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Samsung Galaxy notifications not showing? 5 settings to check
In short
Turn off Do not disturb and Power saving in the quick panel, then open Settings, Notifications, App notifications and make sure the app's switch is on. If the app is in Sleeping apps or Deep sleeping apps under Settings, Battery, Background usage limits, remove it there or add it to Never auto sleeping apps.
Say you open a chat app and find messages that arrived without a single buzz. Samsung's fix list for missing notifications checks three places in this order: Do not disturb and Power saving, the app's sleeping-app settings, and the app's own notification switch.
5 of 5 steps show a real screenshot from our Galaxy S26.
Steps
- 1
Turn off Do not disturb and Power saving
Open the quick panel by pulling down from the top right corner. If Do not disturb or Power saving is lit up, tap it to turn it off: Samsung says either one could block notifications. The buttons have no labels in the expanded grid; Do not disturb is the circle with a minus sign. On our Galaxy S26 both were off. The quick panel is see-through, so it can look light even in dark mode.
- 2
Open Notifications
Open Settings and tap Notifications. App notifications is the first row.
- 3
Check the app's switch
Tap App notifications. Every app has a switch; the app must be switched on. On our Galaxy S26 Calendar and Clock were on, while Chrome, Contacts, Drive and Facebook were off. Samsung also gives the path Settings, Apps, the app, Notifications, where the switch next to Allow notifications must be on.
- 4
Check Do not disturb here too
Back on the Notifications page, Do not disturb has its own row, below Lock screen. Open it to check whether it is set to come on by itself.
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Take the app out of sleep
Open Settings, Battery, Background usage limits. Samsung says to touch and hold the app under Sleeping apps and tap Remove, then check Deep sleeping apps too. Samsung says apps in Never sleeping apps never sleep in the background; on our phones the row is Never auto sleeping apps. Our Galaxy S26 had 0 apps there, 0 sleeping apps and 11 deep sleeping apps.
If you do not see this option
- No Do not disturb button in the quick panel On our Galaxy A57 it is in the third row of buttons, at the right, after you swipe down twice.
- No Background usage limits on the Battery page Samsung says that on some devices the path is Battery and device care, then Battery. On our Galaxy A57 it is Settings, Battery, Background usage limits. Source: Apps on Samsung phone or tablet are not sending notifications
If this does not work
- The app is in neither sleep list Check the app's own notification settings: Samsung says some apps have extra ones inside the app.
- Notifications stop again after a while Samsung says Put unused apps to sleep automatically puts apps you haven't used in a while to sleep. Add the app to Never auto sleeping apps; on our Galaxy A57 that list was empty.
- Some alerts from the app arrive, others not? Samsung says to check the notification categories on the app's Notifications page and make sure the ones you want are on. In many apps, Samsung says, you can tap a category and make it silent.
- Notifications show but make no sound? On the same page, Samsung lists Allow sound and vibration as a separate switch; turn it on.
Good to know
Samsung says some apps have extra notification settings inside the app itself. Check those after the phone's settings.
Put unused apps to sleep, on the same Background usage limits page, puts apps you have not used for a while to sleep automatically, Samsung says. If notifications from such an app stop, check there: Samsung says sleeping apps may not send notifications.
For the battery side of the same settings: Samsung Galaxy battery draining fast? 6 fixes.
Watch these steps
Watch on YouTubeThe same steps, recorded on our Galaxy S26 · opens YouTubeAbout this guide
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- Samsung Galaxy S26 (SM-S942N, Korean model), One UI 9.0, Android 17 (build CP2A.260605.016.S942NKSU5BZJB)
- Starts in
- Quick Settings
- Real screenshots
- 5 of 5 steps
- Checked
- November 2026
- Sources
- 2 official, linked below
The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy S26 with One UI 9.0 and Android 17, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8.5 and 9 use similar menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ. Wi-Fi and assistant app names are blurred.
Sources
Links checked November 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.What to do next
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