How to Disable Facebook Notifications on Any Device

Facebook notifications can pile up fast — likes, comments, friend requests, event reminders, marketplace messages, and more. Whether you want a quieter experience or need to cut through the noise, knowing exactly where and how to turn these off puts you back in control. The settings live in multiple places depending on your device and what type of notification you're managing.

Why Facebook Notifications Come From Two Different Places

This is where most people get confused: Facebook notifications exist at two levels.

1. In-app notifications — alerts that appear inside the Facebook app or website (the bell icon)
2. Push notifications — alerts sent to your phone's lock screen or notification center by the operating system

Turning off one doesn't automatically turn off the other. If you disable push notifications at the device level, you won't see alerts on your lock screen — but you'll still see a badge count when you open the app. If you adjust settings inside Facebook itself, you control what Facebook tries to send, but your phone's OS still has the final say on what actually reaches your screen.

Managing both layers gives you full control.

How to Disable Facebook Notifications on iPhone (iOS)

At the Device Level

Go to Settings → Notifications → Facebook. From here you can:

• Toggle Allow Notifications completely off
• Disable Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Banners individually
• Turn off notification sounds and badges

This is the bluntest tool — it silences everything Facebook sends to iOS, regardless of what Facebook's own settings say.

Inside the Facebook App

Open Facebook → tap the three horizontal lines (menu) → scroll to Settings & Privacy → Settings → Notifications. Inside you'll find:

• Notification Settings — a category-by-category breakdown (tags, comments, friend requests, birthdays, live videos, etc.)
• Push toggle per category — lets you silence specific notification types without killing all alerts

This is the more surgical approach, useful if you want to keep friend request alerts but mute group activity or marketplace updates.

How to Disable Facebook Notifications on Android

At the Device Level

Android notification controls vary slightly by manufacturer (Samsung, Google Pixel, OnePlus, etc.), but the general path is:

Settings → Apps → Facebook → Notifications

Here you can:

• Turn off all notifications from Facebook
• Manage individual notification channels (Android groups notifications into labeled channels, and Facebook creates several — including Messenger, Comments, and Friend Requests as separate channels)

Android's channel system gives granular control without opening Facebook at all.

Inside the Facebook App

The path mirrors iOS: Menu → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Notifications → Notification Settings. Each notification type has a toggle for Push, Email, and SMS — so you can also cut down on notification emails separately from phone alerts. 🔕

How to Disable Facebook Notifications on Desktop (Browser)

On Facebook.com:

• Click your profile picture (top right) → Settings & Privacy → Settings
• Select Notifications in the left sidebar
• Browse each category and toggle off what you don't need

Desktop also has a "Do Not Disturb" option that lets you mute all Facebook notifications for a set period — useful during work hours without permanently changing your settings.

Additionally, your browser itself may have notification permissions granted to Facebook. Check:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Site Settings → Notifications → find facebook.com and block or remove it
• Firefox / Edge / Safari: Similar paths under Permissions or Website Settings

Browser-level push notifications are separate from both the Facebook app and your phone's OS settings.

Notification Types Worth Knowing 📋

Messenger Is a Separate App With Its Own Settings

If you use Facebook Messenger, its notifications are controlled independently — both at the device level (as a separate app entry in iOS/Android settings) and inside the Messenger app itself. Disabling Facebook notifications has no effect on Messenger alerts unless you address Messenger's settings directly.

The Variables That Affect Your Setup

How much control you have — and which steps apply — depends on a few factors:

• iOS vs. Android: Android's notification channels offer more granularity at the OS level than iOS does natively
• Facebook app vs. browser: Mobile app users and desktop browser users manage notifications in different places
• Messenger usage: Whether you use the standalone Messenger app adds another layer of settings
• Facebook account type: Personal accounts, Pages, and Business accounts each surface different notification categories inside Settings
• OS version: Older Android or iOS versions may have slightly different menu paths or fewer channel options

Someone who primarily uses Facebook in a desktop browser has a completely different set of controls than someone who relies on the Android app — and a page admin managing a business account will encounter notification options a personal account user never sees. The right configuration depends on which surface you use most, what you actually want to hear about, and how much quiet you need. 🎯