Turn app's notifications off
When you receive unwanted notifications from an app, touch & hold the notification, then touch Turn off notifications.
To review all apps and adjust whether they can send notifications:
Go to Settings > Notifications.
Tap App notifications.
Do one of the following:
To stop all notifications from an app, turn it off
To stop certain notifications from an app, touch the app name, then turn notifications
or off for each category.To stop an app from showing notifications as a banner across the top of an unlocked screen, like those for incoming calls, touch the app name, then turn Pop on screen off
for the category.
or off Tip:To prevent notifications from all apps during certain times or calendar events, use Do Not Disturb
Turn app's notifications on
If an app isn't sending notifications but you want it to:
Go to Settings > Notifications.
TapApp notifications.
At the top, tap
and select Turned off.Turn notifications on
as needed.
and select Turn emergency alerts off/on
Your phone can receive free alerts to inform you of public safety messages, threats to life and property (like extreme weather), and other emergencies.
When an emergency alert is sent out, 
appears in the status bar. Touch the notification to read the alert.
You can turn most alerts off or on and adjust alert notification settings. Presidential alerts cannot be turned off.
Note: Because alerts are intended to save lives, please consider carefully before turning alerts off.
Go to Settings.
Touch Safety & emergency > Wireless emergency alerts.
Adjust settings as needed.
Control notification dots and bubbles
App icons show dots to alert you about unread notifications. You can turn off dots for one or all apps.
Turn dots off for all apps
Go to Settings > Notifications.
Turn Notification dot on app icon on
or off .
Turn dots off for one app
Touch & hold the app icon.
Tap
> Notifications.Turn Allow notification dot on
or off .
> Turn bubbles off/on for messaging
Bubbles keep your conversations accessible by floating on top of other apps. Read and send messages from the bubble without opening the app. You can turn bubbles off if you want to always see conversations in their full app.
Go to Settings > Notifications > Bubbles.
Turn Allow apps to show bubbles off
or on .
Turn off/on for specific app or conversation
Go to Settings > Apps > All apps.
Tap the app to change.
Tap Notifications > Additional settings in the app > Bubbles.
If you don’t see Bubbles, then the app doesn’t support this feature.Adjust settings to specify whether some or all conversations can bubble, or nothing should bubble (all conversations open in the full messaging app).
Turn on snoozing
If you want to be able to snooze your notifications, turn on snoozing:
Go to Settings > Notifications.
Turn Allow notification snoozing on
.
Allow notifications to open apps in freeform
In addition to the sidebar, you can set apps to open in freeform mode from your notifications.
Go to Settings > Gestures > Sidebar.
Tap
. Then tap again.Turn Open notifications in freeform on
,
. Then tap 
,
Change notification volume
To adjust the volume level of all notifications:
Press a Volume button and on the screen tap
.Adjust the Notification volume slider.
.Change notification sound
You can modify the notification sound for all apps, or assign a distinctive sound to notifications from a specific app, replacing the default.
Set default notification sound
Go to Settings > Sound & vibration> Default notification sound.
Do one of the following:
To change it, choose a new sound.
To turn notification sounds off, select None.
Set notification sound for a specific app
Touch & hold the app icon
Tap
> Notifications.Tap the category for checkmarked notifications, then tapSound and select a unique ringtone, or set it to none.
If you can't hear a notification
If an app's notifications are silent but you want to hear them:
Touch & hold a notification.
TapDefault.
To let an app's notifications be heard when Do Not Disturb is on:
Touch & hold the app icon.
Tap
> Notifications.Tap the category for enabled notifications and turn Override Do Not Disturb on
.
Silence an app's notifications
To temporarily silence notifications from all apps, use Do Not Disturb.
Change to Silent
If you want an app's notifications to be less intrusive, you can categorize them:
Default: You'll hear a sound and feel vibration (if on), get a message on your lock screen, and can see the app's icon in your status bar.
Silent: You won't hear a sound or feel a vibration. The notification icon will still show in the status bar, unless you hide them.
Option 1: On a notification
Touch & hold a notification.
TapSilent.
Option 2: In Settings
Go to Settings > Notifications > App settings, and select the app.
Tap the type of notification to change.
TapSilent.
Hide silent notifications
Go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Do Not Disturb.
Or, in quick settings, touch & hold.Tap Display options for hidden notifications.
Select what to allow or block:
No sound from notifications: You will see notifications in the pull-down list of all notifications but won’t hear their sound.
No visuals or sound from notifications: You won’t see or hear notifications.
Custom: Start with not seeing or hearing notifications, and make small adjustments, like allowing notification dots on app icons.
.Hide status bar icons for silent notifications
To hide the icons for silent notifications from all apps:
Go to Settings > Notifications.
Turn Hide silent notifications in status bar on
.Restart the phone to apply the new settings.
You won't see the icon in the status bar for any silent notifications. When you swipe the status bar down, the icon appears in the pull-down along with the notification.
Tip: To hide status bar icons for a single app, open the app and look in its settings. Only some apps let you do this.
