How to disable Push notifications in web browsers

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a free browser from Google, based on the open-source web browser Chromium. The first stable version was released in late 2008. According to official data (StatCounter), as of autumn 2022, Chrome had a market share of 65.5% of users.

To disable push notifications in mobile Google Chrome, follow these steps:

1. Tap the drop-down menu icon at the top of the browser.
2. Go to "Settings" at the bottom of the menu.
3. Enter the section "Site settings", item "Notifications".
4. Next to "Notifications" there is a toggle switch, which should be moved to the inactive position (to the left, color - gray).
5. Go back to "Site settings" and select "Pop-ups and redirects".
6. Next to "Pop-ups and..." move the toggle switch to the left to the inactive position.

More detailed settings for different types of notifications can be done in "Settings", item - "Notifications". The top toggle switch is responsible for enabling/disabling notifications of any type. Below, you can enable/disable notifications for the entire browser, for file downloads, media playback, and so on. Below, you can set restrictions for a specific website or social network.

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is a browser from Microsoft Corporation, released in the spring of 2015 with the release of Windows 10. It is the successor to Internet Explorer, which existed in various versions of Windows for about 20 years. Edge runs on Chromium engine, as a competitive product from Google. According to Statcounter, as of spring 2022, Edge's market share was about 10%, which is the second result after Chrome.

In the desktop version of Edge, to disable push notifications, you need to:

1. Go to "Settings" through the icon in the lower right corner of the screen or through the menu.
2. Select the section "Cookies and site permissions", subheading - "All permissions", item "Notifications".
3. Next to "Ask before sending" move the toggle switch to the inactive position.
4. In the items "Block/Allow" you can enter the addresses of the sites for which manual settings for showing/blocking push notifications are set via the "Add" button.
5. After that, go back to the section "Cookies and site permissions" and go to "Pop-ups and redirects". Enable with the toggle switch the item "Block (recommended)".

If you need to quickly enable/disable the display of notifications for a specific website, while on the site, click on the "lock" icon next to the URL in the address bar. Select the item - "Site permissions", next to the item "Notifications", select "Block". The display of pop-ups is disabled by default.

In mobile version of Edge, to configure notifications, follow these steps:

1. Tap the menu icon in the center of the screen, go to "Settings" by the gear icon.
2. Select the section "Notifications" and move the toggle switch to the left.
3. Go back and go to the section "Privacy and Protection", then to "Site permissions".
4. Tap on the item "Notifications" and disable the permission request to send push notifications.
5. In the "Pop-ups and redirects" item, the display should also be turned off.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox is a free browser based on the Quantum engine, released in the autumn of 2002. It is one of the top four most popular browsers in the global market with a total user share of 7.4%. In Russia, the user share is 5.2%. Mozilla Firefox has versions for PCs, Android, iOS, and macOS.

To disable push notifications in Mozilla Firefox for Windows, you need to:

1. Go to the website for which you want to disable notifications.
2. Click on the lock icon to the left of the address bar, select "Secure connection" and the item "More Information".
3. Go to the "Permissions" tab, find the item "Receive notifications", uncheck "Default", and select "Block".

For quick mass enabling/disabling of notifications, click on the menu icon in the upper right corner and go to "Settings". Then select the section "Privacy & Security", scroll down to the subheading - "Permissions" and click on "Settings" next to the item - "Notifications".

In the "Settings - Permissions to send notifications" window, you can remove websites, allow or block push notification display. After editing, be sure to click "Save changes".

In the mobile version of the browser Mozilla Firefox, to disable push notifications, you need to go to the drop-down menu in the lower right corner of the screen and select "Settings". Then, scroll down and find the section "Site permissions", item - "Notifications". Tap "Disable" by moving the toggle switch to the left.

To completely disable notifications in the mobile Mozilla browser, go to "Settings", select the item "Notifications" and move the toggle switch to the inactive position (to the left).

Opera

Opera is a free browser released by Opera Software in 1995. As of the beginning of 2021, the browser's market share is 2.1%. It is the sixth lowest among browsers. In Russia, the market share is 5.5%. Opera browser is available for Windows-based devices, Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, and other mobile platforms.

To disable push notifications in Opera, you need to:

• Go to the website where the push notifications are displayed.
• Click on the lock icon to the left of the address bar, select "Site Settings".
• In the "Permissions" subheading, find the item "Notifications" and set it to "Block".
• In the "Pop-ups and redirects" item, also select "Block".

You can go to global notification blocking through "Menu -> Open browser settings". Then, select the section "Security", subheading - "Privacy and Security" - "Site settings". In the "Notifications" item, set "Block sites from sending notifications", and in "Pop-ups and redirects", set "Block sites from showing pop-ups and...". If necessary, you can add sites for showing push notifications only for these resources.

In the mobile OS, the notification settings in Opera are as follows:

1. In the bottom menu, tap on the profile icon and go to the settings via the gear icon.
2. Go to the "Privacy" section, item - "Site settings".
3. Select "Notifications". The list will display the websites for which notifications are allowed. Tap the "Reset permissions" button at the bottom of the screen.
4. After that, go back to "Settings", scroll down to the section "Notifications", and in front of "News notifications" and "Opera notifications", move the toggle switch to the left to the inactive position.

Yandex Browser

Yandex Browser is a free browser from the eponymous company, created in 2012 based on the Chromium open-source browser. As of the beginning of 2022, Yandex Browser had a 25% market share in Russia - the second place after Google Chrome both on desktop computers and smartphones/tablets.

In the desktop version of Yandex Browser, you can configure notifications in the following order:

1. Click on the user icon in the upper left corner of the screen and go to "Browser Settings".
2. In the "Settings" tab, select the section "Sites", item "Requests to send notifications", and set it to "Do not show requests to send".
3. In the "Notifications" item, select "From Yandex services", in "All notifications" move the toggle switch to the left or manually configure for each service.
4. In the "Notifications from other sites" item, add the necessary resources using the "Add" button and allow/block push notification display.

To disable notifications in Yandex Browser on Android, you need to tap on the menu in the lower right corner of the application and select "Settings". Then, scroll down and find the section "Notifications". Go to the "Notifications from sites" item and disable them by moving the toggle switch to the left.

In the "Notifications from Yandex" item, you can enable/disable notifications from internal services. Similarly, this can be done for the messenger.