Control notifications on Android - Android Help (2024)

• To dismissone 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've finished.For example, you can clear a music player notification after you stop the music.
• If you can't dismiss a notification on your lock screen or through the 'Clear all' option, dismiss it individually.

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Turn on Allow notification snoozing.

• 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 find the oldest notification. Then, clear each to show the next. Learn about notification dots.

You can turn alert types on or off, find past alerts and control sound and vibration.

1. On your phone, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications Wireless emergency alerts.
3. Choose how often you want to receive alerts and which settings you want to turn on.

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications Notifications on the 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

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications App settings.
3. Under 'Most recent', find apps that recently sent you notifications.
   • To find more apps, in the drop-down menu, tap All apps.
4. Tap the app.
5. Turn the app's notifications on or off.
   • You can turn off all notifications for a listed app or choose from specific categories.

1. To find your notifications, from the top of your screen, swipe down.
2. Touch and hold the notification and then tap Settings .
3. Choose your settings:
   • To turn off all notifications, turn off All notifications.
   • Turn on or off notifications that you want to receive.
   • To allow notification dots, turn on Allow notification dot.

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Turn Notification dot on app icon on or off.

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 appear when you swipe down from the top of your screen.

Option 1: In your Settings app

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap Apps and notifications Notifications.
3. Under 'Recently sent', tap an app.
4. Tap a type of notification.
5. 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 Minimise on or off.

Option 2: Ona notification

1. After you swipe down from the top of your screen, drag the notification slightly right or left. Then tap Settings .
2. Tap Alerting or Silent Apply.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. TapApps and notificationsNotifications.
3. Under 'Lock screen', tapNotifications on lock screen or On lock screen.
4. ChooseDon't show notifications.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. TapApps and notificationsNotifications.
3. Under 'Lock screen', tap Notifications on lock screen orOn lock screen.
4. Choose Show alerting and silent notifications.
   • On some phones, choose Show all notification content.

1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Under 'Privacy', turn Sensitive notifications on or off.

1. Open your phone's Settings app.
2. Tap App and notifications Notifications.
3. Under 'Lock screen', turn off Sensitive notifications.