How to Turn On Notification Reminders on Android (Samsung)

To turn on notification reminders on a Samsung Galaxy, open Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings and turn on Notification reminders. On older models, go to Settings > Accessibility (or Accessibility > Vision) > Notification reminders. Then pick how often to be reminded and which apps to include.

This covers Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets running One UI, Samsung’s version of Android, from older releases through One UI 7 and later. Other Android phones, such as Google Pixel, don’t have this switch, but you can snooze single notifications on them, as shown below.

Samsung’s Repeat Notifications On Galaxy article covers the older menu. This guide also shows how to snooze a single notification, find alerts you missed, and turn reminders off.

Which Menu Does Your Phone Use?

Which path you see depends on your phone’s One UI version, not its model. Check it in Settings > About phone > Software information > One UI version. Recent versions, such as One UI 7, keep the switch under Notifications > Advanced settings. Older versions put it under Accessibility (or Accessibility > Vision). If neither matches, tap the search icon at the top of Settings and type notification reminders. Can’t find the Settings app at all? Start with finding the Settings app on your phone.

What Notification Reminders Do

Normally a Galaxy phone plays its sound or vibration once when a notification arrives. With notification reminders on, the phone repeats that alert at the interval you choose for as long as the notification sits unread in the notification panel. As soon as you open the notification or swipe it away, the reminders stop.

Reminders work per app, not per message. You can’t choose one text to repeat while ignoring others from the same app. For a single alert, use snooze instead.

Why Use Notification Reminders?

If you often miss texts or calls because the phone only buzzes once, reminders repeat the alert until you look at it. Try turning them on for Phone and Messages to catch missed calls and texts. Pick only the apps that matter so your phone doesn’t buzz all day.

How to Turn On Notification Reminders (Newer Galaxy Phones)

1. Open the Settings app and tap Notifications.
2. Tap Advanced settings. You see options such as Notification history and Show snooze button.
3. Turn on Notification reminders, then tap the words Notification reminders for more options.
4. Tap Remind every and choose how often you want to be reminded.
5. Optionally, turn on Vibrate when sound plays.

Your phone reminds you about unread notifications at the interval you chose until you open or dismiss them.

Choose which apps get reminders

1. Go to Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings > Notification reminders.
2. Tap Apps to get reminders for.
3. Turn off All apps, then turn on only the apps you want, such as Messages or Phone.

A good starting set is Phone, Messages and any work chat app. Leave out social media, shopping and news apps, which send many alerts you don’t need to hear twice.

How to Turn On Notification Reminders (Older Galaxy Phones)

The steps differ by model and software:

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Accessibility. On older models, tap Vision next.
3. Tap Notification reminders.
4. Tap the toggle to turn it on.
5. Tap Reminder interval and pick how often to be reminded.
6. Tap the toggle next to each app whose notifications should repeat.

Your phone then sends repeat notifications until you read your text or message. Choosing apps isn’t available on some older models.

If notification text is hard to read, you can also turn on Easy mode on a Samsung Galaxy for larger text and icons.

Snooze One Notification Instead

If you only want to be reminded about a single alert, snooze it rather than turning on reminders for a whole app:

1. Swipe down to open the notification panel.
2. Expand the notification and tap the snooze icon (a bell or clock).
3. Choose how long to snooze it and tap Save.

The notification reappears after the time you picked. Galaxy phones offer 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. You can also snooze from the Lock screen by expanding the notification there. If you don’t see the snooze icon, turn on Show snooze button in Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings, as Samsung’s Control notifications on your Galaxy phone or tablet page explains. Some software versions don’t show that option.

On a Pixel or Other Android Phone

Google’s Android help doesn’t list a setting that repeats alerts, so snooze is the built-in way to bring a notification back later. Google’s Control notifications on Android page gives these steps:

1. Open Settings and tap Notifications.
2. Turn on Allow notification snoozing.
3. When a notification arrives, swipe down, tap its down arrow, and choose Snooze. Tap the arrow again to pick a different time.

Menu names vary by phone maker, so search Settings for snooze if you don’t see it.

Find Notifications You Already Missed

If you swiped away an alert before reading it, Notification history can bring it back. On a Galaxy phone, go to Settings > Notifications > Advanced settings > Notification history and turn on the switch at the top. From then on, the screen lists recent notifications, including ones you dismissed. Pixel and many other Android phones have the same option under Settings > Notifications.

For missed calls that went to voicemail, check your voicemail on Android.

How to Turn Notification Reminders Off

Go back to the same Notification reminders screen and turn the switch off. Your phone stops repeating alerts, but you still get each notification once. To keep reminders for some apps, turn off only the apps you don’t want under Apps to get reminders for.

Troubleshooting

• Can’t find Notification reminders: check both Notifications > Advanced settings and Accessibility. Menus vary by model and software.
• No reminder sound: Silent mode, Do not disturb, or a muted notification sound can make alerts appear silently. Check the sound mode in the Quick panel and the volume under Settings > Sounds and vibration.
• No reminders from one app: the app’s own notifications must be allowed. Go to Settings > Notifications > App notifications, pick the app, and make sure Allow notifications is on. Then confirm the app is turned on under Apps to get reminders for.
• Reminders stopped: opening or clearing a notification ends the reminders for it. That is expected.
• Too many reminders: limit the app list or choose a longer interval.

Frequently Asked Questions