Xbox live not notifing me when favorite is online

When will they fix the Favorite Online Notification?

SSB, that happened to me just yesterday. I keep getting a notification pop-up when Rippenharra comes online, but he isn't listed under my favorites, which are the only ones that should give me a notification pop-up when they come online...

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!

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.

Just like Genchy said... typical friends do not show notifications.. they need to be favorites... and then the settings for notify me when favorites come online needs to be checked...

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