To turn off batch mentions on Facebook, open your tagging settings: tap Menu, then Settings & privacy, then Settings, then Notifications and Tags. Under Receive notifications for, tap next to Batch mentions to switch them off. The route is the same on iPhone and Android, apart from one extra scroll on Android.
Batch mention alerts live in the Tags part of your notification settings, not in a separate privacy menu. Once you know that, it's a quick change. The app routes are nearly identical on both phones, so pick yours below.
On an iPhone
- Tap Menu in the top left of Facebook.
- Tap Settings & privacy, then tap Settings.
- Tap Notifications, then tap Tags.
- Below Receive notifications for, tap next to Batch mentions to turn them off.
That's four taps from your home screen to the switch. Nothing else in your tag settings changes unless you touch it.
On an Android phone
- Tap Menu in the top left of Facebook.
- Scroll down, tap Settings and privacy, then tap Settings.
- Tap Notifications, then tap Tags.
- Below Receive notifications for, tap next to Batch mentions to turn them off.
The only difference is that scroll. On Android, Settings and privacy sits further down the Menu, so if you don't see it straight away, keep scrolling. The iPhone steps don't mention a scroll at all.
Where the switch hides, and why people miss it
Most people go looking under privacy or under mentions, because that's what the alert is about. Facebook's help centre puts it under your tagging settings instead, inside Notifications. The heading to look for is Receive notifications for, and Batch mentions is listed below it.
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| Screen | What to tap |
|---|---|
| Menu | Settings & privacy (Settings and privacy on Android), then Settings |
| Settings | Notifications |
| Notifications | Tags |
| Tags | The control next to Batch mentions, below Receive notifications for |
If you're tidying up more than this one alert, the full guide to turning off every type of Facebook notification covers the rest of that screen.
Quieter Facebook beyond batch mentions
Batch mentions are one setting among many. If a busy group is the real source of the noise, it's worth reading how to mute group notifications without leaving the group. And if a post of your own is drawing a crowd you'd rather not hear from, you can switch off comments on a single post instead of silencing everything.
What to do if you only want fewer alerts
Go straight to Menu, Settings, Notifications, Tags, and switch off Batch mentions. It's a single toggle, so you can switch it back on the same way whenever you like. On Android, remember the scroll in Menu. If the alerts still feel like too much afterwards, work through the other notification settings one by one rather than guessing which one is to blame.
