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# Stop Those Annoying Facebook ‘Pings’ While Listening To Music
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/stop-those-annoying-facebook-pings-while-listening-to-music/
- Published: 2013-02-28T11:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-02-28T11:28:00.000Z
- Description: By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Facebook has an annoying habit of disrupting what you’re listening to by playing little ‘ping’ sounds when messages show up, someone you follow posts. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/02/stop-those-annoying-facebook-pings-while-listening-to-m
- Author: admin
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Social Media, Listening To Music, Stop Facebook 'Pings', #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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By Eliot Van Buskirk of [Evolver.fm](http://evolver.fm/?ref=hypebot.com).

Facebook has an annoying habit of disrupting what you’re listening to by playing little ‘ping’ sounds when messages show up, someone you follow posts something, your post gets Liked, and in other scenarios. This appears to be a relatively new issue.

These pings can be helpful if you’re trying to ruin your ability to do anything. Isn’t Facebook addictive enough, without it trying to grab even more of our attention by ruining our music with little ping sounds?

How do you make it stop? Facebook has some straightforward advice (via [Drowned In Sound](http://drownedinsound.com/?ref=hypebot.com)):

1. Click

![](https://fbcdn-dragon-a.akamaihd.net/cfs-ak-ash3/676673/329/454185581308206_1087770733.png)

in the upper-right corner of any page on Facebook and select **Account Settings**

1. Click **Notifications** in the left column
2. Find the **How you get notifications** section
3. Click **View** next to **On Facebook**
4. Uncheck the box next to **Play a sound when each new notification is received**
5. Click **Save Changes**

*([Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/help/302202129901479/) via [Drowned In Sound’s Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Drowned-in-Sound/19343183144))*

  
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