How to Turn On or Off TikTok Notifications on Android Phones (Samsung, Xiaomi…)?

On this page you can find out how to turn on or off TikTok notifications on Android phones by Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, Google, and others. The guide is applicable to phones with the current Android 12 version. On other recent Android versions the process is similar.

You can enable and disable TikTok notifications:

• in the Android phone settings and
• in the settings within the TikTok app itself.

In addition to turning the notifications on or off, in the Android phone settings you can customize the ways TikTok notifications appear on your phone. For instance, enabling and disabling:

• sounds and vibrations
• app icon badges, and
• “bubble” on-screen pop-ups.

Turn On or Off TikTok Notifications in Android Phone Settings

Here’s how to enable and disable all TikTok notifications together or select TikTok notification categories in the Android phone settings.

Turn On or Off All TikTok Notifications in Android Phone Settings

To enable or disable all TikTok notifications together in Android phone Settings:

1. Go to Android phone’s Settings / Notifications.
2. If the TikTok option isn’t visible on the Notifications screen, tap on the More option below the shortened app list. The More option leads you to the App notifications screen with the full app list. If the TikTok option still isn’t visible, switch the list view from Most recent to All using the dropdown menu in the upper left part of the App notifications screen.
3. In the TikTok section, toggle the Show Notifications switch on or off.

Alternatively, you can find the TikTok settings section by searching for “TikTok” in the Settings search box.

Also, you can access the TikTok notification settings via an TikTok notification you received in Android’s “notification shade” panel (if you already allowed TikTok notifications to appear there). You can access the shade by swiping down from the upper edge of the screen. Tap and hold a TikTok notification on the notification list to reveal the Settings option. Tap on the Settings option to go to the TikTok notification settings screen.

Turn On or Off Select TikTok Notifications by Category in Android Phone Settings

To enable or disable notification categories based on a specific TikTok feature such as direct messages, likes, or new followers:

1. Go to Settings / Notifications.
2. If the TikTok option isn’t visible on the Notifications screen, tap on the More option below the shortened app list. The More option leads you to the App notifications screen with the full app list. If the TikTok option still isn’t visible, switch the list view from Most recent to All using the dropdown menu in the upper left part of the App notifications screen.
3. In the TikTok section, go to Notification categories.
4. Toggle the on / off switch near each listed TikTok notification category to enable or disable it.

Turn On or Off TikTok Notifications in TikTok App

In the TikTok app, you can manage notifications by the notification category. To do that go to TikTok app / Settings and privacy / Push notifications.

Settings and privacy options in the TikTok app, including those about notifications, can be accessed by:

1. entering the TikTok profile via the profile icon in the lower right corner on the screen,
2. then tapping on the three horizontal lines “hamburger” icon in the upper right corner, and
3. selecting the Settings item on the menu that pops up.

On the TikTok app / Settings and privacy / Push notifications screen, you can enable or disable notification categories based on a specific TikTok feature such as notifications about direct messages, likes, new followers, or emails. Toggle the on / off switch near each listed TikTok category to enable or disable it.

In the in-app TikTok settings you can’t manage the way the notifications appear on your phone regarding the sounds, vibrations, icon badges, pop-ups, or lock screen messages. You can set them in the Android phone settings, as described below.

Manage TikTok Notifications Sound and Appearance in Android Phone Settings

Besides enabling and disabling TikTok notifications, in Android phones’ Settings / Notifications / TikTok and Settings / Notifications / TikTok / Notification categories you can customize the way the notifications show up.

To manage the sound alerts, vibration, and app icon badges for all TikTok notifications together:

1. Go to Settings / Notifications.
2. If the TikTok option isn’t visible on the Notifications screen, tap on the More option below the shortened app list. The More option leads you to the App notifications screen with the full app list. If the TikTok option still isn’t visible, switch the list view from Most recent to All using the dropdown menu in the upper left part of the App notifications screen.
3. In the TikTok section, use the buttons and switches on the screen to allow or disallow sound and vibrations and icon badges.

To manage the sound alerts, vibration, app icon badges, “bubble” pop-up notification messages, and appearance on the lock screen for selectable TikTok notification categories:

1. Go to Settings / Notifications.
2. If the TikTok option isn’t visible on the Notifications screen, tap on the More option below the shortened app list. The More option leads you to the App notifications screen with the full app list. If the TikTok option still isn’t visible, switch the list view from Most recent to All using the dropdown menu in the upper left part of the App notifications screen.
3. One you are in the TikTok section, go to Notification categories.
4. Tap on a TikTok notification category you want to manage and use buttons and switches on the screen to manage notification sounds, vibrations, icon badges, pop-ups and appearance on the lock screen.