#notification settings

I wouldn’t normally post this here, but I want as many people to see this AMAZING feature I just discovered on my phone as possible!

It’s called Smart pop-up view!

First let me show you the steps of turning it on. Just fyi I use a samsung s20, so I don’t know for sure if your phones would have the same process - or would even have this option, but if they do, I 100% recommend turning it on! Once I show the process, I’ll explain it.

Step one: click into your settings

Step two: click notifications

Step three: click advanced options or advanced settings

Step four: click floating notifications

Step five: click smart pop-up view

Step six: click Included apps and select which apps you wish to use this setting on! That’s right: you can specify specific apps you wish to use it on!

And viola you’ve turned it on!

Now, what does this notification setting do?

It makes it so that your phone will pop up with an icon for the apps that you selected to tell you you have new notifications. And if you click on the app, something like this pops up:

Except I obviously edited the screen. That would actually show the conversation. It opens a new window on top of whatever you’re currently doing, whatever app you’re on, and it’ll make it so that you can reply to whatever the notification is! :D I use mine for Skype, Messages and Tumblr. (:

You’re welcome for the new information! I really really wish I’d have known about this earlier, so now I’m spreading the knowledge to all of you lovely people so that you can use it if you would like to! :D

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