Choose how notifications look and open

Turn notification dots off/on

App icons show dots to alert you about unread notifications. You can turn off dots for one or all apps.

Turn numbers/dots off for all appsTurn dots off for all apps

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. Turn Notification dot on app icon off or on .

Turn dots off for one app

  1. Touch & hold the app icon.
  2. Tap > Notifications.
  3. Turn Allow notification dot off or on .

Turn bubbles off/on for messaging

Bubbles keep your conversations accessible by floating on top of other apps. Read and send messages from the bubble without opening the app.

Turn off/on for all apps

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications > Bubbles.

  2. If you want to always see conversations in their full app, turn Allow apps to show bubbles off .

    To read and send messages from a bubble without opening the app, turn Allow apps to show bubbles on .

Turn off/on for specific app or conversation

  1. Go to Settings > Apps > See all # apps.
  2. Tap the app to change.

  3. Tap Notifications > Additional settings in the app > Bubbles.

    If you don’t see Bubbles, then the app doesn’t support this feature.

  4. Adjust settings to specify whether some or all conversations can bubble, or nothing should bubble (all conversations open in the full messaging app).

Turn on snoozing

If you want to be able to snooze your notifications, turn on snoozing:

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. Turn Allow notification snoozing on .

Allow notifications to open apps in freeform

In addition to the sidebar, you can set apps to open in freeform mode from your notifications.

  1. Go to Settings > Gestures > Sidebar.
  2. Tap settings icon at the bottom of the screen, then tap settings icon (More settings) at top.
  3. Turn Open notifications in freeform on ,