How to Control Push Notifications in Your Favorite Browser

Depending on who you ask, push notifications are either a godsend or a curse. While some individuals love being reminded of new information or a new fascinating product, many people do not want to be interrupted every minute by some rubbish. You will need to handle the alerts to categorize them and stop receiving news about items you don’t care about.

Chrome users, rejoice!

Each operating system has its own method for managing push notifications. Depending on the operating system, Chrome employs a variety of approaches.

Users of Android should:

01. Find the three-dot icon and expand the menu.

02. Look for “Site Settings” in the expanded list.

03. Navigate to “Notifications” and select “Asked first” or “Blocked.”

04. In some circumstances, consumers may like to address their preferences for the websites they are now viewing. To do so, tap the “lock” icon next to the website’s URL.

Other operating systems:

01. Open the browser and navigate to the menu.

02. Select “Settings” from the list that opens.

03. Scroll down to towards the bottom of the list and you’ll notice “Advanced.”

04. Select “Privacy and security” and look for the box labeled “Content Settings.”

05. Your next focus should be on the image of a bell and the caption that goes with it.

06. Toggle the switch next to “Add before…”

07. Select “Allow” or “Block” from the drop-down menu.

Utilizing Mozilla Firefox

Firefox is often regarded as the greatest browser in terms of usability and performance. We don’t want to get into a debate about it. It is a popular browser, and if you use it, you should understand how to control push notifications:

01. Open the browser and type “about:preferences” into the address bar.

02. The new tab will display a menu with a block labeled “Privacy & Settings.”

03. Look for the “Notifications” area with the “Settings” button next to it when you click on it.

04. Select “Allow” or “Block” from the table’s “Status” column.

05. When all “pushes” are undesirable, just select the “Block new requests…” checkbox below.

06. Remember to “Save” your modifications.

Making Use of Microsoft’s Baby Edge

If you’re a fan of Microsoft’s new flagship browser, you’ll need to do the following to organize your push notifications:

01. Locate and click three mysterious horizontal dots to expand the settings list.

02. Navigate to “Advanced settings” and select the “View…” option at the bottom. In the “website permissions” area, click the “Manage” button.

03. You’ll see a list of websites that have been granted permission by the browser

04. Clicking an entry will take you to a push notification permission page where you can toggle the permission.

In Opera, here’s how to do that.

Opera is another widely used browser that is available for users of all operating systems, including Android, iOS, and Windows.

01. Enter “opera:/settings” in the address bar.

02. Down below, you’ll see a button labeled “advanced,” which will offer a menu of settings.

03. Navigate to “Privacy and Security” and look for the section labeled “Content settings.”

04. Navigate to “notifications” and toggle the slider next to “Ask before…” to disable automatic permissions.

05. In the list of websites that have been granted permission, you can specify how push notifications are handled.

Managing Push Notifications in iOS and MAC OS Safari 

Safari is more familiar to Apple product users than any other browser. The following are the actions you must take to organize push notifications:

01. Open the browser and navigate to Preferences.

02. “Websites” is your next focus, symbolized by a “globe” icon.

03. Go to the Notifications area.

04. In the list, you will find all websites that are permitted to send notifications.

05. The “allow” button governs the permissions granted to these sites.

06. Click it to toggle their status between “block” and “deny.”

07. The same pattern of settings can be applied to all other URLs by simply clicking the “Remove” button at the bottom of the window.