How to turn off notifications from an app on Android

2 min read · 4 steps · Updated 2 October 2026

Many apps send adverts and reminders nobody asked for. Android lets you silence a whole app, or only certain kinds of notification from it.

Menu names below are from Google Pixel phones on a recent Android version. Samsung, Xiaomi and other brands rename some of them, so the Samsung name is given where it differs. The pictures are simplified diagrams of the screen, not screenshots.

Step by step

1. Touch and hold a notification

   Do this the next time the app bothers you. On some phones, swipe it slightly sideways and tap the gear.

   Done

2. Tap Turn off notifications

   Then switch off the whole app, or only the category shown, and tap Apply or Done.

   Done

3. Review all apps in Settings

   Open Settings, Notifications, App notifications. Sort by Most recent or Most frequent to find the worst offenders.

   Done

4. Switch off categories, not everything

   Tap an app to see its notification categories. In a shopping app, for example, you can keep delivery updates and switch off offers.

   Done

Good to know

Set a notification to Silent to keep it in the list without sound or vibration.

Notification history, on the same page, shows alerts you dismissed too quickly.

Since Android 13, new apps must ask before sending notifications. Tap Don't allow when the request appears.

For quiet hours with exceptions, use Do Not Disturb: how to turn on Do Not Disturb on Android.

In short: Hold the notification, Turn off notifications. Or Settings, Notifications, App notifications.