1.Mute Friends in Your Feed Who Post Too Much
So, you have one of those friends who seems to post whenever the mood strikes. All. The. Time.
You don’t want to unfriend this person, but you want to see less of their *Random Thoughts* on your feed.
In the upper-right corner of one of the offender’s recent posts, click the ellipsis. This gives you options that will help curate your News Feed.
- To mute your friend’s posts (i.e., remove them from your feed without unfriending), choose Hide all from (friend name).
- If you just want a break from their posts, choose (friend name) for 30 days.
- To see fewer posts of this nature in general, choose Hide post and make Facebook’s algorithm smarter.
2.Turn Off Birthday Notifications
By default, Facebook notifies you in the morning when it’s one of your friends’ birthdays. Of course, if you have a big list of friends, this can get annoying.
To turn it off:
- Go to Settings >> Notifications.
- In the list of settings, find Birthdays and turn it off.
3.Block App Invites & Game Requests
Say your friend won’t stop inviting you to play Bubble Shooter. If you can’t take it anymore, block those app invites from ever reaching you – she’ll be none the wiser.
- Go to Settings >> Blocking. Scroll to Block app invites.
- Enter the name of the friend or relative who has an “invite” trigger finger.
4.Mute Group Conversations That Are Blowing Up Your Notifications
One of your group conversations is getting lively, but you’re at an event and can’t participate/respond. The constant notifications can get annoying/rude/interruptive really quickly.
Don’t just let the flood of messages drown your inbox. Mute them, then go back to the chat later to catch up.
To do it:
- In the offending message thread, hit the gear icon in the upper right-hand corner.
- Choose Mute conversation to stop getting notifications about it.
5.Disable ‘Seen’ Timestamps on Facebook Messages
You know those little timestamps that show up under messages when somebody has seen them?
Sometimes, you don’t want the person you’re chatting with to know you’ve seen their message. (It’s agonizing to know your message was “seen” but the person never responded!)
To give yourself more time to reply without looking rude or causing this kind of social anguish, disable the feature on your end.
- Download the Unseen for Facebook Chrome extension.
- Once it’s installed, click the icon in your browser toolbar to make sure it’s turned on.
