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- What are notification badges on Android?
- How do I get notification badges on Android?
- How do I get rid of notification badges on Android?
- What does icon badges mean?
What are notification badges on Android?
Starting with 8.0 (API level 26), notification badges (also known as notification dots) appear on a launcher icon when the associated app has an active notification. Users can long-press on the app icon to reveal the notifications (alongside any app shortcuts), as shown in figure 1.
How do I get notification badges on Android?
Turn on App icon badges from Settings.
Navigate back to the main Settings screen, tap Notifications, and then tap Advanced settings. Tap the switch next to App icon badges to turn them on.
How do I get rid of notification badges on Android?
To Disable App Icon Badges Entirely
If your Samsung Galaxy smartphone runs Android 11 or 12, open the Settings app and head into the "Notifications" menu. Then, tap "Advanced settings" and toggle off the "App icon badges" switch.
What does icon badges mean?
App icon badges tell you when you have unread notifications. An app icon badge shows you the number of unread alerts and it's omnipresent on the app icon. It's a simple way to tell, at a glance, if you have unread messages in the Gmail or Messages app.
