- Notification history on Android lets you view all the notifications you dismissed.
- The feature works on all Android devices running Android 12 and later.
- You can access the Notification history from the Settings app or by tapping on the No notifications text from the Notification panel.
Some notifications are annoying, and we have all, at some point, tried fiercely swiping them and accidentally dismissed an important notification. 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.
Now, the Notification history feature isn’t enabled by default, and you’d need to do it from Settings to see the history. If you haven’t enabled it already, let’s look at how to do that as well.
Method 1: Check Notification History From Notifications Panel
Android has a clever way of ensuring you don’t try to get lost in the Settings app, when searching for the Notification History option. Here’s how to quickly access your notification history.
- Swipe down from the top to open the quick settings panel.
- Tap on No notifications to quickly go to the Notification History setting.
- Then, turn on the Use notification history toggle to enable Notification history.
- If it’s already enabled, then you should see all the previous notifications.
- If one of them was, say, from WhatsApp, you can tap the text message notification to go to the exact chat location where the message resides.
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 time.
Method 2: Check Notification History from Settings
- Launch the Settings app and go to Notifications.
- Find and select Notification history under “Manage”.
- Now, turn on the Use notification history toggle to enable Notification history.
- You should now see all the previous notifications you received on your phone.
The Notification history page shows you the recently dismissed notifications as well as all notifications you received in the last 24 hours. It can also come in handy when you can’t seem to find a particular notification that appeared on the day.
The Notification history feature can be found on all Android 12+ devices. Although the first shortcut method may not work on all phones, you will find the feature in the Settings app.
Samsung is an exception to this as after going to the Notifications menu in One UI, you’d need to go to Advanced Settings to access the Notification history feature.
Did you know that you can also use the feature to look up a deleted WhatsApp message? Pretty cool. What are your thoughts on the Notification history feature? Let us know in the comments below.
