Learn how to disable notifications in Discord on all your devices with this simple guide. Take control of your digital experience and reclaim peace and quiet.
How to Disable Notifications in Discord on All Devices
Users of the program often ask how to disable notifications in Discord on a PC. Such a setting may be required in relation to a channel or server (one or several at once). Below we will consider how to do this work on a computer, and also talk about solving a similar problem on a phone.
How to disable notifications on PC
Before you disable notifications in Discord on PC, decide on a few things – what you will be making changes to (server, channel) and what settings you will be making (temporary or permanent). For convenience, we will provide separate instructions for different options.
For the server
If you wish, you can immediately mute the Discord server. To do this, select one of the suggested options.
Method #1:
- Enter the program on your PC.
- On the left side, find the Discord server you are interested in.
- Right-click on the icon.
- Select Disable server notifications.
- Specify the time – 15 minutes, 1 hour , 8 hours , 24 hours , until the moment of switching on.
This option allows you to temporarily turn off notifications in Discord on your computer for a certain period of time.
Method #2:
- Log in to Discord on PC.
- Find the server you plan to mute.
- Access the notification settings by right-clicking on the server.
- Move the toggle switch to the right. This will completely mute the Discord server. As long as the pointer is on the right, notifications and pop-ups where you are not mentioned will not appear.
- Set the duration – 15 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours, 24 hours, until the moment of switching on.
If you don’t want to completely mute the Discord server on your PC, you can make some fine-grained settings. In that case, you should know how to enable specific notifications in Discord. Here, choose one of the options:
- All messages.
- Mentions only.
There is also a toggle switch here, when moved to the right, @everyone and @here will be ignored. You can also set all role mentions and mobile push notifications. After selecting the settings, click the Done button.
Method #3 (global shutdown):
- Log in to Discord on PC.
- Click on the gearsymbol at the bottom left.
- Find the Notificationssection in the list.
- Move the toggle switch Turn on desktop notificationsto the left.
- Scroll down and mute the sounds to suit your personal preferences. You can set different parameters here.
At this stage, turn off the unread message indicator, enable blinking on the taskbar, and set a timeout for push notifications.
For channels
Now let’s look at how to turn off sound notifications in Discord on PC for a channel. Follow these steps:
- Click on the Discord channel you are interested in.
- Click on the bell symbol in the top middle.
After pressing it, the symbol is crossed out. This means that only one Discord channel is muted, and the rest continue to work as usual. At the same time, the program removes the indicator of unread messages until the user is mentioned in them.
To turn off notification sounds in Discord on PC for multiple channels at once, make changes to the settings. Follow these steps:
- Find the Discord server you are interested in in the program on your PC.
- Right click and go to notification settings.
- Go down to the very bottom.
- Select a channel or category.
- Add Discord channels and set the required parameter.
If you want, you can completely disable sound for Discord on PC. To do this:
- Log in to the program on your PC.
- Click on the Mute button (symbol with headphones).
How to turn off notifications on your phone
Above we looked at the principles of turning off sounds on a PC. But in the case of an application on a smartphone, the situation is a little different.
From the application
To set up sound notifications from the app, log in to Discord. Then follow these steps:
- Click on the three horizontal stripes at the top.
- Click on the gear symbol at the bottom right.
- Enter the desired section (displayed by a bell symbol).
- Move the Notifications toggle switch in the appto the left.
Here you can also disable system notifications and set up settings to suit your needs.
Notifications from servers
If you need to disable sound notifications from servers, the principle will be slightly different. The algorithm of actions is as follows:
- Log in to Discord.
- Click on the three horizontal stripesat the top left.
- Select the server you are interested in.
- Click on the three dotsat the top next to its name.
- Click on the Notificationsbutton (bell symbol).
- Click on the line Mute server.
- Select the time – 15 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours, 24 hours, until the moment of switching on.
At this stage, you can also set up other settings for sound notifications – for all messages, only mentions, or nothing. Here you can also turn off mobile push notifications, turn off all role mentions, and ignore @everyone and #here.
For the channel
If you need to mute a channel, scroll down in the same window and click on the Add channel or category button. There, select the desired Discord channel and choose the time for which to mute it. In this case, sound notifications will not be received on all devices.
If you don’t receive notifications in Discord on Android or iPhone, check that your settings are correct. You may have disabled the sound using one of the methods above.
Results
Now you know how to disable Discord notifications on your PC and phone, and how to do it correctly. If you have any difficulties with this issue, you can always contact the support service and find out how to act in this situation.