How to Customize the Tab Bar & Manage Notification Dots on Facebook

 How to Customize the Tab Bar & Manage Notification Dots on Facebook

📱 Make your Facebook experience cleaner and more personalized
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If your Facebook app feels cluttered with too many icons or annoying red dots (🔴), you're not alone. Thankfully, Facebook allows users to customize the tab bar and turn off notification dots for a more peaceful and personalized experience.

Here’s a simple guide to help you organize your Facebook app exactly how you like it.

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🔧 What Is the Facebook Tab Bar?

The tab bar is the row of icons you see at the bottom (iPhone) or top (Android) of the Facebook app. It usually includes shortcuts like:

• Home 🏠

• Friends 👥

• Marketplace 🛍️

• Watch 🎥

• Notifications 🔔

• Menu ☰

You can choose which ones appear — and remove the ones you don’t use.

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🛠️ How to Customize Your Tab Bar (Mobile App)

1. Open the Facebook App

2. Tap the Menu (☰) icon

3. Scroll down and tap Settings & Privacy → then Settings

4. Scroll to “Preferences” and tap “Navigation Bar”

5. You’ll now see the option to:

   • Add or remove tabs (like Watch, Marketplace, etc.)

   • Reorder tabs (drag icons to rearrange)

   • Turn off or on notification dots

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🔕 How to Turn Off Notification Dots

Those red dots can feel distracting. Here's how to disable them:

1. Go to the Navigation Bar settings (as shown above)

2. You’ll see a list of all tabs

3. For each tab (like Watch, Groups, etc.), you can toggle notification dots ON or OFF

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💡 Why Customize Your Tab Bar?

• Reduce distractions

• Hide features you don’t use

• Focus only on what matters to you

• Make the app easier to navigate

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📌 Pro Tip from NyiZaw Insights:
Don’t be afraid to simplify! The more organized your Facebook layout, the more enjoyable and efficient your time on the app will be.

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