The PlayStation 5 is the newest generation of gaming consoles from Sony Interactive Entertainment, and it provides a much better gaming experience than the PlayStation 4 did.
What could be more aggravating than getting notifications for private chats while you’re playing a game on your PlayStation 5 or just watching a movie on Netflix with your friends or family? We get really agitated when a notification just arrives out of nowhere and diverts our focus from the current task, and we bet some of you do too! But you have a lot of choice over how notifications show up on your PS5, according to Sony. You can choose whether to show particular message types and how they are displayed, or you can choose to completely suppress notifications and many more settings. This includes notifications for the online presence of your friends; game notifications; invitation notifications; achievement notifications; etc. Today, we’re going to explain to you how you can manage the notifications on your PS5. So, continue reading!
How to change notification settings on PS5?
Below are the steps that you need to follow in order to do the same:
Step 1: On the home screen of your PS5, click on the “Playstation Button” on your controller to bring up the menu, and click on the “Notifications” icon on it to access notification settings.
Step 2: At the very top, you’ll see the “Do Not Disturb” option, which will allow you to temporarily disable all notifications on your PS5. This mode will remain active until you either disable it or restart your PS5.
Step 3: Also, you can click on the “Options” button and then click on “Notification Settings” to access all the settings available for modification regarding notifications. You can turn on/off many options here, such as allowing pop-ups, sounds for notifications, notification previews etc.
Step 4: You can also choose the friends for whom you want to receive notifications by clicking on the “Friends that notify option” in the same settings menu. You will also have the option to do the same for trophies, achievements, challenges, parties, etc.
That’s all, folks! We hope that we were able to help you change the notification settings on your PS5 with ease.
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