[kahoon]

Can't you just disable notifications from the Facebook app? Android allows it, and I reckon iOS does too. I found this to be a nice solution to deal with obnoxious apps because you remove the annoyance but can still use them should the need arise.

[mattnewton]

Or uninstall the app, the mobile website works well and doesn't slurp your battery in the background.

[jhasse]

Unfortunately you can't on most phones ... Facebook is a system app.

[doubleplusgood]

Can't those be "disabled" via the app manager? I'd flash a custom ROM if I had to deal with FB being a "system app"(!).

[jhasse]

Not every phone can be rooted though :(

But yeah: The app can be disabled at least.

[omegaworks]

You can disable notifications, but on Samsung android you can't get rid of the red badges without disabling them for all apps.