Get Flickr notifications by email and in your account

Notifications are a great way to keep updated about your activity on Flickr. You can personalize what you’re notified about, how you’re notified, and even how often.

View notifications from the Bell drop-down

You can access your notifications via the Bell icon in the navigation bar at the top of Flickr to view your notifications. 

The drop-down includes two tabs:

• Notifications – Alerts about your account activity (new followers, faves, comments, and activity from groups you belong to).
• Groups You Admin – Updates related only to groups you administer (new member requests, photos added to pools, discussion activity, etc.) If you don’t administer any groups, you’ll only see the Notifications tab.

Use the Notification Center

The Notification Center allows you to expand the notification drop-down to a full page view.

• Select the Bell drop-down | select View all notifications at the bottom of the window to open the full Notification Center. Filter your notifications by type by selecting the All Notifications drop-down menu (comments, galleries, groups, and more).
• Notifications are shown in chronological order with the most recent at the top. Use Load more at the bottom to see older updates.
• Select the three dots next to any notification to take action directly.

Change your Notification Settings

Use the Notification Settings page to control the notifications you receive. 

This page gives you complete control over your in-site notifications as well as email notifications to decide what you’re notified about, how you’re notified, and even how often. 

To open settings:

1. Select the Gear icon from the Bell drop-down.
2. This takes you to the Email & Notifications tab in your account settings.

Manage marketing and announcement emails

From the same settings page, you can manage additional types of emails:

Mobile push notifications

Push notifications to your mobile device are controlled separately. To manage them, go to the settings in the Flickr app.

For more tips, check out our blog post: Five Tips to Make the Most of Flickr’s Notifications Center and Settings.