Favorite Friends Notifications Issues

Reaper, I still strongly recommend checking the console version in Settings -> System -> Console info, as there have been reports of individuals with issues receiving friend notifications, even though they ARE on the correct version. (For example, the friend
notifications supposedly default to "Favorites" instead of ALL friends, so if you haven't marked any friends as favorites, you won't receive any notifications, and it will appear not to be working.)

Having the same issue as well as not receiving notifications when favorite friends log in like in the old app.

Hey there Vindras,

To clarify, the notification will only pop up if the Friend is a "Favorite" on your console. This will allow you to see notifications when they sign in to Xbox Live. Is your friend currently a favorite on the console?

Let us know!

friend notifications only show up for your favorites list, so even if you only have a few friends, they need to added to your favorites.

Hi, Lazydaydreamer! Thank you for reaching out.
I'm AJ, an Independent Advisor for the Xbox Community.

Considering you are receiving notifications for both when your friends come online and when they start streaming, it's likely they are set as favorites in your friends list.

For your reference, this is the description for favorite friends on Xbox:

"Favorite friends are listed first in your friends lists. You will see when they are online or live streaming."

Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent only the 2nd notification from popping up, as the reason why you get it is the same for the 1st notification.

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There are two ways to stop receiving these notifications:

1) Edit friendship:

- Go to your friend's profile, select "Change Friendship" and select "Friend" from the list of available options. This will prevent you from receiving both the 1st and 2nd

2) Change your notification settings:

- Go to Settings > Preferences > Notifications > Xbox Notifications > Friends, and uncheck the box for "Friend notifications on"
* Please note that this will disable notifications for all friends, not just your favorites.

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Alternatively, some things that could work for you are:

- Disabling notifications banners only at Settings > Preferences > Notifications
- Changing the default notification position at Settings > Preferences > Notifications
- Or mute the notification alert sound by going to Settings > General > Volume and audio output > Additional options.

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Please let me know if you have any further questions, I'd be happy to help.
Best regards.