Questions related to Android Mobile notifications, which can be visual (alert in notification bar), sounds, vibration of device, or arrival of mobile notifications via SMS. If applicable, please use the more specific tags as e.g. 'notification-bar' or 'notification-led'. See the full tag wiki for ...
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How to disable battery full notification sound?
When battery has been charged full, my Galaxy S phone gives the same notification sound that is used when I receive SMS. Is there a way to disable the sound without also disabling sound from SMS? It ...
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How to turn off notifications for individual apps?
On my iphone, there is a "notifications" setting section, which basically just allows me to choose which apps has the power to notify me.
I was wondering if there's anything similar that is available ...
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How do I disable the “Select input method” Notification?
I don't know if this is standard ICS behavior or if it's due to my Cyanogenmod based ROM, but every time I open the soft keyboard by clicking on a text box/area a notification appears in the ...
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How can I be informed through my computer if a new SMS is received?
While I'm working with my computer, my mobile lies next to me and every time I receive a new SMS or WhatsApp message, I have to grab the phone, read the message and answer it.
So It would be really ...
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Keeping Android quiet at night
I'd like my Android device to keep quiet during the night, no alerts for mails and talk messages, only calls and of course, the wake-up alarm. How can I do it?
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Disable Missed Call Notifications
Is there a way to disable missed call notifications? I haven't found it in any settings on the device, but I'm wondering if anyone knows a trick to disable them. Possibly an app that someone knows of?
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“Low on space” warning with over 50% free
I recently started getting the following notification:
Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low.
When I click on the notification, it takes me to the "All" applications screen listing ...
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Low disk space notification, but heaps of space free
A few days ago I put two large files (about 300MB all up) on the phone storage. I got a low space notification.
I connected the phone via USB to a Windows XP machine and deleted the files, but I ...
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Is there a way to customize vibrate patterns?
Like many people my phone is most of the time in silent/vibrate mode. I was wondering if there's a way to assign different vibration patterns for different notifications, just like we do for ringtones ...
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I installed another SMS application, now I get notified twice
I have a Google Nexus One with Android 2.2. I didn't like the default SMS-application so I installed Handcent-SMS. Now when I get an SMS, I get notified twice. How can I fix this?
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How to disable SMS preview displayed over a locked screen?
On an Android device (HTC Desire S if that matters) with a locked screen whenever an SMS is received it's preview is displayed over the locked screen. This is super inconvenient - anyone who is nearby ...
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False “low on space” (internal storage) warning on HTC Incredible
A while ago, I posted another question here when I had plenty of free internal storage but was getting the following warning:
Low on space: Phone storage space is getting low.
The problem was ...
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Different notification sounds for sms and email?
Is there a way to use different sounds for a sms text alert and an email alert? I can't find the setting. I'm on HTC Hero, Android 2.1
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Is it possible to have Android only alert me when specific email accounts have new mail?
I have Froyo 2.2 on my HT-03A "Magic" phone.
Currently, I am in the process of consolidating all my email accounts into my Gmail account, so that I can access them anywhere. I want to be able to not ...
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How to only get Gmail notification with certain tag(s)?
I get too many Gmail notifications so my phone beeps too often and is annoying. How to only get Gmail notification with certain tag(s)? For example, only "Important" ones as I'm using Priority ...
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How to determine which app is creating a notification
I am running Android 2.2 on HTC Legend. I have a LOT of applications installed on it.
Today, after I changed my mobile operator, a notification appeared in the top bar. When I click on it, it says ...
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How do I delete an email in Gmail from the notification screen?
The latest Gmail app update (26 MAR 2013) introduced a feature for devices running Android 4.1 (Jellybean) and higher wherein a user could directly archive / reply to an email from within the ...
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Why does the Nexus 7 have a notification bar?
In some of the reviews I have read of the new Nexus 7 tablet, it seems to have a notification bar. For example:
Why is that? I was under the impression that Android 3.0+ on tablets ditches the bar ...
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How do I disable the USB Connected notification?
Every time I plug in my phone, I get a notification for USB connected. Is there any way to disable the notification, without disabling USB debugging?
Phone: LG Optimus S
Carrier: Sprint
Android: ...
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Marking notifications as unread
(I use CyanogenMod 9.)
Here's something that bugs me.
Say that someone sent me a few text messages or left a few missed calls on my phone. I see them as notifications, which is great because it ...
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Multiple update notifications from Android Market
I have recently upgraded my HTC Desire to run CyanogenMod 7. The main reason I did this was so that I could use a more recent version of the Android Market that supported multiple accounts. The ...
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Hiding System icons in Notification area?
Does anybody know a reliable way to remove system icons from the notification area? I have a smaller screen on my (rooted, default ROM) Optimus T and I find some of the system notifications icons ...
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How can I disable the notification sounds while playing music?
I don't like the notification sounds overlaying my music playback, but I can't find any setting to disable notification sounds while playing music.
I also don't like the way the sound overlay works. ...
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Hide “Successfully Updated” notifications from Google Play/Market
I have a lot of apps on auto-update and I really don't care when most of them update. I almost always have 3 notifications saying some app has successfully updated.
Is there any way I can the ...
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Other than the external LED indicator, how can I be notified that my phone is done charging?
I'm wondering if there is a setting that I am missing that allows an Android phone to produce an audio notification (or even vibrate) once charging is complete. As is stands, whenever charging is ...
