What is Filter Notifications?
First spotted by Reddit user FragmentedChicken, this feature gives you more control over your alerts. Found under Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings, Filter Notifications splits your notifications into two groups:
- Priority Notifications: These stay front and center.
- Less Critical Notifications: These are quietly tucked away for later.
What’s cool is the flexibility it offers. You can filter notifications in three ways:
- Old Notifications: Hides notifications that are a few days old.
- Background Activities: Filters out alerts from apps running in the background.
- Minimized Notifications: Keeps notifications you’ve already minimized out of sight.
These filtered alerts don’t disappear completely. They’re stored in a compact “X more notifications” pill at the bottom of your notification panel. When you’re ready, just tap the bubble to check them out. It’s a clever way to keep things tidy without losing access to important updates.
Why this feature is useful
Let’s face it: notification overload is a real problem. Between social media, emails, and random app updates, it’s easy to feel buried under a mountain of alerts. Filter Notifications aims to simplify all that. It prioritizes what’s important while keeping less urgent stuff in a secondary space. It’s a smart step toward making the notification panel less chaotic.
- Vertical App Drawer: Finally! No more side-swiping through apps.
- Now Bar: Samsung’s version of Apple’s Live Activities, giving you real-time updates for certain apps.
- Split Notification & Quick Settings Panels: This separates the two for a cleaner and more functional design.
- Game Booster Refresh Rate Settings: Gamers, rejoice—this lets you tweak refresh rates for smoother gameplay.
Out of everything we’ve seen so far, Filter Notifications might be one of the most practical additions coming to Galaxy phones. It shows that Samsung is serious about helping users focus on what matters without getting bogged down by digital distractions. If the rest of One UI 7 is just as thoughtful, Galaxy users have a lot to look forward to.
