chillianmurphy

Q: Getting rid of facebook notifications on desktop

In an iMessage, a friend sent me a link to a facebook page. I was on my macbook air. This was a mobile facebook page link. I clicked it, not realizing. It opened into a browser in google chrome, and something popped up asking me if I wanted notifications. I clicked yes, just wanting the pop-up to go away (... bad choice.)

 

Now, I get facebook notifications popping up on my desktop in the right hand corner all the time.

 

HOWEVER, in my system preferences > internet accounts, I am not signed in on facebook, and never have been.

 

In my system preferences > notifications,  a facebook icon does not exist. I never have had it there.

 

Yet the pop-ups keep coming up. I have not found a solution on how to get rid of these yet. Someone please help!

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), iOS 9, os x yosemite

Posted on Sep 20, 2015 9:33 PM

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  • by Bminder,

    Bminder Bminder Sep 21, 2015 10:10 AM in response to chillianmurphy
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    Sep 21, 2015 10:10 AM in response to chillianmurphy

    Exactly the same issue here.

    And just now, a facebook notification popped up, so I clicked on it, and a new facebook page opened in a list format.

    I clicked on the three-dash thing on the right hand side, and one of the options wast to turn off notifications, so I clicked that.

    I think that did the trick...

  • by Bminder,

    Bminder Bminder Sep 21, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Bminder
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    Sep 21, 2015 10:18 AM in response to Bminder

    So actually it didn't. But when another notification popped up I clicked on it, and it took me to that odd facebook page again, and by looking down the list, i found a settings selection to click on and then turn notifications off. That seems to have worked.

    I think if you click on the next notification bubble you get, you'll be able to figure it out.

  • by 4johnwiz,Helpful

    4johnwiz 4johnwiz Sep 22, 2015 7:06 AM in response to Bminder
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    Sep 22, 2015 7:06 AM in response to Bminder

    Check out settings within Facebook, as shown below (Go to Chrome section and make sure you turn this feature off)

     

    Screen Shot 2015-09-22 at 10.03.03 AM.jpg

  • by bdomaille,

    bdomaille bdomaille Sep 25, 2015 6:52 AM in response to 4johnwiz
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    Sep 25, 2015 6:52 AM in response to 4johnwiz

    4johnwiz


    I tried looking for the "Desktop & Mobile" ares in the Notifications part of Facebook and there isn't one (see screenshot). Can you give me some additional advice as I still have these mobile notifications popping up on my Macbook Pro laptop.Screen Shot 2015-09-25 at 8.50.20 AM.png

  • by 4johnwiz,

    4johnwiz 4johnwiz Sep 25, 2015 10:49 AM in response to bdomaille
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    Sep 25, 2015 10:49 AM in response to bdomaille

    Unfortunately I can't.  I did the above and it worked for me.  Not sure why you don't see the same.  Maybe when I installed Chrome it added the add-on / plugin for this?

  • by 4johnwiz,

    4johnwiz 4johnwiz Oct 2, 2015 6:18 AM in response to 4johnwiz
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    Oct 2, 2015 6:18 AM in response to 4johnwiz

    Here is something else I found on the web which seems to have worked for me:

     

    Allow or block notifications from all sites

     

    Windows and Mac

     

    Open Chrome.

    1. In the upper right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu Chrome menu.
    2. Click Settings > Show advanced settings.
    3. In the "Privacy" section, click Content settings.
    4. In the dialog that appears, go to "Notifications" and choose one of the following:
      • Allow all sites to show notifications: You’ll automatically see notifications from all websites.
      • Ask when a site wants to show notifications: You’ll get an alert from Chrome whenever a site wants to show you notifications. This is the default setting.
      • Do not allow any site to show notifications: You won’t see any notifications from websites.
    You can also block any sites, apps, and extensions that already have permission to send you notifications. Just click Manage exceptions and remove "Facebook" permissions!

     

  • by Ngan Phan,

    Ngan Phan Ngan Phan Dec 23, 2015 8:33 AM in response to 4johnwiz
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    Dec 23, 2015 8:33 AM in response to 4johnwiz

    Thank you a lot there !! I found all other old ways useless .

  • by AHartzel,

    AHartzel AHartzel Dec 24, 2015 8:17 PM in response to 4johnwiz
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    Dec 24, 2015 8:17 PM in response to 4johnwiz

    I had same problem. This fixed it. Thanks for your help.

  • by ShariPotter,

    ShariPotter ShariPotter Jan 30, 2016 7:50 AM in response to 4johnwiz
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    Jan 30, 2016 7:50 AM in response to 4johnwiz

    How do I do this on Safari? I thought I had all Facebook notifications turned off, checked my settings to confirm, but I'm getting little boxes on my desktop about Facebook! Please help!

  • by Avery Minstrel,

    Avery Minstrel Avery Minstrel Apr 2, 2016 8:47 AM in response to chillianmurphy
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    Apr 2, 2016 8:47 AM in response to chillianmurphy

    Did You Apply The Right Settings Maybe You Did Not Go To Settings Then Click On Notifications Then From There You Should Be Able To Turn It Off

     

    You Dont Go Into Google Chrome or Other Brobser Settings If You Did That Then You Went To The Wrong Spot

     

    hope this will help you.

     

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  • by rdawn,

    rdawn rdawn Apr 7, 2016 11:33 PM in response to ShariPotter
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    Apr 7, 2016 11:33 PM in response to ShariPotter

    I had mega problems with these notifications. I turned them off on Chrome and Facebook, but they still kept happening. I came across an answer on Quora that said it's the Mac OS! System Preferences --> Notifications (for me top right) --> scroll to find Facebook --> Changed alert to None (mine was on banner).

  • by neoncoyote,

    neoncoyote neoncoyote Jul 13, 2016 4:15 PM in response to rdawn
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    Jul 13, 2016 4:15 PM in response to rdawn

    This did the trick for me. Thank you so much.