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How to avoid email/gtalk notifications when logged in in both, PC and Mobile?
Is there a way to avoid double notification, both pc and mobile, when logged in in both? IE, my work mobile is Android based and at work we use gapps, so even if i am at my pc i get the email ...
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What does it mean if my HTC Incredible's notification light flashes between green and amber?
I was driving today and my phone was in its holder. At the time, I was using it for GPS and Pandora, and it was plugged in using my car charger. At one point, the notification LED began to flash in ...
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Notification snoozes alarm?
Found a pretty interesting feature/bug from the combination of K-9 Mail and the stock Alarm app on my Galaxy S (rooted + Darky's Rom 10.2, 2.3.4). This morning, just as the alarm started to ring, I ...
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Disable notification for declined calls
I have a HTC WildFire (android 2.1) phone. I want to disable the notifications for the calls I knowingly decline. I still want to get the notification for the calls I miss. Does anyone know any ...
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How to make my phone vibrate when a text or an email is received when in vibrate mode?
Currently, when I put my phone into vibrate mode, it only vibrates for calls. It does nothing for texts or emails, however, so I don't know when I've received one. Does anyone know a way to enable ...
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Can gmail notifications be customized by label?
I have filters configured on my gmail account to add labels to incoming messages based on sender, subject, etc. I'd like to configure the default gmail client to apply different notifications based ...
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Audible Caller ID on Galaxy S3
Every time I recieve a call or a text message my phone audibly says out the name of the caller/sender.
How can I stop this?
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Can I hide a program from ongoing activities in the notification bar?
Is there a way to hide the notifications that a given application shows in the Ongoing Notification bar?
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Is there a way to hide the Alarm icon in the status bar?
I have at least one alarm set to go off daily so the icon in my status bar is really pointless. Is there a way to make this icon hidden? (it's the icon next to the time in the status bar)
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Is it possible to only silence certain notifications?
I'm running Android 2.2 FroYo on an HTC Droid Incredible. When I go to bed, I want to turn off all notifications except for incoming phone calls, which I still want to receive. Is this possible, ...
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Disable alarms for all day events in google calendar
When I have an all-day event in my calendar (a friend's birthday perhaps) I find that my phone will notify me to the start of the event at 11:50pm the previous day and every few minutes after that.
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How do I stop my phone from beeping when it completes charging?
I have a Samsung Galaxy 2 S running Android 2.3.
When I plug it in to recharge, it beeps when it reaches 100%.
I would prefer that it not notify me with a sound.
However, I can't for the life of me ...
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How to choose snooze time for calendar event notification?
Maybe I took this for granted in my Windows Mobile years - but I'm having an issue with my new Galaxy S (Fascinate on Verizon). When a reminder pops up for a calendar event, I only see an option to ...
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Why am I getting multiple Gmail Notifications?
Ever since the 2.2 update, I'm receiving multiple Gmail notifications without accessing the Gmail app and with the setting "Notify only once" active.
I've tried a factory reset, but it still does ...
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How do I disable/change the NFC sounds?
I love the NFC functionality of my LG L5, but the sounds are too annoying.
Is there a way to customize or disable the sounds that are played whenever a tag was read?
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Why do the “Successfully updated” notifications disappear?
I noticed a weird behavior when updating applications with the newer Gingerbread (2.3.5?) and now Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) builds. It might also be the case with other versions, but I have not seen ...
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how to remove sticky (permanent) notifications from notification bar?
I have a buggy app installed in my phone, which sometimes creates permanent download progress notification with animated icon but fails to remove it from notification bar by its own.
I tried to ...
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Find out which app is pushing ads in my notification bar?
This may be a duplicate question but it seems the bad guy has improved its technology and known methods don't work so far. Anyway, started recently, my phone shows a notification every few days. ...
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How can I deduce an app from a notification icon?
I'm concerned about an app on my child's phone. I saw an app icon in the notification area that looked strange (Andy Android head, slightly tilted as its icon).
How can I find out what app it is from ...
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Is it possible to clear the 'program installed' icons at the top notification bar?
When you perform an update of an installed program, the top notification bar displays a 'downloading' icon.
When it is downloaded, it displays a 'successfully updated' icon.
Is there a way to clear ...
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How do I stop from getting notified twice when I get a text to my Google voice number
When I receive a text message to my Google voice number, I get a notification from my text application, as well as the Google voice application. It would seem that the message is being forwarded to ...
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How do I disable the popup when I connect my phone to my PC via USB?
How do I disable the popup (the one asking me if I want to mount my SD card) when I connect my phone to my PC via USB?
I've been told it's a feature of CyanogenMod but I can't for the life of me find ...
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Why do some Android devices (Samsung) show battery charge in steps of 10% whereas others (HTC) show more accurate percentage?
Why is it that Samsung devices (and perhaps others) show the battery charge remaining in multiples of 10% whereas other devices are able to show a more accurate percentage like 96% etc?
Is this a ...
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Notify when connected to working Wi-Fi point
I use my phone to receive all my calls over SIP. Sometimes when I need to make a call I'm not around a (working) access point.
Let's say, if I'm walking around is there an app that can notify me ...
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Silencing a Whatsapp group
I would like to stop receiving new message notifications from a certain Whatsapp group. Is it possible?
Clarifications:
I don't want to leave the group.
I don't want to turn off all Whatsapp ...
