If you are wondering how to turn off TikTok LIVE notifications, you can change your notification settings directly from the TikTok app. LIVE notifications can be useful if you want to know when your favorite creators start broadcasting, but they can also become distracting when you receive frequent alerts.
Fortunately, TikTok allows you to manage which notifications you receive. In this guide, you will learn how to turn off TikTok LIVE notifications, how to disable notifications from specific creators, and what to do if LIVE alerts continue appearing on your phone.
What Are TikTok LIVE Notifications?
TikTok LIVE notifications are alerts that inform you when creators are broadcasting live or when there is other LIVE-related activity.
These notifications may appear as:
- Push notifications on your phone
- Alerts inside the TikTok app
- Notifications about creators you follow
- Recommendations to watch LIVE broadcasts
If you do not want to receive these alerts, you can adjust your TikTok notification preferences.
How to Turn Off TikTok LIVE Notifications
The easiest way to stop TikTok LIVE notifications is through the app’s notification settings.
Step 1: Open TikTok
Open the TikTok app on your smartphone and log in to your account.
Step 2: Go to Your Profile
Tap Profile at the bottom of the screen.
Your TikTok profile page will open.
Step 3: Open the Menu
Tap the Menu button, usually represented by three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner.
A menu will appear.
Step 4: Select Settings and Privacy
Tap Settings and privacy.
This section contains different options for managing your TikTok account and app experience.
Step 5: Open Notifications
Look for Notifications and tap it.
You will see the different types of notifications that TikTok can send to you.
Step 6: Turn Off LIVE Notifications
Look through the available notification options for LIVE-related alerts.
If your version of TikTok provides a specific LIVE or LIVE-related notification setting, switch it off.
The exact wording and available options may vary depending on your TikTok app version, device, and region.
How to Turn Off TikTok LIVE Notifications From Specific Creators
Sometimes you may want to receive TikTok notifications in general but do not want alerts every time a particular creator goes LIVE.
TikTok may provide creator-specific notification controls.
If available:
- Open the creator’s TikTok profile.
- Look for the notification or following options.
- Open the relevant notification settings.
- Disable LIVE notifications for that creator.
This allows you to reduce notifications without necessarily turning off every TikTok notification.
How to Stop TikTok LIVE Notifications on iPhone
If TikTok continues sending notifications after you change its in-app settings, you can also manage TikTok’s notifications through your iPhone.
- Open Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap Notifications.
- Select TikTok.
- Review the available notification settings.
You can disable TikTok notifications entirely if you do not want any TikTok alerts.
Keep in mind that turning off notifications at the iPhone level can affect all TikTok notifications, not just LIVE alerts.
How to Stop TikTok LIVE Notifications on Android
Android users can also control TikTok notifications from their phone’s system settings.
Depending on your Android version and phone manufacturer:
- Open Settings.
- Go to Apps or Apps & notifications.
- Select TikTok.
- Tap Notifications.
- Review the available TikTok notification categories.
- Turn off the relevant LIVE notification category if your device provides one.
The exact names and options can differ between Android devices.
What If TikTok Still Sends LIVE Notifications?
If you have disabled LIVE notifications inside TikTok but still receive alerts, check your phone’s notification settings.
You should also make sure that:
- TikTok is updated to the latest available version.
- You changed the settings for the correct TikTok account.
- Your phone has not restored older notification permissions.
- The notification is actually a LIVE notification and not another type of TikTok recommendation.
You can also restart the TikTok app after changing your notification settings.
How to Stop All TikTok Notifications
If you do not want any TikTok notifications at all, you can disable notifications for TikTok through your phone’s system settings.
On iPhone
Go to:
Settings → Notifications → TikTok
Then turn off Allow Notifications.
On Android
Go to:
Settings → Apps → TikTok → Notifications
Then turn off TikTok notifications.
This is a broader option because it can stop notifications for messages, comments, followers, LIVE broadcasts, and other TikTok activities.
Does Turning Off LIVE Notifications Stop LIVE Videos?
No.
Turning off LIVE notifications does not necessarily prevent TikTok from showing LIVE videos or LIVE recommendations while you are using the app.
Notifications and in-app recommendations are separate features.
If your goal is to stop seeing LIVE content while scrolling, you may also need to use TikTok’s available content-feedback options, such as Not interested, and avoid interacting with LIVE videos.
Can You Turn Off TikTok LIVE Notifications on PC?
If you use TikTok through a web browser, notification controls may differ from those in the mobile app.
If your browser is sending TikTok notifications, you can check the browser’s site-notification permissions and block TikTok notifications there.
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