Turn off notifications in Twitter settings

The fastest way to stop Twitter notifications is to open the app or website, go to your settings, and turn off the notification types you don't want. Twitter lets you control notifications separately for each device — your phone, your browser, and your email — so you can silence alerts on one without affecting the others.

On the Twitter app for iPhone or Android, tap your profile icon in the top left, then tap Settings and Privacy. Select Notifications, then Preferences. You'll see a list of notification types: Likes, Replies, Retweets, Follows, Messages, and others. Tap each one to turn it off entirely, or tap it again to choose when you want to receive it — only from people you follow, only from verified accounts, or only from accounts you've muted.

On Twitter's website, click your profile icon in the top left, select Settings and Privacy, then Notifications. The layout is the same: you'll see each notification type listed, and you can toggle it off or adjust when it arrives.

Key Takeaways

  • Twitter notifications can be turned off separately for your phone app, your web browser, and your email, so you control where alerts reach you.
  • In Settings and Privacy > Notifications > Preferences, you can turn off entire notification types or limit them to specific accounts.
  • Muting a person stops their notifications without unfollowing them, and muting a word or phrase stops notifications containing that text.
  • Push notifications on your phone come from the Twitter app itself, while browser notifications come from the website — turning off one does not affect the other.
  • If you delete the Twitter app from your phone, push notifications stop when ready, but email and browser notifications continue until you turn them off in settings.

Silence notifications from specific people without unfollowing

If you want to keep following someone but don't want to see their notifications, mute them instead of unfollowing. Open their profile, tap the three dots in the top right, and select Mute. You'll see options to mute their posts, their notifications, or both. Choose Mute Notifications, and you'll stop receiving alerts when they post, reply, or like something — but you'll still see their posts if you visit their profile or search for them.

You can also mute words or phrases so that any post containing them won't send you a notification. In Settings and Privacy > Notifications > Muted Words, add the words you want to block. This is useful if a topic keeps trending and you're tired of the alerts, or if certain words appear in notifications you don't care about.

Turn off push notifications on your phone

Push notifications are the alerts that pop up on your phone's lock screen or home screen. They come from the Twitter app itself, not from your email or web browser. To turn them off, you don't have to go into Twitter settings — you can block them at the phone level instead.

On iPhone, go to Settings > Notifications, scroll down to Twitter, and tap it. Toggle off Allow Notifications. On Android, go to Settings > Apps > Twitter (or App Management > Twitter), tap Notifications, and toggle off Allow Notifications. This stops all push notifications from Twitter when ready, even if Twitter's own settings still have them turned on.

If you turn off push notifications at the phone level but want to keep receiving email notifications from Twitter, that will still work — email notifications come from Twitter's servers, not from your phone's notification system.

Stop browser notifications on your computer

If you use Twitter on a web browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, you may see browser notifications pop up in the corner of your screen. These are separate from your phone notifications and your email notifications. To turn them off, go to Twitter's website, click your profile icon, select Settings and Privacy > Notifications > Preferences, and toggle off Push Notifications.

You can also block notifications at the browser level. In Chrome, click the lock icon next to the web address at the top, select Notifications, and choose Block. In Firefox, go to Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to Permissions, click Settings next to Notifications, find twitter.com, and select Block. In Safari, go to Safari > Settings > Websites, select Notifications on the left, find twitter.com, and choose Deny.

Delete email notifications from Twitter

Twitter sends email notifications when someone follows you, likes your post, or replies to you. To stop these, go to Settings and Privacy > Notifications > Email Notifications and toggle off each type you don't want. You can turn off all email notifications at once by toggling off the main switch at the top, or you can keep some — for example, you might want to know about direct messages but not about likes.

If you've already unsubscribed from Twitter emails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of an email, Twitter may have stopped sending you most notifications automatically. But logging into your account and turning them off in settings is more reliable, because unsubscribe links sometimes don't work or only remove you from certain types of emails.

What to do if notifications keep coming after you turn them off

If you've turned off notifications in Twitter settings but they're still arriving, check three things. First, make sure you turned them off in the right place — phone notifications, browser notifications, and email notifications are controlled separately, so turning off one won't stop the others. Second, if you're using the Twitter app, check your phone's notification settings too — if your phone is blocking Twitter notifications, the app's settings won't override that. Third, log out of Twitter completely and log back in, because sometimes the app doesn't explore new settings until you restart it.

If notifications still arrive after you've checked all three, try uninstalling and reinstalling the Twitter app, or clearing your browser's cache and cookies. These steps force the app or website to reload your settings from Twitter's servers instead of using an old cached version.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will muting someone stop all their notifications, or just some?

Muting someone stops notifications from their posts, likes, and replies, but you'll still see their direct messages if they send you one. If you want to block direct messages too, you'll need to block them entirely instead of muting them — but blocking is more visible, because they'll know you've blocked them.

Can I turn off notifications for just one type, like likes, but keep replies?

Yes. In Settings and Privacy > Notifications > Preferences, each notification type has its own toggle. You can turn off Likes while leaving Replies, Retweets, and Follows turned on. You can also set each type to notify you only from accounts you follow, or only from verified accounts.

If I delete the Twitter app, do all notifications stop?

Deleting the app stops push notifications on your phone when ready. Email and browser notifications will continue unless you turn them off in Twitter's settings on the website. If you want to stop all notifications, delete the app and then log into twitter.com to turn off email and browser notifications too.

Do I have to turn off notifications separately on my phone and my computer?

Yes. Phone push notifications, browser notifications, and email notifications are controlled in different places. Turning off push notifications on your phone doesn't affect email or browser notifications, and vice versa. You'll need to visit each setting to turn off the ones you don't want.

What's the difference between muting and blocking someone?

Muting stops their notifications and hides their posts from your feed, but they can still see your posts and send you direct messages. Blocking prevents them from seeing your posts, following you, or sending you messages — and they'll be notified that you've blocked them. Use muting if you just want to stop seeing their notifications; use blocking if you want to prevent contact entirely.