How to Stop Twitter Notifications

Getting too many annoying alerts? This How.com.vn article teaches you how to prevent X, formerly known as Twitter, from sending you notifications of any kind. You can disable desktop and email locations from the X website on a computer; you can also disable mobile notifications on your smartphone or tablet if you have the X app installed.

Quick Steps

Open your Android device's Settings.
Tap Apps and select Twitter.
Tap Notifications.
Toggle on Block all.

Method 1

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Open X. Go to https://twitter.com/ in your computer's web browser. If you're logged into X, this will open your X feed.
- If you aren't logged into X, you'll need to enter your email address (or X name, or phone number) and password in the upper-right side of the page and then click Log in.
It's on the left side of the page next to a bell icon. Doing so opens a list of your recent X notifications.
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It looks like a gear in the upper right corner of the "Notifications" panel. Clicking this icon will take you to the Notifications section of the Settings menu.
Click Filters, then Muted Notifications. Finally, check every box on this page to mute everything. This won't affect people who you follow, but it will prevent you from receiving annoying notifications from or about other people.
To do this, click the back navigation arrow that's next to "Muted notifications" twice. You'll then be able to select Preferences.
You'll find this on the right side of the page.
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Click the switch next to "Email notifications" to toggle it off
. Doing so prevents X from sending notifications to your email address.
- You will still receive security alerts and other urgent emails from X, but other users' activity won't get pushed to your email address anymore.
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Click the back arrow and select Push notifications. The arrow is at the top of the page next to "Email notifications," and clicking it once will bring you back to the notification types.
- The push notifications act as alerts on your computer, so turning this off will disable those alerts.
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Click the switch next to "Push notifications" to toggle it off
. Doing so prevents X from sending you notifications when you're using a browser.
- All the notifications you get from X will be muted or turned off after you've done this.

Method 2

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Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a grey gear, on the Home Screen.^{[1]XResearch source}
This option is toward the top of the Settings page.^{[2]XResearch source}
Since apps here are listed in alphabetical order, it'll be in the "T" section of apps on this menu.
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Tap the green "Allow Notifications"
switch. It's at the top of the page. The switch will turn white
, signifying that you will no longer receive any notifications from X.^{[3]XResearch source}
- You also won't see a red icon with a number next to it on the X app icon when you have unopened Twitter notifications.

Method 3

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Open your Android's Settings. Tap the Settings app icon, which resembles a gear, in the App Drawer.^{[4]XResearch source}
- You can also open Settings by swiping down from the top of the screen and tapping the gear icon near the top of the resulting drop-down menu.
It's near the middle of the page.
You'll find this in the "T" section of the list of installed apps.
It's toward the bottom of the screen.
It will turn teal
, signifying that you will no longer receive notifications or prompts from X.^{[5]XResearch source}

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How do I clear my Twitter page?
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Go to your account settings and click on deactivate my account at the bottom of the page. Read the account deactivation information. Click okay, and deactivate the account. Enter your password when prompted and verify that you want to deactivate your account.
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Why do I get an email on my PC every time I log into Twitter on my phone?
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It might be because Twitter doesn't recognize your phone and emails you to make sure that it's not a hacker. Don't fret though, usually in the email it gives instructions on how to make it a valid system of yours.
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What should I do if I don't know which of my three old Twitter accounts the notification is sending to?
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Access all of those accounts. If you forgot your password, get a new one. Check all your emails, and you'll find a way to access your account.
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If notifications still show up even after disabling them, try deleting and re-installing the X app.
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There are many other ways to manage your X notifications instead of just turning them off.
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