Depending what notifications you want, you can changesettings for certain apps or for your whole phone. Notifications show when you swipe down from the top of your screen. Some notificationscan also show on your lock screen and home screen.
Important:
- Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- Some of these steps require you to touch the screen.
Use notifications on your phone
- To clear one notification, swipe it left or right.
- To clear all notifications, scroll to the bottom of your notifications and tap Clear all.
- To clear all silent notifications, next to "silent notifications," tap Close
Tip:You can clear some notifications only when they're done.For example, you can clear a music player notification after you stop the music.
Turn on snoozing
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications.
- Turn on Allow notification snoozing.
Snooze a notification
To snooze a notification, tap the down arrow and then tap Snooze
. To change the snooze time, tap the down arrow
.
- To expand a notification, tap the Down arrow
. Then, to act directly from a notification, tap an action, like Reply or Archive.
- Some apps show a dot when you get a notification. Touch and hold the app with the dot to see the oldest notification. Then, clear each to show the next.
Control emergency broadcast notifications
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
You can turn alert types on or off, find past alerts, and control sound and vibration.
- On your phone, open the Settings app.
- Tap Notifications
Wireless emergency alerts.
- Choose how often you want to receive alerts and which settings you want to turn on.
You can use this setting to manage certain emergency messages, like disaster warnings, threat notifications, and AMBER alerts.
Choose how you're notified on your phone
Change notifications for your device
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications
Notifications on lock screen.
- Choose yournotification defaults:
- Show conversation, default, and silent
- Hide silent conversations and notifications
- Don't show any notifications
- To update more notification preferences, under "General," turn notifications on or off:
- Hide silent notifications in status bar
- Allow notification snoozing
- Notification dot on app icon
- Enhanced notifications
- Choose yournotification defaults:
Turn notifications on or off for certain apps
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
Option 1: In your Settings app
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications
App settings.
- Under "Most recent," find apps that recently sent you notifications.
- To find more apps, in the dropdown menu, tap All apps.
- Tap the app.
- Turn the app's notifications on or off.
- You can turn off all notifications for a listed app or choose from specific categories.
Tip:If you don't see "Recently sent," you're using an older Android version. Instead, tap App notificationsand tap an app. You can turn notifications, notification dots, and notification categories on or off. If an app has categories, you can tap a category for more options.
Option 2: On a notification
- To find your notifications, from the top of your screen, swipe down.
- Touch and hold the notification, and then tap Settings
.
- Choose your settings:
- To turn off all notifications, turn off All notifications.
- Turn on or off notifications you want to receive.
- To allow notification dots, turn on Allow notification dot.
Option 3: Inthe certain app
You can control many app notifications from a settings menu in the app. For example, an app could have a setting to choose thesound thatapp's notifications make. To make these changes, open the app and search for the settings menu.
Turn notification dots on or off
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications.
- Turn Notification dot on app icon on or off.
Choose if notifications interrupt you or stay silent
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
On some Android devices, you can choose what kind of notifications an app sends you:
- Alerting: You'll hear a sound, get a message on your lock screen, and find the app's icon in the status bar.
- Silent: Your phone won't make a sound or vibrate. But the notification will show up when you swipe down from the top of your screen.
Option 1: In your Settings app
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Apps & notifications
Notifications.
- Under “Recently Sent,” tap an app.
- Tap a type of notification.
- Choose your options:
- Choose Alerting or Silent.
- To see a banner for alerting notifications when your phone is unlocked, turn on Pop on screen.
- If you chose “Silent,” you can turn Minimize on or off.
Option 2: Ona notification
- After you swipe down from the top of your screen, drag the notification slightly right or left. Then tap Settings
.
- Tap Alerting or Silent
Apply.
Control how notifications show on your phone's lock screen
Option 1: Don't show any notifications
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- TapApps & notifications
Notifications.
- Under "Lock screen," tapNotifications on lock screen or On lock screen.
- ChooseDon't show notifications.
Important: If you pick this option as your default, the setting applies to all apps. To block notifications from certain apps only, .
Option 2: Show all notifications
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- TapApps & notifications
Notifications.
