Disable and Hide Application Notifications on Samsung Galaxy S4 Marshmallow vs Lollipop vs KitKat
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- 1 This is part of the VisiHow series on how to use the Samsung Galaxy S4. You can visit the main VisiHow on how to USE SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 for a full list of S4 VisiHow Articles
- 2 Get rid of irritating notifications
- 3 Checking if notifications have been disabled
- 4 Enabling application notifications
- 5 Questions and Answers
- 5.1 I want to hide an app in my Samsung Galaxy S4 menu?
- 5.2 Hi, My phone is Galaxy S4 mini duos. I don't know why when I turn my face the video doesn't stop and there are many other problems?
- 5.3 Why is my Android not updating or syncing to show me email and other alerts?
- 5.4 Can you hide who is sending you a message by not showing the name or number when receiving?
- 5.5 Sir, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo mobile
- 5.6 How to undo the "content hidden" notification status on the lock-screen?
- 5.7 Hi, I am using a Galaxy S3 mini and receiving a lot of annoying notifications?
- 5.8 There is no more in my settings within the applications, where do I go?
- 5.9 Show notifications box blocked from unticking for Software update?
- 5.10 Hi! Yesterday while on Facebook, I got a message that Facebook wants my agreement to send me notifications. I didn't pay attention to it. I just agreed. Now, every time my friends post something, the message shows on my phone like I am receiving a message and it is annoying. I want to know how to turn it off. Thanks!
- 5.11 How to get rid of software update annoying notification ICON in Samsung?
- 5.12 How will I eliminate it? It is annoying
- 5.13 How do I protect myself and my family from being hacked?
- 5.14 How to disable notification.how to disable notification?
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This is part of the VisiHow series on how to use the Samsung Galaxy S4. You can visit the main VisiHow on how to USE SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 for a full list of S4 VisiHow Articles
Do you have some applications on your Galaxy S4 that are useful and entertaining, yet annoy you by bombarding you with notifications? Do you consider it such a nuisance that you have thought of uninstalling it, yet the need for the application keeps you from doing it? If this is your case, then you may have just accepted the issue and convinced yourself to deal with it. What you may not know is that there is a way to have these applications on your device minus the annoying notifications.
Read through this whole article to learn how to get rid of these bothersome notifications. Some notification messages are important, like a notification that you have a short message, or a notice that you just missed a call. Some are plainly a nuisance and disturbing. You do not want to receive a notification that your virtual pet is hungry or needs a bath unless you are really into taking good care of that cuddly-creature-on-phone. You also do not want to be disturbed by those advertisements created by one of your applications.
Method 1: Marshmallow
- 1From the home screen, tap the "Apps" icon.
- 2On the Apps screen, tap the "Settings" gear.
- 3Inside Settings, scrolls down and tap, "Application manager".
- 4On the Application manager screen, make sure "All Apps" is selected.Tap the application you wish to disable notifications for.
- 5On the App info screen, tap "Notifications".
- 6Next to "Allow notifications" tap the toggle switch off.
Method 2: Lollipop
- 1On the home screen, tap "Apps".
- 2Inside Apps, tap the "Settings" icon.
- 3On the Settings screen, tap "MORE", followed by "Application manager".
- 4Inside the Application manager, swipe to select "ALL".Scroll through and tap the application you no longer want to receive notifications for.
- 5On the "App info" screen, uncheck the box next to "Show notifications".Tap "OK" when the alert message pops up.
Method 3: KitKat
Get rid of irritating notifications
The following procedures will disable notifications for selected applications. For demonstration purposes, we will show you on how to disable notifications on the messaging application. Of course messaging is the last thing that you want to disable notifications, but it is the easiest to control (for notification purposes), so we will be using the said app for illustration.
- 1You can tap on the Back button for a few orders until you get to the Home screen.Press on the Home button to get to your Home menu.
Checking if notifications have been disabled
Just to show you the effect of disabling notification, we will be sending an SMS message to the same phone and number to see if any notification will come up. As detailed above, we have just disabled notification so messaging, so we expect not to receive any notification for newly received messages.
- 1You can tap on the Back button for a few orders until you get to the Home screen.Press on the Home button to get to your Home menu.
- 2From your Home screen, tap on the Messaging icon to open the Messaging application.
- 3On your messaging application tap on the "write new message" icon to create a new SMS message.
