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Re: Facebook notifications driving me mad.
« Reply #18 on: Monday 19 February 18 18:20 GMT (UK) »
Oh well that didn't work, I've just had 4 more push notifications.   >:(

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Re: Facebook notifications driving me mad.
« Reply #19 on: Monday 19 February 18 22:40 GMT (UK) »
You say you don't have Facebook installed on your phone but are you sure? Sounds like a daft question I know but my new Android tablet came with it already installed. It may be installed but just not showing on your home screen(s).

Click on the Google Play icon, then click the three horizontal lines at the top, then My Apps and Games. Then click on Installed at the top of the screen and if it's installed it'll show in the list and you can uninstall it.

If not, sorry I can't help, I don't use FB!
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Re: Facebook notifications driving me mad.
« Reply #20 on: Monday 19 February 18 23:26 GMT (UK) »
Just done all that Roobarb, plus some other checks and definitely not got Facebook installed, in fact I found an option to install it  ::)


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Re: Facebook notifications driving me mad.
« Reply #21 on: Monday 19 February 18 23:49 GMT (UK) »
I did a Google search and found that the Push Notifications are coming via Chrome - I've tried in the past to delete that and everything stopped working.  I guess like on my laptop I need to install Mozilla Firefox then delete Chrome

Anyway, there is a solution I clicked on the icon that looks like a button with 6 holes, which took me to all the icons of apps that are installed, then I clicked on Chrome.  Clicked on the 3 dot button, then went to Settings ->Advanced ->Site settings -> Notifications and there was https://m.facebook.com and underneath it shows Embedded in * (no idea what * stands for).  So I have now blocked it.  Why I couldn't do that when I went to Chrome, via Setting, then Apps I have no idea.

Also under Site Settings I looked at All Sites and found a few sites I'd looked at on the internet such as the local newspaper, Amazon etc, so I cleared them but the one I can't clear is m.facebook.com, which seems to be embedded in Chrome.

Hopefully, I have solved the problem. Fingers crossed.


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Re: Facebook notifications driving me mad.
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 20 February 18 00:01 GMT (UK) »
If that doesn't work, a post on another site suggests this:

1. Open the Google Chrome settings page.
2. Click on 'Show Advanced Settings' at the bottom.
3. Under 'Privacy' section, click on 'Content Settings'.
4. Scroll down to 'Notification' section and click on 'Manage Exceptions'.
5. Click on 'https://www.facebook.com/' and in the drop-down menu, change it from 'Allow' to 'Block'.
6. Click 'Done'.
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Re: Facebook notifications driving me mad.
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 20 February 18 08:26 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Groom, hopefully what I've done will work, if not I'll try your solution.

What I don't understand is, if this m.facebook is embedded in Chrome, why the push notifications haven't happened sooner.  I've had the 'phone for about 3 years now and they only started appearing a couple of weeks ago.  I did think it could have been an update to Chrome but looking on line it seems people have had this problem for years.