This guide will list the steps to disable various types of system notifications on your Android device. Notification alerts on your device usually come from two sources- user apps and system apps. If we talk about the former, then it includes prompts from third-party apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Telegram, among others. On the other hand, system app alerts could include the following domains [do note that this isn’t a complete list]:
Accessibility Settings Background Activity Battery Critical Warnings Developer Messages Apps consuming battery Network Alerts Recommendations Screenshots Security and Privacy Storage System changes USB Connection Updates VPN Request
In this regard, you could easily disable all the user-installed app’s notifications directly from their respective notification section, however, that isn’t the case with these system apps as most of them aren’t present as a standalone entity. As a result of which, it gets quite challenging to bid adieu to these prompts. Well, not anymore! This guide will list out the detailed instruction steps that will help you disable the system app notifications on any Android device. So without further ado, let’s get started.
How to Disable System Notification on Android
- To begin with, head over to the Settings > Apps > Show All Apps.
- Then tap the overflow icon at the top right and select Show System.
- It will bring up a list of all the system apps, select Android System.
- You may now disable the required system notifications from there.
- Once done, go back and then select System UI from the list of apps.
- Likewise, disable the toggle next to the desired notification section.
How to Further Customize System Notification Settings
Instead of taking the aggressive approach of directly disabling the notification, you could also take a less drastic approach. This could include switching over to a less annoying notification sound or no sound just vibration, disabling the pop-up on the screen, and turning off the notification dot, among others. Here’s how it could be done:
- Tap on the desired component under the Android System or the System UI app.
- For instance, we are proceeding ahead with Battery under the Android System.
- By default, it will be assigned a ringtone, you may disable it by choosing Silent.
- Or head over to the Sound section and choose a less irritating sound from there.
- Likewise, you may also instruct the OS to collapse the notification to one line.
That’s it. These were the steps to disable the system notification sound on Android. Do note that there are some system app components whose notifications you cannot turn off until and unless you have a rooted device as it would require administrative-level privileges. Apart from that, if there are any other queries, then do let us know in the comments section below.
Will Disabling System Notification have an Adverse Impact on Android?
By now, you are aware of the steps to disable these system notifications, now, some of you might be thinking whether carrying out this process negatively affects the OS in any way whatsoever. Well, it depends on the type of notification that you are disabling. If it’s just a screenshot or Recommendations/Tips alerts, then there’s not going to be any major or drastic repercussions on your daily usage of the device and henceforth the OS.
However, if we talk about the likes of System Changes, Network alerts, and Critical Alerts, then these notifications more often than not, require your immediate attention. However, if you end up turning them off, then the device will not be able to send you a warning about the same, and hence they will be left unattended. This in turn might have an adverse impact or two on the OS in the long run.
Therefore, it is highly recommended that you keep these prompts enabled as apart from being useful, they aren’t going to spam you with notifications every now and then. As opposed to third-party apps, the system app’s notification frequency is usually filtered and limited in most cases. So on that note, we round off this guide. What is your take on disabling these alerts? Have you decided on disabling any system-level prompts, and if yes, then which ones? Do let us know in the comments section below.