- 4Enter your own number in the "To" field and enter any message that you want.
- 5While the message is sending, quickly press the Home button so you will get back to your Home screen.
- 6You should not have any SMS notification during this waiting period.Wait for at least a minute for the message to send completely and for it to get back to your phone as an inbound message.
- 7After a minute, go back to the messaging application by tapping on the Messaging icon again.
- 8This also means that the application's function has not been affected, it still worked the way it was intended to be, but this time, without its notifications.You should see that your message has arrived, but you did not get any notification from it.
- 9This means that disabling a desired application's notification works, now try it on your own with your preferred app.
Enabling application notifications
If you want to receive notifications again from a disabled application, then you will just have to enable it again on your Application manager. Follow the same procedures as it is on disabling notifications but this time put a check mark on the box beside the words, "Show notifications". Once the box is checked again, notifications from those applications will now pop up on your notifications bar again.
Questions and Answers
How can I hide an app in my menu?
You can hide or disable apps in the Samsung Galaxy S4 by following these steps:
- 1From your Home screen, press the Menu button.
- 2Tap Settings.
- 3Touch the 'More' tab.
- 4Select the 'Application Manager'.
- 5Swipe left or right if necessary to get to the screen you need to find the application.
- All
- Discharged
- Running
- 6Select the application you want to remove.
- 7Click 'Disable'.
- 8Press 'OK'.
- 9The application should now no longer appear in your menu or notifications.
- 10The application will also no longer be automatically updated.
See more questions like this: How to permanently remove Samsung pay app on Note5
Hi, My phone is Galaxy S4 mini duos. I don't know why when I turn my face the video doesn't stop and there are many other problems?
Hi, My phone is Galaxy S4 mini duos. I don't know why when I turn my face the video doesn't stop and there are many other problems?
Toggle your Smart Screen on/off. Go to Settings/My Device/ Smart Screen to edit this feature. If you are watching videos in a darkly lit room, this will prohibit the camera from picking up that you have turned your head. Since you mentioned that you have many other issues with your device, put it into Recovery Mode and choose Wipe Cache Partition and Clear Dalvik Cache. Both of these options will remove any cache causing a disturbance with the functions on your device.
Why is my Android not updating or syncing to show me email and other alerts?
I can only access new emails, CNN alerts, Drudge alerts, etc., by pressing my refresh button. This just started happening yesterday. Can you please help? Thank you.
Did you recently upgrade your device operating system? This can cause the notification bug. First, try clearing the cache in the email and other apps that you get notifications from. Then go into these apps and try to sync each one manually. If you are still having issues, hard reset your device and start over again.
Can you hide who is sending you a message by not showing the name or number when receiving?
Incoming text messages, want to change, so it is not visible unless messages are opened.
Unless you have a Samsung Galaxy S5 or higher, you will need to use a 3rd party app from Google Play to remove the SMS previews. Hide My Text allows you to customize 5 contacts to hide their phone calls and SMS. There are numerous apps out there for what you are requesting, but take the time to research them before installing. Especially the reviews. Some of these apps mess up the entire SMS/Contacts integration on a device.
Sir, I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo mobile
I want to Change Android Version to Lollipop, now I am using 4.4.4 Kitkat, tell me please, can I update it or not?
Officially, you cannot update it to Lollipop, as the Galaxy S3 Neo phones stay at Android 4.4.4. If you wish to install Lollipop, you will void your warranty and may even brick your phone. If you still wish to continue, then follow the instructions below (all of your data will be lost).
- 1Download and install Samsung USB drivers onto your PC.
- 2Download Cyanogenmod and a set of GAPPS applications.
- 3Copy these files to your microSD card from your computer.
- 4
- 5Download "recovery.tar".
- 6Run ODIN as an administrator.
- 7Click "AP".
- 8Select "recovery.tar".
- 9Turn off your phone.
- 10Press and hold the power, menu key, and volume-down buttons simultaneously.
- 11Then, press the volume-up button.
- 12Connect your phone with the native USB cable to the computer.
- 13Click "Start" in ODIN as soon as the phone has been connected.
- 14When you see "Pass" in ODIN, disconnect your phone.
- 15Press and hold the volume-up, home, and power buttons until you see the recovery mode screen.
- 16Use the volume-down button to select "wipe data/factory reset".
- 17Press the power button.
- 18Use the volume-down button to select "wipe cache partition".