- Under "Lock screen," tap Notifications on lock screen orOn lock screen.
- Choose Show alerting and silent notifications.
- On some phones, choose Show all notification content.
Tip:If you pick this option as your default, you can still restrict certain apps on your lock screen. You can have certain apps "Hide sensitive notification content" or "Don't show notifications at all" on your lock screen. Learn how to change notifications by app.
Option 3: Hide silent notifications on your lock screen
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications.
- Under "Privacy," turn Sensitive notifications on or off.
Option 4: Hide sensitive content from notifications on your lock screen
Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap App & notifications
Notifications.
- Under "Lock screen," turn off Sensitive notifications.
Tip:If you turn off this option, you can still restrict certain apps to "Don't show notifications" on your lock screen.Learn how to change notifications by app.
Related resources
- Learn how to use lockdown
- Silence your phone with Do Not Disturb
- Find your chats and messages quickly
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Control notifications on Android - Android Help? ›
Notification Settings
You may have accidentally turned off either the system notifications or the app's push notifications. Go to settings and make sure both of these options are enabled. To enable an app's notifications, turn on the show notifications trigger.
- notifications in the system bar.
- sound notifications.
- notifications by vibration.
- notifications by switching the LED on.
- "Toast" messages.
- push notifications.
Notification Settings
You may have accidentally turned off either the system notifications or the app's push notifications. Go to settings and make sure both of these options are enabled. To enable an app's notifications, turn on the show notifications trigger.
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications. App settings.
- Under "Most recent," find apps that recently sent you notifications. To find more apps, in the dropdown menu, tap All apps.
- Tap the app.
- Turn the app's notifications on or off.
A notification is a message that Android displays outside your app's UI to provide the user with reminders, communication from other people, or other timely information from your app. Users can tap the notification to open your app or take an action directly from the notification.
How do I manage app notifications on Samsung? ›- 1 Swipe up from your home screen, to access your apps.
- 2 Tap Settings.
- 3 Tap Notifications.
- 4 Tap See all.
- 5 You will be shown the apps that most recently sent you a notification. ...
- 6 Tap All.
- Open Settings, tap Notifications, and then App notifications.
- Under Most recent, select the application you want to make notification changes to. ...
- Turn on or off the selected app's notifications.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
- Go to a webpage.
- To the right of the address bar, tap More Info .
- Tap Site settings.
- Under "Permissions," tap Notifications. ...
- Turn the setting off.
The primary difference between push notifications and text messages is where they are sent from and arrive. Push notifications come from apps installed on a person's phone.
What is the difference between alert and notification on Android phone? ›Sometimes, a user may be doing another activity outside the app, or the alert is such a high priority that it requires an external notification to let the user know something is happening. In those cases, the user can choose get a notification when something is serious.
What is the difference between SMS and notification? ›
Text messages are delivered over a cellular network to the mobile phone. Push notifications are delivered from a downloaded app to the mobile phone.
Why am I not getting notification even though they are on? ›Check the notification settings for your app. Ensure notifications are turned on and set to the correct sound or vibration. Restart your Android device. A restart can often fix temporary software glitches that may be causing problems with notifications.
Why am I not getting notifications even though they are turned on? ›Head to Settings on Android. Scroll to Notifications . Select App settings . Check the list of installed apps and enable notification permission for them.
What is Android adaptive notifications? ›The "Android Adaptive Notifications" setting just runs a background service that sorts your notifications based on importance. Having it set to none means no background service and a very tiny increase to your available RAM and battery life.
How do I turn off notifications between certain times? ›Setting Do Not Disturb on Android
On Android, you will need to open Settings. Then choose Sound>Do Not Disturb>Schedules. On this screen, you have several options to set the days and times for Do Not Disturb, choose which apps to apply it to, and set exceptions.
- Go to your Settings app and tap Notifications.
- Scroll down the list and choose the app you want to manage.
- Here, you can turn off all notifications from that app or choose specific types of notifications to switch off.
The All default settings turns on or off the default notification sound for text messages within the app. As you scroll down there are other types of notifications in Google Messages that you can control individually.