Comments on: Can I stop XBox from telling me my friends have logged in?

Question: Can I stop XBox from telling me my friends have logged in?

Flunkie — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:28:32 -0800

I'm streaming movies from Netflix to my XBox 360 - can I get it to stop bugging me whenever any of my friends logs in to XBox Live?

If you're logged in to XBox Live, whenever any of your friends logs in or out, a message pops up on your screen saying so, along with a little notification sound.

I generally find this fine when using the XBox to play a game, but unfortunately, it also happens when you are logged into XBox Live in order to watch a movie that you're streaming from Netflix. I find this extremely distracting, and mildly annoying.

I've looked for an option to turn this off, and googled and such, but haven't been able to find a way to get this to stop, short of de-friending all my friends. Is there a way?

By: amyms

amyms — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:02:17 -0800

I think there's a way to turn off notifications under "Privacy Settings."

By: amyms

amyms — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:04:50 -0800

Or maybe it's under "Personal Settings" - Guide > Personal Settings > Notifications - (sorry, my son is the only one who plays xbox and he's not home right now, but I know the option is there somewhere).

By: jimmythefish

jimmythefish — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:05:19 -0800

Hit the large X button in on the controller (not sure what it's called) to bring up the menu. Scroll to the right to settings. Select 'Notifications' and turn the notifications off either for when watching videos or off all the time.

By: Flunkie

Flunkie — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:10:12 -0800

Thanks!

By: joshrholloway

joshrholloway — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:10:48 -0800

jimmythefish is right, but I just wanted to add that that large X is called the "Guide button." Mainly because I'm anal about things like that.

By: COD

COD — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:20:22 -0800

You can also log out and hen you won't be bothered until you log back in.

By: cmyr

cmyr — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:50:41 -0800

Everyone I know calls the big X the "start button" which seems fitting/apt.

By: defcom1

defcom1 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:10:15 -0800

Unfortunately there is a button labeled 'start' to the right of it (with the little 'play' arrow). It's commonly called 'start' by the documentation.

By: EndsOfInvention

EndsOfInvention — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:22:04 -0800

I seem to remember that if you set your status to "busy" it suppresses the notifications too.

By: mrzer0

mrzer0 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:07:42 -0800

FWIW, the big circular button in the center of the controller to which you all refer to... "Xbox Guide Button" :)

As someone said, there is an actual "Start" button right next to it and an actual "X" button right next to that! I'm really not a stickler for such fine details, but I thought I'd clear it up since several people were unaware :)

By: malaprohibita

malaprohibita — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:36:32 -0800

Thanks for the clarification. I was hitting my blue X button to no avail until reading the thread more closely. And besides, I always thought of the Guide button as the power button.