# How to Stop Samsung Galaxy Notification Spam Discover hidden notification control in One UI with this buried feature. - **Source:** [Android Police](https://brifing.si/source/a7444c3b-8025-40d3-b68b-72e44d7adc84) - **Published:** 2026-07-26 - **Topic:** [Software & Engineering](https://brifing.si/c/engineering) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/e3156318-c48a-4f31-9ad3-891f8c6d043c ## Notification Tsunami Uncontrolled notification flow, especially on Samsung Galaxy devices with One UI, remains a top user complaint. Left with factory settings, unnecessary app alerts significantly degrade user experience. This often leads to missing critical notifications amidst the clutter. ## Hidden Savior Notification Categories is Samsung's equivalent to Google's Notification Channels, offering granular control over app alerts. However, since One UI 6.1, this feature comes disabled by default and buried deep within submenus, making it hard to discover for average users. ## Activation Guide To enable, search 'notification categories' in Settings. The 'Manage notification categories for each app' option hides under Advanced Settings. Alternatively, long-pressing active alerts from the notification panel provides quick access to these controls. ## Third-Party Support The feature works with popular apps like TikTok and Instagram. Users can keep essential alerts (like DMs) while blocking spam (like video recommendations). This enables smart filtering instead of completely muting apps. ## Requires Time Investment Configuring notification settings app-by-app proves time-consuming. Cross-device sync implementation by Samsung could significantly reduce this burden. When combined with AI features like Notification Highlights, efficiency improves substantially. ## Worth the Effort? Absolutely Despite initial setup time, the long-term time savings and focus improvement make this feature indispensable. Samsung enabling it by default in future One UI versions would dramatically improve the experience for casual users. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.androidpolice.com/i-was-drowning-galaxy-notification-spam-until-i-turned-on-one-hidden-feature/ — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._