How to activate and deactivate all notifications on Android devices?

A good idea would be to turn on Android's do not disturb mode to block notifications, but it's not perfect for all cases, so read on to learn more about Android notifications.

Android app notifications

One of the most characteristic aspects of the Android operating system is the use of notifications. The notifications are used to show us information that may be of interest to us in relation to a specific application.

This is particularly useful because we can find out in real time the news that might be in the App like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, etc. However, this can also be annoying under certain circumstances, as the number of notifications is usually very high.




In very old versions of the Android OS, turning off notifications was a complicated process. It should be noted that more recently the developers of the operating system have improved a lot in this regard, it being possible to easily disable these notifications, which you will learn by reading the following guide.

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How to activate and deactivate all notifications on Android devices?

As we pointed out earlier, actions like viewing the notification history are useful, but in excess they are undeniably capable of causing great annoyance.

It is for this reason that we recommend that you customize your application notifications, so that you receive only the ones that interest you.

  1. To disable the annoying notifications of a specific application, you need to go to the configuration options of our Android devices. For this or you just have to press on the "Settings" section of your mobile.
  2. By pressing on "Settings" all the different sections that you can configure on your mobile will be displayed, this time you have to click on "Applications", which is the space where all the Apps installed on your Android are displayed.
  3. Find the app you want to turn off notifications for and click it.
  4. As you will see, there are many options available to configure this application to our liking, among them is the "Notifications" section. Click on this section, if you do not find it easily, please note that it is located within the "Application settings" tab.
  5. Depending on the version of Android you have and the application itself, different options will appear. For example, the "Facebook" app shows a dozen different options, while apps like "Messages" will have fewer notifications.

In the latest versions of the Android operating system, you can choose exactly which notifications you want to receive from each application. For this we invite you to configure to your liking there section of notifications, personalizing your mobile and receiving only the information that interests you.




On the other hand, you can also activate notifications on the lock screen on Android, a particularly useful feature if you don't want to miss any notifications from your mobile.


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Can I re-enable all notifications on Android?

While notifications can be a nuisance, the truth is that they constantly inform us if they are uploaded new publications, status updates, stories, etc., so they also have a purpose and great use.



Disabling all notifications is not recommended, but if you did, don't worry as, following the previous tutorial, it will also be possible to reactivate some notifications.

In turn, remember that in addition to Android notifications, some applications have specific notifications. For example, you can turn off birthday notifications on Facebook, which is usually one of the most annoying on mobile devices.

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