# \[DONE\] Notifications \> Reduce noise of read notifications **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Tags:** notifications\ **Created:** [February 15, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552 "2022-02-15T07:59:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uniquelau](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/uniquelau/32/3836_2.png) [@uniquelau](https://community.fibery.io/u/uniquelau)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/1 "2022-02-15T07:59:27Z")
When viewing notifications it is hard to know which ones have been read and which haven’t. **🤷‍♂️ Example** ![Read or Unread?](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/5/502eb36a4910594c5ab689d6d49bf7062b0ea354.png) There is a tiny blue dot 🔵, which oddly doesn’t match the colour of the dot in the left hand bar. **I suggest two solutions:** 1. User clicks on ⚙ and can select Clear read notifications 2. Read notifications are reduced in prominence (and prominence increases on hover/focus) ![Read notification opacity reduced to 0.5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/5/5cfe1a2c7e8c93dfb650b5560779fe1c9b4813e7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/2 "2022-02-15T16:21:06Z")
Another way to handle this is to have an “Inbox” tab where all new notifications appear, and you must manually “Archive” or clear them after they are read, after which they move to an “Archive” tab. I like this model because it allows me to easily decide which notifications should continue to appear in my “Inbox”, where they stay on my radar – like a quick list of “things that need my attention”. Asana also works this way. ---
**Author:** ![NicolSpies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/nicolspies/32/4317_2.png) [@NicolSpies](https://community.fibery.io/u/NicolSpies)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/3 "2022-03-25T07:32:26Z")
I have also been receiving requests for “archiving” and/or “clearing” of individual notifications to reduce the notification clutter of notifications that have been read, similar as described by @Matt_Blais. ---
**Author:** ![Haslien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/haslien/32/493_2.png) [@Haslien](https://community.fibery.io/u/Haslien)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 8:44am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/4 "2022-03-25T08:44:55Z")
Related: > [@\[APPROVED\] Mention notification UI improvement](https://community.fibery.io/t/approved-mention-notification-ui-improvement/796): > > Several of my collaborators have individually mentioned that the notifications for mentions is not so optimal because the indication icon (small orange dot) is too little. Problem right now is that so small and unnoticeable that you have to learn to check it rather than noticing it on your own. In addition, it is a bit confusing having old read notifications show in the same list, even though they have lowered opacity and don’t have a small blue dot indicating not being read. Could the old re… ---
**Author:** ![anna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/anna/32/9005_2.png) [@anna](https://community.fibery.io/u/anna)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/5 "2023-05-11T15:19:57Z")
Today I showed our new fibery set-up to my team. Collective feedback: Notifications should disappear after they’ve been read. Main pain points: - Bad overview - Noisy, makes you stressed to look at the notifications, even if all of them have been “read” - There’s no feeling of “satisfaction” after the notification has been marked as “read”, because nothing happens (well…only the small dot disappears) Suggestion: **Archive “read” notifications** For example: Notification Inbox + Notification Archive, which is accessible via toggle on top or “load archive” at the bottom That would help a lot and give people the “zero inbox” happy feeling 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![YvetteLans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yvettelans/32/6101_2.png) [@YvetteLans](https://community.fibery.io/u/YvetteLans)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/6 "2023-05-11T17:50:01Z")
Agree! Notifications in Fibery are also a big frustrations that our team has. It ruines your productivity 😅 ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2023, 7:31am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/7 "2023-05-15T07:31:17Z")
Notifications is one of the WORST area of Fibery. We know that and do have plans to make it great. ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/8 "2023-08-24T13:25:16Z")
This problem should be solved in the last release > [@August 24, 2023 / relieved\_face New Inbox, Import custom emojis from Slack](https://community.fibery.io/t/august-24-2023-new-inbox-import-custom-emojis-from-slack/5006): > > New Inbox with tabs and actions inbox_trayWe’ve started notifications and inbox improvements, and here is the very first release with new Inbox. Now it works like a todo-list, so you can process notifications fast using keyboard shortcuts, move them to done, or even delete them to keep inbox clean. [2023-08-24 15.19.03] [Check Inbox and Notifications user guide](https://the.fibery.io/@public/User_Guide/Guide/Inbox-and-Notifications-35) to learn what you can do here. In the next releases we are going to improve notification settings, add filters to inbox, and solve … ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-notifications-reduce-noise-of-read-notifications/2552/9 "2024-10-04T06:25:39Z")