GOOGLE PIXEL
How to turn on notification snoozing and dots on a Google Pixel (Android 17)
In short
Open Settings, Notifications and, under General, turn on Allow notification snoozing (off on ours); Notification dot on app icon, just below, sets the dots. Then expand a notification and tap the clock icon at its bottom right: ours snoozed for 1 hour at once, with 15 minutes, 30 minutes and 2 hours under the arrow.
7 of 7 steps show a real screenshot from our Pixel 10a. Each step was checked against the maker's own instructions, linked at the end.
Steps
- 1
Open Notifications
Open Settings and tap Notifications: Notification history, conversations.
- 2
Turn on Allow notification snoozing
Scroll down to General, the last group. Allow notification snoozing is below Hide silent notifications in status bar. It was off on ours. Tap the switch; it turns light, with a tick.
- 3
Tap the snooze icon on a notification
Swipe down from the top of the screen and expand a notification with the arrow at its top right. A clock icon with a Z shows at its bottom right; ours was on Set a screen lock. Tap it.
- 4
It snoozes for 1 hour
On ours one tap snoozed it straight away: the notification turned into Snoozed for 1 hour, with a down arrow and Undo.
- 5
Pick another time, or Undo
Tap the down arrow next to 1 hour for 15 minutes, 30 minutes or 2 hours. Undo brings the notification back now. We tapped Undo.
- 6
Notification dot on app icon
Back under General, Notification dot on app icon was on on ours. Turn it off if you don't want dots on your app icons.
- 7
To turn snoozing off
Tap Allow notification snoozing again. The switch shows a cross. We put ours back to off.
If you do not see this option
- No snooze icon on a notification? Expand the notification first. On ours the ongoing Pixel setup in progress notification had no snooze icon even when expanded; Set a screen lock had one.
- Snooze after the Down arrow? Google says to tap the down arrow, then Snooze, and the down arrow again to change the time. On our Android 17 Pixel the clock icon showed once the notification was expanded, and the time choices were under the arrow next to Snoozed for 1 hour. Source: Control notifications on Android
- No Allow notification snoozing switch? Google says settings can vary by phone. On our Pixel it was under General, at the bottom of Settings, Notifications. Source: Control notifications on Android
- Want dots for only some apps? Google says an app's own notification settings have an Allow notification dot switch too. Source: Control notifications on Android
If this does not work
- Can't snooze an ongoing notification? On ours the ongoing Pixel setup in progress notification showed no snooze icon. Finish or stop what it reports instead.
- Snoozed one by mistake? Tap Undo on the Snoozed for 1 hour line. On ours the notification came straight back.
- No dots on the home screen icons? Check Notification dot on app icon here. The home screen has its own Notification dots switch: see home screen settings on a Google Pixel.
- Can't find a snoozed notification? Google says notification history lets you find snoozed notifications as well as recently dismissed ones. Some devices may not have notification history; on a Pixel it is under Settings, Notifications.
Good to know
To find a notification you swiped away, see how to see notification history.
To stop one app's notifications, see how to turn off notifications for one app.
Snoozing hides only that one notification. New notifications from the same app still arrive, and the snoozed one comes back to the notification shade when its time is up, so you can open or dismiss it then.
About this guide
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Notifications
- Real screenshots
- 7 of 7 steps
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 2 official, linked below
Sources
Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.Spotted a mistake? Menus change with updates, and we want every step to match your screen. Email us about this page or use the contact form. We read every report, and fixes are listed on What changed.
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