Facebook to give users ability to turn off annoying red-dot notifications on app navigation bar

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Facebook is rolling out a new feature for its app so users will be able to hide the red notification dots and unused tabs on their navigation bar.

Facebook is rolling a new feature for its app so users will be able to hide the red notification dots and unused tabs on their navigation bar. — AP

The feature, called Shortcut Bar Settings, allows users to remove tabs they don’t often use, including Marketplace, Watch, Groups, Events, Profile, Friend Requests, News, Today In, Gaming and Dating; or just silence the red notification dots.with a Facebook spokesperson that the feature is already available for iOS, and will be rolled out to Android users over the next few weeks.

To use the feature, tap and hold a shortcut in the navigation bar and a prompt will pop up, giving users the option to remove the tab or silence it.

 

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