- 19Press the power button.
- 20Use the volume-down button to select "install zip from SD card".
- 21Press the power button.
- 22Select "cyannogenmod.zip" file and install it.
- 23Use the volume-down button to select "install zip from SD card".
- 24Press the power button.
- 25Select "gapps.zip" file and install it.
- 26Go back to the main menu.
- 27Select "reboot your phone" by pressing the power button.
- 28Fix root".If you are asked about "losing root access", then select "Yes.
I recently updated my Galaxy S4 and was asked to make notifications private when viewed from the lock screen. I would like to undo this feature if possible!
You can find the settings to change this under Security. You will want to toggle to Show All Content within your lock screen settings on the device.
Hi, I am using a Galaxy S3 mini and receiving a lot of annoying notifications?
Every time I unlock the screen, it displays package installer and is asking for allowing installation of software from unknown sources
There are certain apps that need to be installed when you enable Allow From Unknown Sources", in your Security setting. One app that does this is Malwarebytes for instance. You can check the Allow function and will stop getting the message or remove whatever app is causing it.
There is no more in my settings within the applications, where do I go?
I need to disable the annoying notifications
Settings>Security>Sounds and Notifications is where you configure notifications. You can also set them to mute in most apps.
Show notifications box blocked from unticking for Software update?
My phone wants to do a Software update, which I don't need or want. However, the notification keeps coming through for me to install the new software. I have gone to App info, and in Software Update the 'show notification' box is ticked, but I have no access to untick it, seems almost greened out, i.e., hazy appearance. How do I switch off notifications for software download if I cannot untick it here in App info? Many thanks
Go to Applications Manager. Find the apps listed as Software Update. Clear the cache and delete the data for each of them. This will be a daily fix, though. Either install the update and then revert to your older version or clear the cache and data daily. You will find if you wait on making an update, you will end up doing it later anyway because suddenly apps will not support the OS version you are using.
Hi! Yesterday while on Facebook, I got a message that Facebook wants my agreement to send me notifications. I didn't pay attention to it. I just agreed. Now, every time my friends post something, the message shows on my phone like I am receiving a message and it is annoying. I want to know how to turn it off. Thanks!
Hi! Yesterday while on Facebook, I got a message that Facebook wants my agreement to send me notifications. I didn't pay attention to it. I just agreed. Now, every time my friends post something, the message shows on my phone like I am receiving a message and it is annoying. I want to know how to turn it off. Thanks!
- 1Open the Facebook application on your smartphone.
- 2Tap on the top-right hot-dog icon.
- 3Tap on "Account Settings" > "Notifications" > "Mobile".
- 4Disable about what you do not want to be notified.
- 5Press the menu button. Tap on "Facebook settings". Scroll down to the bottom of the list. Under "Advanced Notification Settings", uncheck "Ongoing notifications".The other method is to open your Facebook application.
How to get rid of software update annoying notification ICON in Samsung?
My phone keeps on showing the annoying notification of software update and I don't want to see that notification Icon, how do I get rid of this thing?
Push it and complete the update.
How will I eliminate it? It is annoying
There is always a notification that keeps on popping in my menu
For situations like the pop-ups, it is usually related to some application you installed. If you mentioned what the notification said, then we would be able to help you further. For now, if it really annoys you then perform a hard reset on the device.
How do I protect myself and my family from being hacked?
Someone is hacking all of the accounts and devices in my home. I know who, but I don't know what to do. I use a Samsung Galaxy 4, and I have factory reset it three times already and opened new accounts, etc., and still getting hacked. My passwords are being continuously changed, and the phone is nearly unusable. I believe there must be hidden apps on my phone that don't get wiped off when I reset the phone. We have a WiFi network here at the house, and everyone that uses it gets hacked. Is there something I can do to block hackers? What can I do about my phone? I'm so frustrated and confused. Please help. It is a hacker related question. I don't know what the original question is but I know I need help. I need answers to my questions, please.
If you feel your device is still hacked after multiple factory resets, please get another device or have it looked at by a professional repair shop. There may be something rigged with the hardware.
How to disable notification.how to disable notification?
I have Samsung Galaxy j7 nxt. there are too much notification coming. so please give me a solution.. I have Samsung Galaxy j7 nxt. there are too much notification coming. so please give me a solution.. I have Samsung Galaxy j7 nxt. there are too much notification coming. so please give me a solution.
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