Help with EssexLive notifications and alerts

Everything you need to know about EssexLive's web alerts

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Katrina Chilver Editor

12:16, 01 Sep 2020Updated 12:28, 01 Sep 2020

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How push notifications (alerts to your device) work

If you allowed receiving push notifications from our website, Chrome (your browser) will alert you whenever we send a push notification. You can change this setting at any time.

If you no longer wish to receive push notifications (alerts) from our site here is how you can turn them off:

How to manage notifications on your computer

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More (an icon that looks like three vertical dots) and then scroll down to Settings.
Click Settings.
At the bottom of the Settings page, click Advanced.
Scroll to section: "Privacy and Security".
Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings.
Click Notifications.
If you opted in for push notification from our sites, the name of our site will appear in the list under "Allow".
If you wish to block alerts and notifications from our site, click the three vertical dots icon next to the site name. Once you click it, a menu with options: Remove, Edit, Block will open. Choose either Block or Remove in order to stop receiving push notifications.

How to manage notifications on your Android device (phone or tablet)

Option 1 - block all notifications for all websites

Open Chrome browser and look for the three vertical dots icon in the top right.
Click on the icon and then scroll down to Settings.
Tap Site Settings and then Notifications.
At the top, turn the setting on or off - this will allow/block push notifications for the entire browser.

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Option 2 -allow or block notifications from some sites

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app Chrome.
Go to the website you dont want to receive notifications from.
To the right of the address bar, tap More (three dots) and then Info Information.
Tap Site Settings and then Notifications.
If you dont see the setting here, this website cant send you notifications.
Choose Allow or Block.

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