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Notifications, in Google Chrome or elsewhere, can be among the most useful of things. But that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they\u2019re always desirable. Whether because they\u2019re intrusive or interrupting, notifications can also be productivity killers. Or just annoying. Fortunately, there is a way to turn notifications off in Chrome and to stop them from appearing altogether.
\nOf course, that also doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that doing so is as straightforward or intuitive as some might like. Google does tend to bury these types of settings deep inside of its Settings menu for apps. Although the process is similar enough on each available platform that learning how to turn off notifications in Chrome for one platform should prove helpful for learning how to turn them off elsewhere.
\nNow, it almost goes without saying that that\u2019s exactly what this guide is here to discuss. So, without further ado, let\u2019s dive into how to turn off unwanted notifications in Google Chrome.
\nWhy would you want to turn these notifications off and does Chrome offer more granular options?
\nNow, the primary reason to turn off notifications in Chrome \u2014 and this will work in Chrome on any platform \u2014 is convenience. Or, rather, to get rid of the annoyance of pop-ups and interruptions. As useful as site notifications can be if we\u2019re talking about email or a web-based chat service, they aren\u2019t always. Especially when they appear immediately upon visiting a new site. Or revisiting a site you\u2019ve already been to.
\nMoreover, unwanted interruptions are more than just annoying. They can also seriously hamper productivity. Worse still, they crop up seemingly more often when a site is requesting to send notifications. That\u2019s as compared to sites actually sending notifications that might be useful.
\nConversely, notifications can also just appear that aren\u2019t useful at all. As is sometimes the reason for users to disable or hiding mobile notifications altogether.
\nTurning notifications off fixes all of that, if you know where to look. And, best of all, it\u2019s easy to turn off sites\u2019 ability to send any new notifications. Including notifications that ask permission to send notifications.
\nBut that\u2019s not always the best option either. Especially where notifications are useful. And, to that end, Google does give Chrome users more granular control. Namely, by allowing users to instead choose to allow notifications from specific sites and\/or block them from specific sites. And that can, in fact, be used alongside turning off notification requests. While simply adding notification access to key sites you\u2019d like them from.
\nHere\u2019s how you can turn off Chrome notifications requests entirely
\nAs noted above, the first step to stopping annoying pop-up notifications from sites is to turn off their ability to request notification access, to begin with. And that\u2019s what this first step will show you how to do. From there, you can always fine-tune your notifications from Chrome. By regranting specific site access. Or by blocking sites that have already been allowed to show the notifications. Which is something we\u2019ll discuss in the next segment.
\nIn the interim, turning off the request capability for all websites is fairly straightforward, if you know where to look.
\nOpen up Google Chrome on your desktop or laptop computer. This will also work for mobile platforms, using nearly the same steps. So you could start by opening Chrome on your phone or tablet as well.
\nOn any of those platforms, look for the three-dot overflow menu icon at the top-right-hand side of the UI. Tap or click that icon.
\nScroll down and tap or click on \u201cSettings\u201d
\nIn Settings, either scroll or use the search bar at the top of the page to find the \u201cSite settings\u201d option. We used a desktop platform, namely Chrome OS, for this guide. So our sample images show us searching for \u201cSite settings\u201d directly. Tap or click on that option.
\nUnder \u201cPermissions\u201d on desktop or laptop platforms, tap or click on \u201cNotifications.\u201d This will be different on mobile platforms. There, the setting is located just under the \u201cSite settings\u201d option. Rather than requiring further taps.
\nOn Chrome OS, Chrome displays a bullet-style selector for three options, located under the \u201cDefault behavior\u201d header. Select the \u201cDon\u2019t allow sites to send notifications\u201d option. For other desktop platforms, turn off the toggle for the \u201cSites can ask to send notifications\u201d option. On both platforms, that\u2019s located at the top of the page
\nFor mobile, turn off the toggle for the \u201cSites can ask to send notifications\u201d option, just as with the desktop platform option.
\nNotification requests are now disabled<\/p>\n
Now, users may also want to keep notification requests turned on but not have those be as intrusive. Google also offers just such an option via the same settings menu outlined above. The primary difference in the steps comes in steps six and seven. Namely, instead of turning off the notifications, users will make a different selection.
