This wikiHow teaches you how to individually delete notifications through Facebook's notification menu (“Notifications”). You can do this through the Facebook app for iPhone and Android devices, as well as the Facebook website. Unfortunately, there's no followable way to delete more than one notification at the same time so you can't clear all Facebook notifications at once.
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Method 1 of 3: On iPhone
Step 1. Open Facebook
Tap the Facebook app icon, which looks like a white “f” on a blue background. If you are already logged in to your account, the news feed page will appear immediately.
If not, type in your email address (or phone number) and password, then tap the “ Login " ("Enter").
Step 2. Touch the notification icon ("Notifications")
This bell icon appears at the bottom of the screen. After that, a list of notification history will be displayed.
Step 3. Swipe notifications from right to left
Option Hide ” (“Hide”) in red will be displayed on the right side of the notification.
Step 4. Touch Hide
It's on the right side of the notification. Once touched, the notification will be immediately removed from the page. You will no longer see it when you open the " Notifications " menu.
- You can repeat this process for each notification you want to clear/blank.
- You may not be able to follow this procedure on an iPad, depending on the version of Facebook you're using. In this case, try using the Facebook desktop site.
Method 2 of 3: On Android Device
Step 1. Open Facebook
Tap the Facebook app icon, which looks like a white “f” on a blue background. If you are already logged in to your account, the news feed page will appear immediately.
If not, type in your email address (or phone number) and password, then tap the “ Login " ("Enter").
Step 2. Touch the notification icon ("Notifications")
This bell icon appears at the bottom of the screen. After that, a list of notification history will be displayed.
Step 3. Touch
It's the three horizontal dots icon to the right of the notification. A pop-up menu will appear after a while.
You can also touch and hold a notification to display a menu
Step 4. Touch Hide this notification (“Hide notification”)
This option is in the pop-up menu. After that, the notification will be removed from the " Notifications " menu and the activity log.
You can repeat this process for each notification you want to delete
Method 3 of 3: On Desktop Site
Step 1. Open Facebook
Visit https://www.facebook.com in a browser. The news feed page will be displayed if you are logged into Facebook.
If not, enter your email address (or phone number) in the upper right corner of the screen and click “ Login " ("Enter").
Step 2. Click the " Notifications " icon
It's a globe icon in the top-right corner of the page. After that, a drop-down menu containing the latest Facebook notifications will be displayed.
Step 3. Select notifications
Place the cursor on the notification you want to delete. After that, the icon ⋯ ” and a circle will appear to the right of the notification.
- For example, if you want to remove a notification about a friend who likes a status, place your cursor over the notification " [Name] likes your post: [Post] " ("[Name] liked your post: [Post]").
- If you don't see the notification you want to delete, click the “ See All ” (“See All”) at the bottom of the drop-down menu, then scroll down until you find the notification you want.
Step 4. Click
It's on the right side of the notification box. Once clicked, a pop-up menu will appear.
Step 5. Click Hide this notification
This option is in the pop-up menu. Once clicked, the notification will be removed from the " Notifications " menu.
