How to Disable Game Request or App Notifications on Facebook

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Annoyed by constantly receiving invites and game request from your Facebook friends. If you still don’t know how to block or disable game request, this tutorial is for you.


In my previous post during the Candy Crush mania, I publish a tutorial how to disable Candy Crush notifications on Facebook because that time majority of my friends are playing and requesting for life.

In this post, you will learn not only blocking and disabling Candy Crush invites and request, but all kinds of games and apps requests that are constantly disturbing you, using your computer’s web browser or the Facebook app installed in your Android and iOS devices.

Turn Off App Notifications

To turn off notifications of a particular game or app follow this simple step.

Step 1: While login to your Facebook account, go to Settings > Notifications  or click here to easily go to your Facebook notifications settings. Click the edit link inline with on Facebook notifications. Disable game request notifications from Facebook Friends

At the lower part of the page you will see App requests and activity, on the right of it click the “edit” link.

Disable Game Request on Facebook

Step 2: It will reveal the app that you use, including the app and games that annoying you everyday, if you can’t find the app that you are looking for, click “Show More” to reveal all.

How to turn off game and app notifications on Facebook step 2

Step 3: Now that you can see all the app, all you have to do is find the app that you want to turn off and click the on/off toggle button next to it.

How to turn off game and app notification step 3

Block App Invites

To use the blocking settings, while login to your Facebook account, go to Settings > Blocking or click here.

To block a specific friend from inviting and requesting you to play any games, enter their name on the “Block invites from” field in Block app invites section. You will no longer get notified in the future when he/she send an invites again. Don’t feel bad for doing this, you still friend, you just want to prevent them from getting you involved.

Block App invites on Facebook


 

You can also block all the apps that you don’t want to disturb. Simply enter the app name on the “Block apps” field.

Block Apps on Facebook

Turn Off Facebook game request or App Notification on Android device

To turn off all Facebook game and application request using your mobile, follow the steps below.

NOTE: I am using Nexus running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop on the screenshot, it may look different if you are using different Android versions and device but the process is almost the same.

Step 1: Open your Facebook app and tap on the 3 horizontal lines or more icon on the top-right corner of your phone, then scroll down to see “App Settings”, tap the App settings to open a new window where you can see the notification.

How to turn off game and app notification on Android step 1

Step 2: Tap on “Notifications” to reveal the notification settings.

how to turn off facebook game and app notification on Android step 2

Step 3: On the notifications settings, scroll down and turn off “Application request”

turn off facebook game and app notifications on Anroid

Turn Off Facebook game request or App Notification on iOS device

NOTE: I am using iPad Mini running iOS 8.0.2 on the screenshot, it may look different if you are using different iOS versions and device but the process is almost the same.

Step 1: While your Facebook App is open tap on the three horizontal lines or more icon on the top-left corner to reveal the settings. Tap on “Settings”.

how to turn off facebook app notifications on iOS step 1

Step 2: On the settings page, tap on “Notifications”.

Turn Off app notification on iOS step 2

Step 3: On the lower part of Notifications settings tap on “Notifications from apps”.

how to turn off app notifications on Facebook

Step 4: It will show you the list of all the apps and games that you previously involved with, select the app that you want to turn off by simply tapping the check icon to uncheck.

Turn off Facebook app notification on IOS

That’s it you will now free from annoying notifications that disturbing you every single day. If you find this article helpful, please consider sharing it.


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