Adjust special app access
In Settings > Apps & notications > Advanced > Special app access, you can adjust these settings:
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Usage access: Control which apps have access to data about your app usage (what other apps you're
using and how often, your carrier, language settings, and other details).
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Unrestricted data: Allow certain apps to use background data even when Data Saver is on. Learn more.
You can also control whether apps have access to features such as Picture-in-picture, Battery optimization,
and Do Not Disturb. In general, you shouldn’t need to adjust these.
Choose how apps notify you
Stop app from sending notications
When you receive unwanted notications from an app, touch & hold the notication, then touch Turn o
notications.
To review all apps and adjust whether they can send notications:
1. Swipe down to view your notications.
2. At the bottom of the list, touch Manage.
3. Do one of the following:
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To stop all notications from an app, turn it o .
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To stop certain notications from an app, touch the app name, then turn notications or o
for each category.
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To stop an app from showing notications as a banner across the top of an unlocked screen, like
those for incoming calls, touch the app name, then turn Pop on screen o for the category.
Tip: To prevent notications from all apps during certain times or calendar events, use Do Not Disturb.
Silence an app's notications
If you want an app's notications to be less intrusive, you can categorize them:
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Alerting: You'll hear a sound and feel vibration (if on), get a message on your lock screen, and can see the
app's icon in your status bar.
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Silent: You won't hear a sound or feel a vibration. But the notication will show up when you swipe down
from the top of your screen.
To set an app's notications to silent:
1. Touch & hold a notication.
2. Touch Silent.
Change notication volume
To adjust the volume level of all notications:
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