How to see notification history on a Samsung Galaxy
By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Updated 5 October 2026
Open Settings, Notifications, Advanced settings, Notification history and switch it on. From then on, notifications from the last 24 hours are kept, including ones you dismissed by accident. Tap an app in the list to see them.
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Notifications › Advanced settings › Notification history › On
- Real screenshots
- 4 of 4 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Step by step
Open Notifications
Open Settings and tap Notifications.
Tap Advanced settings
At the bottom of the Notifications page.
Tap Notification history
It is the first row on the Advanced settings page.
Switch it on
Tap the switch at the top so it reads On. Below, Recently dismissed and Last 24 hours list the notifications by app. Tap an app to expand them.
About this guide
Swiped away a notification before you read it? Notification history keeps a copy of everything from the last 24 hours. It only records from the moment you switch it on.
The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ. It was already on on our phone; the app list is blurred.
Good to know
Notification history shows the text of messages, so anyone with your unlocked phone can read it too.
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In short: Settings, Notifications, Advanced settings, Notification history, On.
Links checked on 4 October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.