In this guide, let me show you how to stop notifications from the Samsung Internet browser. Getting notified about various updates on the websites is one thing. But if you are constantly bombarded with notifications, it can be quite distracting. This happens when you have enabled notifications for almost all the websites you visit using the Samsung Internet browser.
You may stop notifications from the Samsung Internet browser for specific websites. Right from the settings of the Samsung Internet browser app, you can do this. Also, in the settings, you can decide which notification category to turn off. At the same time, you can keep notifications enabled for selected websites. I have described all these methods in easy detailed steps. Let’s check them out.
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1. Stop Notifications from Samsung Internet Browser Settings
You can block any website right from the Samsung Internet browser app settings.
- Launch the Samsung Internet browser app.
- At the bottom-right corner, tap on the 3-horizontal bar button to trigger a menu.
- From the menu tap on Notifications.
- At the top-right corner of Notifications, tap the 3-dot button to see a small menu.
- Tap on Allow or Block Sites.
- You will see a list of websites under the allowed section.
- Tap on the toggle beside each website name. It will gray out indicating that notification from the concerned website has been muted.
You may stop notifications from Samsung internet browser settings for all the websites listed in there. Otherwise, you may selectively enable notifications for a few sites while disabling the notification for other websites.
Also, if you later feel like missing out on notifications from any website, follow the above steps and tap the toggle to re-enable notifications.
2. Permanently Stop Notifications for a Particular Website
Here are the steps to completely remove a website from sending notifications.
- Open the Samsung Internet browser app.
- At the bottom-right corner, tap on the 3-horizontal bar button to open a menu.
- From the menu tap on Notifications.
- At the top-right corner of Notifications, tap the 3-dot button to see a small menu.
- Tap on Allow or Block Sites.
- You will see a list of websites under the allowed section.
- Tap the Delete option at the top-right corner.
- Select the websites that you want to delete.
- Press the Delete icon at the bottom center of the page.
3. Pause All Notifications from Samsung Internet Browser App
You can stop all the notifications from the Samsung Internet browser app by disabling notifications from the app settings. Here are the steps to do it.
- Go to the app drawer and find the Samsung Internet browser app.
- Long press on the app icon.
- From the shortcut menu, tap on the App Info button.
- Once in the app settings, tap on Notifications.
- Then tap on the switch beside Notifications to collectively disable all the notifications.
You can use the app to browse websites but will never be bothered by any notification originating from the Samsung Internet browser app.
4. Stop Samsung Browser Notifications from Your Phone Notification Panel
When you receive a notification from the Samsung internet browser app, it will show up in the notification panel. As you swipe downwards in the notification center, you can view it. Along with the notification, you will see an option Block that will block that particular website from sending you any notifications when you tap on it.
You can do this for multiple notifications from various websites showing up on the notification panel.
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5. Manage Notification Categories in Samsung Internet Browser App
The Samsung Internet Browser App segregates notifications of various types. You have media notifications, downloads, websites, promotional notifications, etc. Let us assume you are getting notifications repeatedly from certain websites. Then you can disable the notifications for the website type.
To access the notification categories in the Samsung Internet Browser App,
- Open the Samsung Internet Browser App
- Tap on the horizontal 3-bar button to open the menu.
- Select Notifications.
- Then under that, tap on the 3-dot icon at the upper right corner.
- Select Notification Settings from the menu.
- Navigate to Notification Categories and tap on it.
- You will see the list of various Notification types. There will be a toggle beside each one of them.
- To stop notifications right away, tap on the toggle and disable the type of notifications from the website, media or promotional notification, etc.
Also, you can customize the notification type on the app. For that, You can enable silent notification, or minimize the notification instead of entirely stopping them. Tap on the notification type to get to their respective settings.
6. Delete the Samsung Internet Browser App
There are a dozen alternative web browser apps available in the market. So, instead of spending your time trying to stop notifications from the Samsung Internet browser app, you can delete them. You can start using other prominent browsing apps like Chrome, Brave or Firefox, etc.
To delete the Samsung Internet browser app,
- Long press on the app icon to reveal a shortcut menu.
- Tap on Uninstall and confirm to remove the Samsung Internet browser app from your phone.
Wrapping Up
Notifications are important on a smartphone. However, too many notifications constantly popping up on your phone can waste your time. So, if you want to focus more on your work then follow the tips in this guide. Surely, it will stop notifications from the Samsung Internet browser app.