The 'Manage exceptions.' button brings up a menu with every website that has asked your permission to send notifications.

But if you want to be more selective, you can turn individual website notifications off when you click on the Manage exceptions… button. If you don’t want to see any notifications while browsing Chrome, the easiest thing to do is select the option Do not allow any site to show notifications. Scroll down to the Notifications section to see your basic notification settings, which look like this: Scroll down the settings screen and click the link at the very bottom that says Show advanced settings… and then click the Content settings… button directly under the Privacy heading. Click on the 'hamburger' menu in the top right of your Chrome window and click Settings.įind your Chrome settings in the browser's drop down menu. The first thing you need to know is how to get to your notification settings in the browser, which are a bit hidden. Here's how to take control of your Chrome notifications whether you're using a PC, Mac or mobile: Find your notification settings Some websites like Facebook will ask if you want to turn on notifications in Chrome, but it’s an easy window to miss or ignore if you aren’t sure what it is.īut there are other times when you turn on notifications for a site like Facebook only to regret the decision either because they're too much or you're already getting notifications in another way (via your computer's OS, your phone, your smartwatch, etc.).

Google Chrome notifications aren’t always the easiest thing to master.

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