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Android: Turn Banner Notifications On or Off for Individual Apps

When a banner pops up at the top of your screen every time a chat app pings you, it gets distracting fast, especially during meetings or games. These pop-up alerts run separately from the notification shade and can be switched off for one app or even a single category, without touching notifications for anything else.

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Turn Banner Notifications On or Off for Individual Apps auf Android

Banner notifications, also called pop-on-screen alerts, briefly appear at the top of the display when your phone is unlocked. They sit apart from the notification shade and from the lock screen, which is why muting an app there does not always stop the banner.

Each app manages its own banner behavior, and within an app you can go even further and control it per category, for example messages versus promotions in the same app.

To change it, open Tap on SettingsTap on NotificationsTap on App notificationsChoose an App. Inside the app, pick Choose a Category if the app splits notifications into types, then use the toggle to Enable or disable Pop on screen.

Turning this off does not silence the app completely. Sound, vibration, and the notification in the shade still work as before, only the on-screen banner disappears.

If you want to mute an app entirely, including sound and shade entries, use the main app notification switch instead of the banner toggle. If banners still show up after disabling them, check whether a second, work or dual-app profile of the same app has its own separate notification settings.

Frequently asked questions

Some apps register more than one notification channel, so a general toggle for the app might not cover every category. Go back to Tap on App notificationsChoose an AppChoose a Category and check each category separately for the Pop on screen switch.