settings

From here, you'll see a full list of notification categories — Comments, Tags, Reminders, Friend Requests, Birthdays, Marketplace, and more. Each category can be toggled individually. You can also tap Push within each category to control specifically what reaches your phone's lock screen.

At the Device Level (iOS and Android)

If you want to stop all Facebook push notifications at the operating system level — regardless of what the app settings say — go through your phone's native settings:

On iPhone: Settings → Notifications → Facebook → toggle off Allow Notifications (or customize sounds, banners, and badges individually)

On Android: Settings → Apps → Facebook → Notifications → toggle off all notifications or manage by category

Device-level settings override in-app settings. If you disable notifications at the iOS or Android level, Facebook cannot send push alerts regardless of what's enabled inside the app itself.

How to Turn Off Facebook Notifications on a Computer

On Facebook.com

1. Click the bell icon (top right of the page)
2. Click the three-dot menu next to a notification to mute that specific type
3. Or go to Settings & Privacy → Settings → Notifications from the dropdown menu under your profile picture

From the notifications settings page, you can manage each category individually — turning off push, email, and SMS alerts from a single location.

Browser-Level Notifications

If Facebook is sending pop-up alerts through your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge), those are separate from the app entirely. To stop these:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Site Settings → Notifications → find facebook.com → set to Block

Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Permissions → Notifications → find facebook.com → Block

Safari: Preferences → Websites → Notifications → find Facebook → Deny

Browser notifications are one of the most commonly overlooked sources — many users granted permission without realizing it.

How to Manage Facebook Email Notifications

Email notifications are controlled entirely within Facebook's settings, not your email client:

1. Go to Settings & Privacy → Settings
2. Click Notifications
3. Select Email

You'll find granular controls here — you can turn off all Facebook emails or selectively disable categories like Friend Activity, Reminders, Updates from Facebook, and Suggested for You content.

Note: Facebook is legally required to send certain account-related emails (such as password changes and security alerts), so those cannot be disabled.

Notification Categories Worth Knowing

Each of these can be managed independently, which matters depending on how actively you use each feature.

The Variable That Changes Everything

How aggressive you want to be with notification settings depends heavily on how you use Facebook. Someone managing a business page, a community group, or an active Marketplace presence will have very different needs than someone who checks Facebook casually a few times a week. Turning off all notifications might mean missing time-sensitive messages or group activity that actually matters to you — while leaving everything on creates the noise that prompted the search in the first place.

Your device type, whether you use the app or the browser, and how many Facebook features you actively rely on all shape which of these settings levers is the right one to pull — and how far.