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How to stop annoying pop-ups in Chrome

May 18, 2018

Lots of things on the internet like to make demands on our attention. Adverts, spam emails, pop-ups, page overlays asking for money, and so on, endlessly.

In my opinion, the world is a better place when the amount of unwanted things vying for my attention is reduced.

This is a guide to turning off notification and location request pop-ups in Chrome.

Chrome notification prompt

No. Always, no.

How to stop sites asking for your location

Click the three dots in the top right of Chrome
Click ‘Settings’
Scroll down to the bottom, click ‘Advanced’
Click ‘Content settings’ in the ‘Privacy and security’ section
Click ‘Location’
Click the slider to change the setting from ‘Ask before accessing (recommended)’ to ‘Off’

How to stop sites asking for permission to send notifications

Click the three dots in the top right of Chrome
Click ‘Settings’
Scroll down to the bottom, click ‘Advanced’
Click ‘Content settings’ in the ‘Privacy and security’ section
Click ‘Location’
Click the slider to change the setting from ‘Ask before accessing (recommended)’ to ‘Off’

How to do both in one glorious journey

Click the three dots in the top right of Chrome
Click ‘Settings’
Scroll down to the bottom, click ‘Advanced’
Click ‘Content settings’ in the ‘Privacy and security’ section
Click’ Notifications’
Click the slider to change the setting from ‘Ask before sending (recommended)’ to ‘Off’
Go back
Click ‘Location’
Click the slider to change the setting from ‘Ask before accessing (recommended)’ to ‘Off’