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Tired of all the annoying app notifications that just keep your phone ringing and your head banging ? They also drain your phone’s battery. If you want to disable some notifications you don’t need, here’s how you can do this on Google devices and Samsung devices.

Using a Google Device

Step 1

Swipe down on the right side of the status bar >> “Settings” icon ( the gear like icon)1

Step 2

In the “Device” menu, tap on the “Apps” tab

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Step 3

In the “Apps” menu, scroll down the list of apps and select the app for which don’t need any notifications

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Step 4

The “App info” screen displays for the selected app. Tap on the “Show notifications” box so there’s no check mark/tick in the box.

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Step 5

A dialog box displays making sure you really want to turn off notifications for the particular app. Touch “OK” to disable notifications for this app.

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Step 6

The show notifications box is now unmarked

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Using a Samsung Device

Step 1

To disable notifications for an app on a Samsung device, swipe down from the status bar and tap on the settings          button in the upper-right corner (gear icon).

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Step 2

In the “Device” menu “Settings” screen, open “Applications.”

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Step 3

On the “Applications” screen, select “Application manager.”

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Step 4

The “Application manager” screen displays with lists of “Downloaded” apps, apps on the “SD card,” “Running”              apps, and “All” apps. Select an app for which you dont want any notifications.

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Step 5

The “App info” screen displays for the selected app. Touch the “Show notifications” check box so there’s no check mark/tick in the box.

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Step 6

A dialog box displays making sure you really want to turn off notifications. Touch “OK” to disable notifications             for this app.

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Step 7

The “Show notifications” check box is now not selected.

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