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How to filter Inbox notifications  •  How to manage push notifications  •  How to mute push notifications 




You'll receive notifications to your inbox when you have new messages, activities, followers, and more. Push notifications are sent to your device when you're not using the TikTok app. These can include notifications of likes, comments, video suggestions, and more.






How to filter Inbox notifications


To filter Inbox notifications:
1. In the TikTok app, tap Inbox at the bottom.
2. Tap Activities, or if you have unread activities, tap New Activities.
3. By default, All activity will be displayed.
4. Tap All activity to filter by Likes and Favorites, Comments, Add Yours, Mentions and tags, or From TikTok.

Tap Activities, or if you have unread activities, tap New Activities.






How to manage push notifications


To turn push notifications on or off:
1. In the TikTok app, tap Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the Menu ☰ button at the top.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Notifications.
5. Select the notifications you'd like to receive.

Note: You can also change your notifications from your device settings.






How to mute push notifications


You can set a schedule to mute push notifications on your device for a specific period of time.

To set a schedule to mute push notifications:
1. In the TikTok app, tap Profile at the bottom.
2. Tap the Menu  button at the top.
3. Tap Settings and privacy.
4. Tap Notifications.
5. Tap Mute push notifications.
6. Turn on Set a schedule.  We won't send push notifications during the scheduled time.

If you're aged 13 to 17 years:
 ༚  The scheduled time is set to 9:00 PM to 8:00 AM by default for users aged 13 to 15 years and can't be changed.
 ༚  The scheduled time is set to 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM by default for users aged 16 to 17 years and can't be changed.
 ༚  You can schedule additional time, if needed. Keep in mind, the default scheduled time overrides any custom time that falls within the default time.
7. Select a Start and End time.

You can also mute push notifications in Family Pairing.



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