How to pause and repeat notifications on Android

Phone notifications are like a double-edged sword. It can be extremely convenient, but it can also distract us a lot at times. If you have an Android device, you probably want to be freed from the daily notifications.

You can turn off notifications for some apps, but sometimes if that doesn't really help. Maybe you just want to not be distracted for a little while. Android Oreo introduced the notification rollback feature, and it's available on a lot of devices.

Notification is available on Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones. This feature is limited to phones and tablets from other manufacturers. In the article below, Make Tech will guide you on how to use this feature.

On some Android versions, you need to manually enable Notification Snoozing before using it. Swipe down from the top of the screen (once or twice depending on phone model) and tap the settings icon to open the Settings menu .

From the Settings menu , go to Apps & Notifications .

Select Notifications .

Scroll down and click on Advanced .

Toggle to enable Allow Notification Snoozing .

Now you can pause some notifications. First, swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification tray.

Next, find a notification from the app you want to undo, and flick the notification left or right.

When you see a settings icon (bell or clock), tap on it.

The message will be 'Snoozed for 1 Hour' . Click the arrows to see more timing options.

Time selections include 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour and 2 hours. Select one of the four options above, and then click Save if available.

After the notification snooze time ends, all incoming messages within the last time period will appear. However, this feature doesn't work in all apps, so its effect isn't perfect. But it is worth a try anyway. 

Samuel Daniel

Update 02 December 2020