According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a Blue Alert serves as an important notification about individuals who have been seriously injured, caused harm, or pose an immediate and urgent threat to law enforcement. It is essentially a proactive way to keep everyone informed of potentially dangerous situations involving these offenders.

While incredibly useful to us as a society, these notifications can occasionally disrupt our daily routines, especially if you receive them in the middle of the night or during important appointments. While we encourage you to keep these notifications active for safety reasons, we will walk you through disabling blue notifications if you no longer wish to receive them on your devices.

You can turn off AMBER notifications on your phone to disable the blue notifications. Here’s how to do it on an iPhone or Android phone.

Note: The steps above describe how to disable blue notifications on Google Pixel phones. These steps may differ if you own an Android device from Samsung, OnePlus, or another manufacturer.