How to Enable and Disable Firefox Notifications

Control your Firefox browser notifications

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Luis E. Chavez Saenz
Luis Chavez
Luis E. Chavez Saenz
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  • New Jersey Institute of Technology
Luis Chavez is a former Lifewire writer and a System Administrator with 5+ years' experience writing about technology for end users.
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Updated on November 13, 2021

What to Know

  • Android or iOS: Select Menu > Settings > Notifications. Toggle Product and feature tips on or off to enable or disable notifications.
  • Mac: Menu > Preferences > Privacy & Security > Notifications > Settings. Check or uncheck Block new requests to allow notifications.
  • PC: Menu > Options > Privacy & Security > Notifications > Settings. Check or uncheck Block new requests to allow notifications.

This article explains how to control notifications in Mozilla Firefox, including turning on and off notifications in Firefox for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.

How to Disable Firefox Notifications on Android or iOS

Follow these steps to turn off Firefox notifications on an iOS or Android device.

  1. Launch the Firefox browser and select the Menu icon in the upper-right corner.

  2. Select Settings > Notifications.

    Menu, Settings, and Notifications buttons in Firefox for Android

  3. Toggle the Product and feature tips switch to the Off position. This disables notifications from the browser.

  4. If you would like to revert the changes, follow the same steps, and ensure the switch is set to the On position.

    Two Android screens: Notifications toggled OFF and ON

Stop Firefox Notifications on Windows and macOS

Follow these steps to turn off Firefox notifications on a Windows or macOS device.

  1. Launch the Firefox browser and select the three stacked lines icon in the upper-right corner.

  2. Select Options.

    Firefox Options item in main Menu

    For macOS devices, select Preferences instead of Options.

  3. In the left pane, select Privacy & Security.

  4. Scroll down to the Permissions section. Next to Notifications, select Settings.

    Firefox Notifications Settings button

    On Firefox for Windows, select Pause notifications until Firefox restarts to disable notifications only for the time the browser is open. This feature is not available on the macOS version of Firefox.

  5. Select the Block new requests asking to allow notifications check box, then select Save Changes to disable the notifications.

    Block new requests and Save Changes buttons in Firefox

To revert these changes on your Windows device, follow the steps, and for step 4, clear the check box.

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