\nOn mobile platforms, you can turn on \u201cQuieter Messaging\u201d by selecting the second option on the page. That\u2019s a checkbox that reads \u201cUse quieter messaging (blocks notification prompts from interrupting you).\u201d
\nOn desktop Chrome, the option is similar. But on\u00a0Chrome OS for Chromebooks, users will need to select the bullet option, as shown in the image below. That reads, \u201cUse quieter messaging.\u201d And is fairly straightforward. It blocks sites from interrupting you when they ask to send notifications.
\nWith the feature turned on, users will be able to keep getting notifications. But Chrome does greatly diminished them. And they won\u2019t steal focus from the page you\u2019re presently visiting.
\nYou can also set the browser to use \u201cquieter messaging\u201d to prevent annoying, interrupting pop-ups from sites asking for notifications permission
\nBlock or allow certain sites on desktop
\nNow, it may also be the case that you simply want to turn off or on notifications from specific sites. For instance, you might want to turn on notifications for Gmail but not for that gaming news site you frequent. On Chrome OS and desktop platforms, those blocks or allowances can be switched on a site-by-site basis directly.
\nThat means that users can choose to allow sites, in a more centralized, direct manner, to send notifications. Itemizing the pop-ups to ensure that only useful ones appear.
\nThat\u2019s not the case with mobile, at least not from a unified hub for notification blocking and allowing. Instead, sites need to be managed when visiting the site, by clicking or tapping the URL bar\u2019s icon. For mobile sites, right now, that\u2019s a lock-shaped icon. Located to the left of the URL. Then, by selecting the Permissions option and managing whether or not that permission is enabled for the site.
\nOn desktop platforms, conversely, you can manage site notifications by adding sites directly in the Settings. Or you can remove that permission by blocking previously allowed sites. Namely, if they\u2019ve stopped being useful or have become annoying or intrusive. And that really couldn\u2019t be an easier process either.
\nOpen Google Chrome on your desktop or laptop computer. This should work almost identically on all desktop platforms, including Chrome OS for Chromebooks as our example shows. Or for Mac, Linux, and Windows
\nTap or click on the three-dot overflow menu at the top-right-hand side of the UI
\nScroll down to select the \u201cSettings\u201d option from that menu
\nAs with the above method for turning off notification requests completely, navigate to the \u201cSite settings\u201d menu. And then to the \u201cNotifications\u201d menu within that option
\nUnder the \u201cCustomized behaviors\u201d header in the Notifications menu, there are two sections. One for sites that are not allowed to send notifications and another for sites that are allowed. You can block sites that are currently allowed \u2014 or remove them from the allowed list instead \u2014 using the three-dot menu next to each individual site listed on the page. Conversely, you can do the same for sites that are blocked, allowing or removing them from the blocked list. This is also where you can edit the site URL if that\u2019s been input incorrectly. Namely, via a tap or click on the \u201cEdit\u201d option within that menu in either list.
\nTo add a new site to the blocked list, select the rectangular \u201cAdd\u201d button next to the appropriate section. Type in the primary domain URL for the site you\u2019d like to allow. In our example, we\u2019re blocking permission for Twitter on the list. Rather than typing in secondary URLs to specific tweets or a specific user, we can simply add the base domain name. In this case, that\u2019s \u201cwww.twitter.com\u201d
\nTap or click \u201cAdd\u201d
\nAfter doing so, notifications from Twitter.com will no longer effectively harass us when we\u2019re trying to be productive. At least not from within the Chrome browser
\nTo add a new site to the allowed list, select the rectangular \u201cAdd\u201d button next to the appropriate section. Type in the primary domain URL for the site you\u2019d like to allow. In our example, we\u2019re adding permission for AndroidHeadlines.com to the list. Rather than typing in secondary URLs to specific news articles or pages, we can simply add the base domain name. In this case, that\u2019s \u201cwww.androidheadlines.com\u201d
\nTap or click \u201cAdd\u201d
\nAfter doing so, notifications from AndroidHeadlines.com will be allowed through<\/p>\n
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