You’ll get a notification by default when the person or page you follow goes live on Facebook.
You can disable live notifications entirely or for a particular person or page.
Let’s see how to do that on PC, Android phone, and iPhone.
Table of Contents
- Turn Off All Facebook Live Notifications
- Turn Off All Live Notifications on Facebook App (Android or iPhone)
- Disable Live Notifications for a Single Person or Page
Turn Off All Facebook Live Notifications
Here are the steps:
Sign in to Facebook.
Hit the profile picture at the top right.
Click on Settings & privacy > Settings.
Hit on Notifications on the left sidebar.
Hit “Video.”
Disable the switch beside “Allow notifications on Facebook.”
That’s it.
Notes:
- If you want to turn off notifications of a particular type, disable these switches (Push, Email, and SMS) as per your wishes.
- If you want to turn on notifications, follow the steps above. But enable the switch.
Turn Off All Live Notifications on Facebook App (Android or iPhone)
Here are the steps:
Open the Facebook app.
Tap on the Menu (three horizontal lines) at the bottom if you’re on iPhone or the top if you’re on Android.
Hit Settings & Privacy > Settings.
In the “Preferences” section, you will see “Notifications” between Reaction preferences and the Navigation bar. Tap on it.
In the What notifications you receive section, find and tap “Video.”
To stop all Facebook live notifications, Disable the switch beside “Allow notifications on Facebook.” In the confirmation pop-up, tap “Turn off.”
That’s all.
Notes:
- If you want to turn off notifications of a particular type, disable these switches (Push, Email, and SMS) as per your liking.
- If you’re going to turn on live notifications, follow the steps above. But enable the toggle switch.
Disable Live Notifications for a Single Person or Page
Follow these steps if you’re on PC:
On Facebook, go to your preferred person or page.
Find their live video and click on it.
Now on the right sidebar, you can see the “Bell” icon. Click on it.
In the Live Video Notification Settings, you can see these three options:
- All live videos: You’ll get notifications for this page’s all live videos.
- Live video highlights: You’ll get notifications for suggested live videos.
- Off: This one will only turn off notifications for this page’s all live videos.
Click the one you prefer, and that’s all.
Follow these steps if you’re on Android or iPhone:
Open the Facebook app and go to the page or profile you want.
Find the live video and tap it.
If you’re on iPhone, hit the full-screen icon in the video.
Tap the three horizontal dots at the top right.
Hit Turn off Live notifications.
That’s all. From now on, you’ll not receive live notifications from this page or person.
To enable live notifications, follow the steps above and hit “Turn on Live notifications.”
That’s it.
Thanks for reading.
