Facebook opened its platform to third party apps a while ago and ever since then, lots of apps have been requesting to do lots of things for you, sending lots of notifications and making a lot of requests on behalf of your friends.
All these have been nothing but a constant source of nuisance. However, you are very lucky to be here as we will show you exactly how you need to deal with these situations. This post delves around the solutions to issues regarding the numerous Facebook app requests that bombard your notifications area, among them the stubborn Candy Crush Saga request. Furthermore, the post will look at how you can stop the apps from posting on your behalf.
How to block requests from Facebook apps
There are very high chances that most of the Facebook users out there have never played a game on this platform. However, these persons are not to escape the many requests that come from their friends who are playing these games, asking them to join in playing the game. In most cases, your friends are not even aware that the request has been sent your way.
One such application is Candy Crush Saga; however, there are also other applications like Mafia Wars, Farm Heroes Saga, Texas Holdem Poker, Pet Rescue Saga and many others. There are two ways you can deal with these annoying requests. One way is to block the app. Alternatively, if you notice that the notifications are coming from one person, you can simply block this person from ever sending you Facebook app requests.
How to block a Facebook app
If you are sure that you will never use a given app and you keep receiving requests from the app, you can block it permanently. This is more than just removing the app from your account. To block a Facebook app from ever sending you requests, you must do it from the web client. Log into your account and click on the downward arrow you see on your top right of the open window. Select settings and then click on the “Blocking” option.
At the bottom of the open page you’ll see an option where you can block apps. To block an app, input the name of the app in the text field and from the auto complete list that pops up; select the one you want to block. You can go back here to revert to old settings which will allow you to play the game. In case you just want to turn off notifications from this app, you’ll have to wait until one comes in. Once you receive the notification, move the cursor over it and you’ll see an “X” icon. Click on it to get the options of turning the notifications off and back on.
How to block Facebook app requests from individuals
When you find that the notifications that are coming in with respect to Facebook apps are coming from one person, you can still block this person from sending you any future app requests. This will not affect the rest of the Facebook features you share with your friends – photos, status or any other post. The good thing is that your friend won’t know you’ve blocked them from sending you app requests.
To do this, head over to the settings and then click on “Blocking” just like in the above case. Now go ahead and look for “Block invites from” and then enter the name of your Facebook friend in the text field. Select the name from the list that appears. You can as well return to this page and remove the name of the blocked person to allow them to send app requests to you again.
How to stop apps from posting on your behalf
If you think that it’s your friends who are annoying with their Candy Crush Saga requests, you are wrong. You too might be doing just the same, but with other apps as well. There are apps that constantly post to one’s Facebook news feed. Details like when you complete a level, your scores or maybe when you send someone an extra life are usually posted to your news feed. You’ll often find these apps demanding to post to your Facebook news feed on your behalf or otherwise you won’t be able to use them.
However, there is a way you can go around this and play your game without irritating your friends with unnecessary posts. All you need to do is to play around with the settings such that you are the only one who sees the post. Head to the settings menu of the web client and then select “Apps”. Look for the app that you want to stop from posting to your Facebook news feed and select it. A window will pop up and at the top there is the “App visibility and post audience” option with a drop down menu. Click on it and select “Only Me” and click “Save”. This will ensure that you are the only person who sees the posts that the selected Facebook apps make on your behalf.
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