How to Turn Off TikTok Notifications

TikTok can alert you about messages, account activity, suggestions, and creators who go LIVE. You can reduce these interruptions without losing access to the videos or conversations themselves. The right setting depends on whether you want to stop all phone alerts, adjust one kind of alert, or mute updates from one creator.

TikTok distinguishes push notifications, which reach your device when you are outside the app, from activity shown inside your TikTok inbox. A phone-level notification setting can also affect whether a push alert appears. Keep these layers separate as you make changes.

Change TikTok push categories

In the TikTok app, tap Profile, open the menu, choose Settings and privacy, then Notifications. Review the types of push notifications shown and turn off the categories you do not want. TikTok's official help presents these controls as category choices; the list you see may vary with your app version and account.

If you only want fewer alerts, start with the category that matches the interruption instead of disabling everything. After changing a switch, wait to see whether that particular kind of alert stops. Keep in mind that changing push settings does not erase past activity or prevent you from opening TikTok to check it.

The phone itself may have a separate permission for TikTok notifications. If you have adjusted TikTok's choices but still want every device banner and sound off, open your phone's Settings, find TikTok, and inspect its Notifications permission. That device control is broader than a single TikTok category.

Turn off TikTok LIVE notifications

If the interruption is a LIVE alert, first inspect TikTok's Notifications screen for LIVE-related choices available to your account. Adjust only that choice if you want to keep other push alerts. The precise name and grouping of LIVE options may change, so follow the labels currently on your screen rather than an old screenshot or fixed five-step sequence.

If the alerts come from one particular creator, visit that creator's profile and open its notification settings. TikTok's official muting help describes a None choice for stopping push notifications about that person's posts or LIVE videos. This is a more targeted choice than silencing every TikTok push notification. To reverse it later, return to that profile's notification control and choose the alerts you want.

Some settings for a specific account may depend on whether you follow it or on broader notification choices you already made. If the per-creator control is unavailable, check the general TikTok notification settings and your current follow status. Do not treat a missing control as proof that all LIVE alerts are mandatory.

Schedule quiet hours

If the timing is the problem rather than the kind of alert, TikTok documents a Push notification schedule within Notifications. Set the quiet period shown on your screen. TikTok says it will not send push notifications during the scheduled time.

This schedule has special defaults for teen accounts, and some age-based hours cannot be changed. Family Pairing may add further quiet hours for a teen. Adults should check the chosen start and end time, including the time zone on their device. A schedule is a temporary silence; it does not remove a creator from your following list or stop in-app activity.

What remains in the TikTok inbox?

The TikTok Inbox can still show activity even when device push alerts are muted. TikTok's help explains that you can open Inbox, choose Activities, and filter the activity list by available categories. Use this route if you want a quiet phone but still want to catch up later.

If a message from a particular conversation is the issue, a chat mute control may be more appropriate than a LIVE or general push switch. The exact controls differ between iOS and Android. Keep message alerts, creator LIVE alerts, and broad device permissions separate so you do not silence the wrong thing.

Choose the least broad setting that solves the problem

For one creator's LIVE alerts, start at that creator's profile. For LIVE alerts generally, look at TikTok's notification categories. For every TikTok phone banner, use the device permission. For certain hours, use the push schedule. Then reopen TikTok's inbox when you want to review activity. The app's settings can change; use the current interface and official help if a named control has moved.

Quick answers

Can I stop one creator's LIVE alerts and keep messages? Look for that creator's notification setting and choose the available option that stops LIVE push alerts. Keep message controls and general device permissions as they are. TikTok's notification help describes the separate push and inbox layers.

Will muting push notifications erase an invitation or a message? No. A push alert is a device prompt, while account activity may remain available in TikTok's inbox. Open the app later to review it. If you cannot find a particular item, check the inbox filter before assuming the mute removed it.

Why do alerts resume after a quiet period? A schedule or temporary pause limits when push alerts arrive. It is not a permanent category choice. Recheck the chosen start and end times and the underlying notification switches if the timing is different from what you expected.