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Control app notifications on your Galaxy phone

Person checking App notification settings

You can't go a minute without checking your Gmail, but you're sick of getting alerts from that old game. Instead of constantly sifting through your notifications, select which apps send alerts and which ones don't. You can also customize the way your favorite apps send alerts, which include notifications, sounds, and vibrations. To make things even better, you can snooze notifications or access an app's notification settings from the Lock screen.

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Did you just receive an important email? To view your notifications, swipe down from the top of your phone's screen. Notifications will be displayed under the Quick settings panel.

To open a notification, tap it.
To clear all notifications, tap Clear.
To close the Notification panel, swipe up or tap Back.
To customize your notifications, tap Notification settings at the bottom of the panel. Tap More to edit which apps you will receive notifications from.

Notifications on the Quick settings panel with options on top and below

If you'd like to see what apps have recently sent notifications, open Settings and then tap Notifications. The Recently sent section will list the apps that have sent a notification within the last couple of hours or days. Tap More to see a complete list. From here, you can tap the drop-down menu at the top to sort the list betweenMost recent notifications or Most frequent. You can also see notifications that have been blocked.

If you'd like to customize your notifications further, such as snoozing your notifications, please see our guide for controlling notifications.

You can block notifications you don't want, so they'll be out of your hair.

From Settings, tap Notifications, and then tapMore under Recently sent. Tap the drop-down menu at the top, and then tap All. The drop-down menu will be set to Most recent by default.

Tap the switch(es) next to the app(s) that you would like to block notifications for. To view what apps you've blocked, tap the drop-down menu, and then tap Blocked.

A drop-down with All highlighted on a Galaxy phone

You can also pick different sounds for each notification. That way you'll know whether it's someone messaging you or if your lives have been refilled in your favorite game.

From Settings, tap Notifications, and then tap More under Recently sent. Tap the drop-down menu at the top, and then tap All. Next, tap the name of the app you'd like to customize. Turn the notification settings on or off by tapping the switch next to the different features. You can also adjust other notification settings from this page.

A list of notification settings and switches next to them on a Galaxy phone

Note: Options may vary depending on the app.

App icon badges are the little dots that appear next to your apps when they receive a notification. You can adjust whether your apps display App icon badges or not.

From Settings, tap Notifications, and then tap Advanced settings. TapApp icon badges, and then tap the switch at the top to turn the badges on or off. Choose Number or Dot under Badge style to suit your preference.

If a bunch of notifications are clogging up your status bar, you can hide them all or only show a couple.

From Settings, tap Notifications, and then tap Advanced settings. Tap Show notification icons, and then adjust the desired settings.

A listed bubble with Notification icon settings on a Galaxy phone

Certain settings on your phone have shortcuts built in. Let's say you're about to take off on a flight, and you need to turn on Airplane mode. You can access it and other settings from the Quick settings panel.

Swipe down from the top of your Home screen using two fingers. Then, tap your desired setting; the icon will glow when the setting is activated.

Quick Settings panel opened with some icons highlighted

If you need to temporarily silence notifications or save them for later, you can set up a snooze option.

Swipe down from the top of your screen to open the panel. Then, swipe your desired notification to the left or right. Tap the Snooze icon (it looks like a bell), and then choose your desired option, such as 15 minutes or 1 hour. Tap Save.

A notification with the Snooze icon highlighted on a Galaxy phone

You can ask your phone to offer suggestions when checking your notifications. This makes checking them easier if you'd like to perform an action without opening the app.

To turn it on, navigate to Settings, tap Notifications, and then tap Advanced settings. Tap the switch next to Suggest actions and replies for notifications.

Notifications screen with a list of settings

Here's a fun way to open or close the Notification panel: just swipe your finger up and down on your phone's fingerprint sensor.

To turn on this function from Settings, search for and select Finger sensor gestures. Tap the switch to turn it on. After the feature is turned on, give it a try by swiping your finger up and on the fingerprint sensor.

Note: This option is not available on phones with the in-screen fingerprint reader.

A list of settings with Finger sensor gestures

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