How to turn off notifications on facebook from one person

September 18, 2011 by - 102 Comments

Last updated: July 22, 2012

Ever since I started using Facebook’s new lists, I’ve noticed something very annoying: I get a bunch of random notifications when people in my Close Friends list posts an update.

How to turn off notifications on facebook from one person

Apparently, Facebook thinks it's important I know about Two and a Half Men.

When I say “random,” I mean it. This list is a couple hundred people strong. So I don’t get a notification (thankfully) every time one of them posts an update. I only get a handful per day.

But those notifications have no utility at all. There doesn’t appear to be any rhyme or reason to the people and types of content Facebook chooses to notify me about.

So why is Facebook notifying me? I’m guessing it’s just an early bug. But that doesn’t matter. Whether it’s a casual “close friend” or my wife, I don’t need to be notified when they post something.

I did some poking around today, and I found a way to turn off those pesky notifications. Just click on “Close Friends” on the left side of your news feed. Then, at the top right, there will be a drop-down for Notifications.

How to turn off notifications on facebook from one person

There it is! Turn that bad boy off...

The default, of course, is “On.” Turn those puppies off. Unless, of course, you enjoy getting random alerts for no apparent reason.

Tired of receiving Facebook notifications? Here is a step by step guide you can follow to turn off Facebook notifications using a computer or mobile app.

How to turn off notifications on facebook from one person

Steps you can follow to turn Facebook notifications off | Representational image

By India Today Web Desk: Facebook is one of the most popular social media applications used by millions of people across the globe. The app allows its users to share their photos, videos, views and information with family and friends on their profiles and pages. However, sometimes Facebook sends you an avalanche of unwanted notifications, especially, if you have many friends on Facebook or you are a member of an extremely chatty family group.

Receiving unwanted notifications can be very irritating. Now, if you're tired of the notifications blowing up your phone, you can simply block these pesky notifications. There are a number of different ways to stop notifications. Here is a step by step guide you can follow to turn off Facebook notifications using a computer or mobile app.

How to turn off Facebook notifications using computer

Steps you can follow to off Facebook notifications using a computer:

Step 1: Open any browser and visit, Facebook official website, facebook.com

Step 2: Next, log in to your account, by entering User ID and Password.

Step 3: Now, on the homepage click the down-facing arrow in the upper right-hand corner of your screen.

Step 4: From the drop-down menu, click on Settings.

Step 5: On the new page, click on Notification (left-hand side of the settings screen).

How to turn off notifications on facebook from one person

Image source: facebook.com

Step 6: Click on the down-facing arrow next to any of the options given on the screen. This will allow you to turn notifications on or off for a particular element of the Facebook site or mobile app.

Keep in mind that Facebook's notification controls are very specific, going through every option may be time-consuming. If you are using the Facebook app on your device, you can follow these steps to disable annoying Facebook notifications.

How to turn off Facebook notifications using the mobile app

Steps you can follow to turn off Facebook notifications using a mobile app.

Step 1: First, open Facebook on your device.

Step 2: On the homepage, tap on the three stacked horizontal lines to open menu options.

Step 3: On the new page, scroll down and tap on Settings and Privacy.

Image source: Facebook app

Step 4: An additional sub-menu will appear on the screen. Tap on the Settings, it will take you to your account settings page.

Step 5: Scroll through the long menu of options nearly to the bottom. Just below the Notifications header you will find an option for Notification Setting, tap on it.

Step 6: Now, to customize settings in each of these sections, tap on them individually to turn them on or off.

Thus by following the above-given steps you can simply turn off notifications for specific things like comments, tags and birthdays. You can also customize where you get each category of notification.

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Edited By:

Megha Chaturvedi

Published On:

Sep 7, 2020

How do you turn off notifications for a person on Facebook?

Go to the Page. Tap , then tap Following. Tap Edit Notification Settings. Select the type of notifications you want to receive (example: Standard, Highlights or Off).

Can you mute notifications from one person on Facebook?

From Chats, tap and hold on a conversation. Tap Mute notifications and choose how long you want to turn off notifications for. Tap OK.