Threads has finally launched, and in the first 24 hours, notifications have been pretty insane. This is thanks to everyone signing up and following everyone from Instagram over onto Threads, so you get a notification every time someone that follows you joins. Which can get pretty overwhelming.
By default, all notifications are turned on, so if you’re popular, then you’re getting a lot of dings. Thankfully, one of the features that Threads debuted with is, the ability to pause notifications, as well as the ability to turn off notifications. We’re going to show you how to do both today.
How to Pause Notifications on Threads
To pause notifications, the method is the same on both iOS and Android. Just head over to your profile page.
Next, you’ll see an icon in the upper-right hand corner that looks like two lines (one shorter than the other). Tap on that.
Now, tap on Notifications.
At the very top, you’ll see a toggle to “Pause all” notifications. Tap on that.
Here, you’ll get a pop up asking for how long you want to pause all notifications. You have the option for 15 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours or Cancel.
Unfortunately, you can’t pause for more than 8 hours at a time, but that might change in the future.
How to turn off Notifications on Threads
Out of the box, Threads does allow you to turn off all notifications, but it does take a bit longer. There’s no toggle to just turn off everything, instead you need to do it individually, and there’s two sections too. One for Threads and Replies and another for followers.
To turn off your notifications, tap on the icon in the upper-right hand corner of your profile page.
Then tap on Notifications.
Next, tap on Threads and replies (you can skip this step if you want these to remain on). Here, you’ll be able to turn off notifications for:
- Likes
- Replies
- Mentions
- Reposts
- Quotes
- First Threads
Next, tap on Following and Followers. Here you’ll be able to turn off notifications for:
- New followers
- Accepted follow requests (for private accounts)
- Account suggestions
- Pre-followed user joined Threads
Turn on of off each one that you want or don’t want to get. With Threads and replies, you can keep it on everyone, or people you follow, if you do want to keep it on, but don’t want every single notification. And that’s it. That’s how easy it is to turn off the notifications on your Threads account.