EMULSIVE provides the option for readers to subscribe to web notifications – little messages that pop up on your computer, tablet or mobile phone whenever there’s a new article. Like this one:
It’s a pretty neat idea but what if you’ve subscribed and later decide you no longer want to receive them? Nothing, you leave them until they fill up your screen and destroy whatever hopes you’d had at eliminating notification clutter from your existence.
Or, you can read this quick guide to clean notifications up for any website, not just here on EMULSIVE. Use the links below to jump to a section most relevant for you:
Enable or disable web push notifications on desktops/laptops
The instructions assume that you are using the most current versions of the browsers.
Google Chrome
Enable or disable web push notifications in Google Chrome by following these steps:
- Open Chrome and open a new tab/window.
- Type the following into your address bar: chrome://settings/content
- A page called “Content Settings” will appear.
- Scroll down to “Notifications”.
- To unblock a site, find it under the “Block” list. To block/remove a website, scroll down to “Allow” and find it.
- Click on the three dots icon and select “Block” or “Remove”.
Mozilla Firefox
Enable or disable web push notifications in Mozilla Firefox by following these steps:
- Open Firefox and in the menu, select “Preferences”.
- On the preferences page, click on “Privacy & Security”.
- In the Privacy & Security section, scroll down to “Permissions”.
- Find “Notifications” and click on the “Settings” button.
- In the pop-up window, find the address of the website you want to edit (you can also search).
- On the right of the website’s address, click the drop-down box to select “Allow” or “Block”.
- You can also click on the website and then click “Remove Website”.
Apple Safari
Enable or disable web push notifications in Apple Safari by following these steps:
- Open Safari and in the menu click on “Safari” and then “Preferences”.
- Click on “Websites”
- On the left of the window, find “Notifications” an click on it, then find the website you wish to change settings for.
- Towards the right of the website’s name select “Allow” or Deny” from the drop-down.
- You can also click on the website and then click “Remove”.
Enable or disable web push notifications on tablets/smartphones
The instructions assume that you are using the most current versions of the browsers.
Manage push notifications on Android devices
Enable or disable web push notifications on android devices by following these steps:
- Open Google Chrome and tap on the menu (top right), followed by “Settings”.
- Scroll down to “Site Settings” and tap it.
- Scroll down to “Notifications” and tap it.
- Find the website you want to edit in “Blocked” or “Allowed” and tap it.
- Scroll down to “Permissions” and tap it.
- Set your notification preferences here.
- To remove a website completely, tap “CLEAR & RESET” on the previous screen.
Manage push notifications on iOS devices
Enable or disable web push notifications on android devices by following these steps:
- Open Google Chrome and tap on the menu (top right), followed by “Settings”.
- Scroll down to “Site Settings” and tap it.
- Scroll down to “Notifications” and tap it.
- Find the website you want to edit in “Blocked” or “Allowed” and tap it.
- Scroll down to “Permissions” and tap it.
- Set your notification preferences here.
- To remove a website completely, tap “CLEAR & RESET” on the previous screen.