How to Look at Your Facebook Notifications

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Stay up-to-date with your notifications on Facebook via this handy guide
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Facebook will send you notifications of activity that directly involves you such as tags, comments, or group activity. These notifications can be checked by logging into your Facebook account, opening the notifications menu, and selecting individual notifications or viewing the entire archive. These basic steps will work regardless of which platform you are using.

Seeing All Notifications on Facebook

To find your notifications on Facebook, tap the globe icon. You can clear your notifications by selecting "Mark as Read" atop the dropdown list. Keep in mind that private messages and friend requests don't appear under the "Notifications" menu.

Section 1 of 3:

Mobile

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    Once installation completes, this button changes to “Open”.
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    Enter your email and password into the corresponding fields. Press “Log in” to continue.
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    The icon is located at the bottom of your screen and has text under it which reads “Notifications”. This will open a list of your notifications.
    • There are 3 icons on the bottom bar with red indicators if you have unread information. The ‘people’ icon lists friend requests, the ‘chat box’ icon lists messages, and the ‘globe’ icon lists general notifications.
    • Currently, there is no way to mark a notification as read on the mobile app without viewing it.
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    This allows your to browse through your notifications history. The most recent notifications are at the top of the list.
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Desktop

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    Navigate to Facebook with your web browser and enter your email address and password into the corresponding fields. Press “Log in” to complete.
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    This will open dropdown list of recent notifications.
    • There are 3 icons at the top menu bar with red indicators if you have unread information. The ‘people’ icon lists friend requests, the ‘chat box’ icon lists messages, and the ‘globe’ icon lists general notifications. [1]
    • You can also clear your notification flag by clicking “Mark as read” at the top of the dropdown.
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    Found at the bottom of the notification dropdown, clicking this will bring you to a list of all the notifications that Facebook has saved for you.
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Section 3 of 3:

Troubleshooting

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    If you're not receiving the notifications you want, find “Settings” at the top of your Facebook home page and click “Notifications” on the left. Here you can access settings for notifications of all types including: email notifications, push notifications on your phone, app requests and notifications, group notifications, close friend notifications, pop-up notifications, or event notifications
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    Open your notifications list. In the corner of each listed notification is an ‘x’ icon. Click this to disable future notifications from this source specifically.
    • Note that the notification you clicked next to will not be removed.
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    Private messages and friend requests will not appear in the general notifications list. Press the ‘people’ icon to view a list of friend requests and the ‘chat box’ icon to view private messages sent to you (this includes Facebook chat).
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Common Questions: Finding Notifications on Facebook

How do I see notifications in Facebook Messenger?

To find your notifications in Messenger, click the Messenger icon. You should see new messages at the very top.

How far back are Facebook notifications?

Facebook only keeps notifications within 7 days. If you want to see notifications older than that, select Earlier in the Notifications menu.

How do I find missing notifications on Facebook?

If you don't see your notifications, check your settings to make sure they're enabled. Sometimes, Facebook orders notifications based on what they think is important and not by date.


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Warnings

  • Facebook no longer stores a comprehensive list of your notifications, instead storing a few days' worth only.
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