Some Android apps display notifications that stay on top for hours as a banner with the app name in the notification shade. Even when you select the Clear button, the system won't remove such alerts. If you're annoyed by these notifications on your Samsung Galaxy phone, it's time to get rid of them once and for all. This phenomenon is most noticeable in antivirus programs, the clipboard, and some system apps. Uninstalling these apps to remove notifications isn't an ideal solution. Instead, you can use these tricks to get rid of these notifications on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
1. Disable notifications from the Notification Center
You can easily manage notifications on Android through the Notification Center. You can either disable notifications from an app or make changes to notification channels.
Step 1: Swipe down from the top of your phone screen and open Notification Center.
Step 2: Look for App notifications Long press on the logo you want to remove.
Step 3: This will show you two options. Select Turn off notifications And press It was completed.
However, this isn't a perfect solution. What if you need regular alerts from the app? You might miss important app notifications. To solve this problem, you'll need to use notification channels.
Using notification channels, you can disable specific app notifications. Here's how to use them and get rid of persistent notifications on Samsung phones.
Antivirus apps like AVG, Avast, Norton, etc. are known for keeping persistent notifications on Android phones. In the screenshots below, we'll use Avast as an example.
Step 1: Swipe down from the top Galaxy phone to show Notification Center.
Step 2: Long press on the persistent notification and select Settings.
Step 3: Disable the switch for permanent from Options menu.
After that, the Avast app will notify you of all types of notifications, but it won't keep the logo visible all the time.
2. Manage Google Play Services Notifications
Manage Google Play Services Basic notifications like app installs, downloads, Google account alerts, storage alerts, mobile data alerts, etc. You may have dozens of apps installed on your phone, and due to a weak internet connection, they're taking longer than expected. You can use the steps below to manage Google Play Services notifications on your phone.
Step 1: Swipe up and open App drawer On your Galaxy phone. Turn on Settings app.
Step 2: go to the Notices .
Step 3: Select the More button to reveal Notification List . Look for Google Play Services In the menu and click on it.
Step 4: Click on Notification Categories.
Step 5: The following list will display a long list of notification types on your phone.
Disable unnecessary toggles for relevant notification options and return to the home screen.
3. Disable site notification in the browser
Besides annoying banner notifications, you'll find website updates annoying. Some websites may trick you into allowing notifications, and before you know it, your notification center could be flooded with dozens of these alerts. You need to disable this type of notification from your browser.
We'll be talking about Google Chrome on Android. You can follow the same steps for other browsers and disable web notifications.
Step 1: Look for Google Chrome On your phone, long press on Application icon.
Step 2: Click on “i” button Small and open Application Information List.
Step 3: go to the Notices And press Notification Categories.
Step 4: Scroll down to Sites and disable Notices From all websites.
4. Disable appearing at the top of notifications
This is another type of notification that can disrupt your daily routine. When you enable the "pop up" notification for an app, alerts can appear out of nowhere. This can be annoying because You get ads Even when you're not using the app. First, you can select these apps and follow the steps below to disable the "Show on top" toggle.
Step 1: Long press on such an app and open it. Application information list.
Step 2: Click on appear above.
Step 3: Disable the permission from the following menu.
5. Basic notifications
You cannot get rid of essential notifications such as system update information, battery charging banner, or when moisture is exposed in the charging port.
Manage notifications on your Galaxy phone
It can be annoying when you can't ignore certain notifications on your Galaxy phone. It's equally frustrating when you keep receiving alerts from a website you never subscribed to. The tricks above will help you better manage notifications on your Galaxy phone.
