How to Check Notification History on Android
Some notifications are annoying, and we have all, at some point, tried fiercely swiping them and accidentally dismissed an important notification. But what if we told you there’s a way you can check the notification’s content and go to that notification location on your Android phone? Here’s how to check Notification History on Android, a hidden feature that has been present since Android 12.
Turn on Notification History on Android
Notification History on Android isn’t enabled by default. It needs to be manually enabled to start storing the history. The feature can be enabled by following these steps.
How to Check Notification History on Android
Notification history can be found on all Android 12+ devices. There are two ways you can access and view your notification history on most Android phones.
Method 1: Check Notification History from Settings
The most common way of checking Notification history is by going to Settings. Here’s how to quickly access your notification history.
Method 2: Check Notification History From Notifications Panel
Android has a clever trick to access the history feature in a flash and avoid getting lost in the Settings app.
You can also long-press on the notification to go to the Notification settings for the app. When it comes to managing notifications, Android is second to none, but it’s a topic for another article.
How to Check Notification History on Samsung Phones
If you own a Samsung phone, the process of accessing the notification history is slightly different from stock Android. Here’s how you turn on and check notification history on a Samsung device running One UI.
How to Turn Off Notification History
If you no longer want your phone to store notification history, you can disable it by following these steps.
Did you know that you can also use the feature to look up adeleted WhatsApp message? Pretty cool. What are your thoughts on the Notification history feature? Let us know in the comments below.
Abubakar Mohammed
Abubakar covers Tech on Beebom. Hailing from a Computer Science background, the start of his love for Tech dates back to 2011, when he was gifted a Dell Inspiron 5100. When he’s not covering Tech, you’ll find him binge-watching anime and Tech content on YouTube, hunting heads in competitive FPS games, or exploring Teyvat in Genshin Impact. He has previously worked for leading publications such as Fossbytes, How-To Geek, and Android Police.
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