How do I turn off the beep sound on Facebook?

What Causes the Beep Sound on Facebook

The beep sound you hear on Facebook is triggered by different types of notifications, such as new messages, friend requests, post reactions, and other activity. This audible notification is designed to alert you when there is new activity on Facebook that requires your attention.

Specifically, the beep sound comes from the notifications you have enabled under your Facebook settings. By default, Facebook has several notification sounds enabled, including the audible beep for new messages, friend requests, and other common notifications. You’ll hear the beep sound whenever you receive one of these enabled alert types while using the Facebook app or website.

If you find the recurring beep sounds from Facebook notifications to be disruptive or annoying, you have options to mute or disable them. The beep is intended to grab your attention, but if you prefer a more subtle alert or no sound at all, you can customize your notification settings accordingly.

Checking Your Notification Settings

You can customize notification settings for different types of notifications on Facebook, allowing you to turn off sounds selectively.

On mobile, tap the menu icon in the top right corner, then tap Settings & Privacy > Settings > Notifications. Here you can modify notifications for specific features like posts, comments, messages, and more. Turn off “Play Sound” for any notifications you want to mute.

On desktop, click the down arrow in the top right and choose Settings & Privacy > Settings > Notifications. Again, you can customize notifications for different Facebook features. Uncheck “Play a sound when receiving Facebook notifications” to disable sound for all desktop notifications.

So if you only want to mute notification sounds for certain activities like posts and comments, customize the settings for each notification type. But if you want to disable sounds for all Facebook notifications, turn off the global sound toggle.

Muting Video Sounds

The beep sound can occur in the Facebook app when you receive a notification while a video is playing. This happens because video autoplay is enabled by default in the Facebook app, so videos will begin playing automatically as you scroll through your feed. The incoming notification triggers a beep over the video audio.

Luckily, you can disable autoplay and mute video sounds directly in the Facebook app settings:

1. Open the Facebook app and tap the three-line menu icon in the top-right corner.
2. Scroll down and tap “Settings & Privacy” then tap “Settings.”
3. Scroll down to “Media and Contacts” and tap on it.
4. Under “Videos,” turn off “Autoplay Videos.”
5. Below that, tap “Videos Start With Sound Off” to mute video audio by default.

With autoplay disabled and default muting turned on, videos in your feed will no longer begin playing automatically or with sound when you receive notifications. This prevents any startling beep sounds.[Source 1]

Turning Off In-App Sounds

The Facebook app has a setting to mute in-app sounds entirely. This will turn off all notification beeps and video sounds.

To access this setting on iPhone or iPad, open the Facebook app and tap the More tab, represented by three horizontal lines. Scroll down and select “Settings & Privacy.” Under “Media,” tap “Sounds” and then toggle off “In-App Sounds.” You can also turn off “Vibration” on this screen if you want to disable haptic feedback as well (Source).

On Android, open the Facebook app and tap the three-line Menu button. Select “Settings & privacy” and choose “Media and contacts.” Toggle off the switch next to “In-app sounds” to disable sounds (Source).

Turning off the in-app sounds setting will mute all sounds across Facebook, including notification beeps, video sounds, and interface feedback. This allows you to browse Facebook silently.

Using Your Device’s Sound Settings

You can mute Facebook notifications from your device’s sound settings. Instructions differ for iPhone, Android, and desktop.

On iPhone, go to Settings > Sounds (or Sounds & Haptics on newer versions), then toggle the switch next to Facebook to mute notifications [1]. You can also go to Settings > Notifications > Facebook and toggle off Sounds.

On Android, go to Settings > Sound > App notifications, then select Facebook and toggle off Sounds [2]. You may need to go to App info > Notifications > Facebook depending on your Android version.

On desktop, click the arrow in the top right corner > Settings & privacy > Settings > Sound, then toggle off Sounds for notifications.

Muting from your device settings will turn off all Facebook sounds. You can also customize sounds for specific types of Facebook notifications.

Disabling Browser Notifications

Browser notifications can also trigger the beep sound when you receive Facebook notifications. Most major browsers allow you to disable notifications for specific sites.

For example, in Chrome you can go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Notifications and disable notifications for facebook.com. See this guide for more details: How to disable Facebook Notifications in Chrome.

Similarly, you can disable Facebook notifications in Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and other browsers by adjusting the notification permissions for facebook.com.

Disabling browser notifications entirely for Facebook can prevent any notification sounds from occurring while browsing Facebook.

Turning Off Alerts on Desktop

The Facebook desktop website has an alerts tab in the settings where you can configure sound settings for different alerts and notifications. To access it:

1. Click on the arrow in the top right corner and select “Settings”.
2. In the left sidebar, click on “Notifications”.
3. Select the “Alerts” tab.

Here you will see a list of all the different Facebook alerts that can trigger sounds. For each alert type, like friend requests, messages, and notifications, you can select the sound setting.

To mute an alert sound, change the sound dropdown to “No Sound”. You can also select a different sound if you want an alert but don’t like the default sound.

According to this Microsoft forum post, muting alerts in the Facebook settings is the easiest way to turn off sounds when using the desktop website.

Logging Out of Facebook

Logging out of your Facebook account will stop any notifications or alerts from appearing while you’re logged out. This can be a quick fix to turn off the notification sounds temporarily. To log out, open the Facebook app or website and tap on the menu icon in the top right corner. Then scroll down and select “Log Out”.

However, logging out of Facebook isn’t an ideal solution if you still want to use Facebook regularly. You’ll have to log back in each time to access your account. Logging out also won’t disable notification sounds permanently.

References:

[1] https://www.facebook.com/help/211990645501187

[2] https://www.facebook.com/help/225861947424289

Deactivating Your Account

If the beeping is coming from your Facebook notifications and you want to disable them entirely for a time, you can deactivate your Facebook account. Deactivating your account will disable all notifications, turn off your profile, and remove you from people’s friend lists and messages. However, it does not delete any of your information or history on Facebook – it simply puts your account on hold.

To deactivate your Facebook account:

1. Click on the arrow in the top right corner and select Settings & Privacy.
2. In the left column, click on Your Facebook Information.
3. Click on Deactivation and Deletion.
4. Choose Deactivate Account and follow the on-screen instructions.

Reactivating your account at any time will undo the deactivation and restore your profile, friends, messages, etc. However, deactivating your account will turn off all notifications immediately, so it can be a quick fix if you want to mute Facebook sounds.

Deleting Your Account

Deleting your Facebook account permanently removes it and all of the data associated with it [1]. This means that all of your photos, posts, videos, messages, and profile information will be permanently erased.

When you delete your account, you will no longer receive any notifications or alerts from Facebook. This includes notification sounds and beeps in the app and via email or text. Deleting the account removes your profile from Facebook entirely, so there will be no more beeps or alerts.

If you are looking to stop all Facebook sounds, deleting your account is the most permanent option. It will completely remove your account and all personal data from Facebook’s servers. Just be aware that deletion is irreversible – you will not be able to reactivate or retrieve anything from the account after it is deleted.