The ESPN Fantasy app can send a lot of alerts: scoring updates, trade offers, injury news, lineup reminders and league chat. You can turn them all off in iPhone Settings, or keep the important ones and silence the rest in the app’s own alert settings. This guide covers both approaches, plus quieter options like silent delivery and Focus modes. The steps apply to current iOS and older iPhones like the iPhone 7.
Quick Answer
To stop all ESPN Fantasy notifications, open Settings > Notifications, tap ESPN Fantasy, and turn off Allow Notifications. To choose which alerts you get, open the ESPN Fantasy app, tap your profile or the menu, and go to Settings > Alerts (or Notifications).
Turn Off All ESPN Fantasy Notifications
- Open Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap Notifications.
- Scroll to and tap ESPN Fantasy.
- Turn off Allow Notifications.
Keep Some Alerts and Turn Off Others (In the App)
- Open the ESPN Fantasy app.
- Tap your profile icon (or the menu) and choose Settings, then Alerts or Notifications. Menu names can change with app updates.
- Choose a league or sport if prompted.
- Turn off alert types you don’t want, such as scoring updates, league chat or player news, and keep ones like trade offers or lineup reminders.
Alert settings are often per league, so repeat for each league you’re in.
Make Notifications Quieter Instead
- Turn off sounds: in Settings > Notifications > ESPN Fantasy, turn off Sounds and Badges but keep alerts in Notification Center.
- Scheduled Summary: in Settings > Notifications > Scheduled Summary, add ESPN Fantasy so its alerts arrive in a digest at set times.
- Deliver quietly: swipe left on an ESPN notification, tap Options, and choose Mute for 1 Hour, Mute for Today, or turn off notifications.
- Focus: set up a Work or Sleep Focus that silences sports apps at certain times.
Other ESPN Apps
The main ESPN app has separate notifications for scores and news. Turn those off in Settings > Notifications > ESPN or in the ESPN app’s settings.
Still Getting Alerts?
- Emails: ESPN may also send email alerts; manage them in your ESPN account’s email preferences or use the unsubscribe link.
- Apple Watch: check the Watch app > Notifications > ESPN Fantasy.
- Multiple devices: iPad or another phone signed in to the same ESPN account may still notify you.
Music apps work the same way, as shown in how to manage Spotify notifications on an iPhone.
Other apps work the same way, as shown in how to turn off BuzzFeed notifications on iPhone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I still get trade offers if I turn notifications off?
Yes, offers still appear in the app; you just won’t be alerted. Check the app regularly.
How do I turn notifications back on?
Go to Settings > Notifications > ESPN Fantasy and turn on Allow Notifications.
Does this work on Android?
On Android, go to Settings > Apps > ESPN Fantasy > Notifications.
Summary
- Settings > Notifications > ESPN Fantasy > Allow Notifications off.
- Or use the app’s Settings > Alerts to pick which alerts you get.
- Use Scheduled Summary or Focus for quieter alerts.
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