How to Customize Notifications on an Xbox One Console

This guide explains how to customize Notifications on an Xbox One Console, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

Some notifications may be really necessary, you can quickly customize how the notifications appear, for example, where they appear on the screen, how long the notification lasts. To access these settings, press the Xbox button in the middle of the controller, and proceed to the settings icon on the right side of the Xbox menu. Select Settings .

Select Settings on the main screen

Scroll down to the Preferences section on the left and select Notifications .

Preferences> Notifications

If you want to turn off notifications completely, uncheck the Notification Banners On checkbox. If not, you can customize the notification that appears by selecting Xbox Notifications in the upper right corner. And in case you want to customize notifications according to certain apps, go to App Notifications .

Select Notification banners on

In the Xbox's Notifications menu, you can turn off certain notifications such as achievements, social features, Xbox Assist, etc.

The options in the notice section

Returning to the Notifications menu, you can use the Default Notification Position to select where the notification appears.

Select the location where the notification appears

If you want to change how long notifications appear on the screen, or how long notifications stay on the Xbox guide, select Notification Timing under the Notifications menu. You can choose a few options over a period of time like the default, 10 seconds, 30 seconds or even up to 5 minutes).

Set the time when notifications appear

These notifications are easy to turn off when you are watching a movie or playing a game alone. Notifications can then be re-enabled, help you connect with friends, or view your in-game achievements.