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[GH-ISSUE #1626] (Almost) persistent notification can't be turned off #1135

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opened 2026-05-07 00:30:30 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 10 comments

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:30:30 +02:00

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Originally created by @quarkcz on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1626

🐞 "Listening for incoming notifications" - reappears every few minutes, can't be turned off
On my Android 16 S23 ultra phone, this notification (screen) started to appear often and there's no way to get rid of it. Primary function of NTFY (at least for me) is to show notification, when some notification comes. Not to spam screen all the time without anything happening.

In the past this notification appeared, I swiped it and for few days/week it was OK. Now it appears every x minutes and is super irritating. There's no way to turn it off. No categories in notification settings are available, no settings inside the app allows to disappear this persistent/reappearing notification.

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I don't know if missing categories for notifications are an intention or a bug, but for this useless and spaming notifications (about being subscribed) I would really appreciate some easy to disable setting inside the app.

Originally created by @quarkcz on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1626 :lady_beetle: **"Listening for incoming notifications" - reappears every few minutes, can't be turned off** On my Android 16 S23 ultra phone, this notification (screen) started to appear often and there's no way to get rid of it. Primary function of NTFY (at least for me) is to show notification, when some notification comes. Not to spam screen all the time without anything happening. In the past this notification appeared, I swiped it and for few days/week it was OK. Now it appears every x minutes and is super irritating. There's no way to turn it off. No categories in notification settings are available, no settings inside the app allows to disappear this persistent/reappearing notification. :computer: **Android app** :bulb: **Screenshots and/or logs** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c456e3bb-45bb-407a-a0e5-5373add07001) :crystal_ball: **Additional context** I don't know if missing categories for notifications are an intention or a bug, but for this useless and spaming notifications (about being subscribed) I would really appreciate some easy to disable setting inside the app.

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2026-05-07 00:30:31 +02:00

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

You can disable this in the Android system notification settings. When you go into the ntfy app notification settings at the OS level (not in the ntfy app), disable the "Subscription Service" notification channel

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): You can disable this in the Android system notification settings. When you go into the ntfy app notification settings at the OS level (not in the ntfy app), disable the "Subscription Service" notification channel

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2026-05-07 00:30:31 +02:00

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@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

Unfortunatelly, there's no such option.

@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): Unfortunatelly, there's no such option. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c039d8a0-e6c2-46f1-b8cd-6ac85535de06)

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

Hmm. I'm pretty sure Samsung supports notification channels. If you long press on the notification in the notification shade, does it give you a settings icon you can click on?

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): Hmm. I'm pretty sure Samsung supports notification channels. If you long press on the notification in the notification shade, does it give you a settings icon you can click on?

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@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

When I long press the irritating notification, I can only disable all NTFY notifications or get to the settings I've sent a screen in a previous message. No categories to select from.

@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): When I long press the irritating notification, I can only disable all NTFY notifications or get to the settings I've sent a screen in a previous message. No categories to select from.

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2026-05-07 00:30:31 +02:00

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

I'm not sure why it's not there. It seems to be a problem/limitation with your phone or OS

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): I'm not sure why it's not there. It seems to be a problem/limitation with your phone or OS <img width="1280" height="2856" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2c875c22-5cd5-451b-b333-a8ae426db7f3" />

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2026-05-07 00:30:31 +02:00

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@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

Ok, after some googling, I found that there's a (well hidden) option on Samsung phones to enable categories and it's OFF by default.

So after enabling it, categories showed and I was able to disable "Subscription service" which I hope will help.

But since I'm not the only Samsung user and definitely not the only one not understanding why categories are OFF by default (https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Apps-and-Services/Why-the-quot-Notification-Categories-quot-option-not-on-by/td-p/3446763) it would be really helpful to allow to set categories from the NTFY app itself.

@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): Ok, after some googling, I found that there's a (well hidden) option on Samsung phones to enable categories and it's OFF by default. So after enabling it, categories showed and I was able to disable "Subscription service" which I hope will help. But since I'm not the only Samsung user and definitely not the only one not understanding why categories are OFF by default (https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Apps-and-Services/Why-the-quot-Notification-Categories-quot-option-not-on-by/td-p/3446763) it would be really helpful to allow to set categories from the NTFY app itself.

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

I'm glad you found that! I didn't know Samsung defaults their categories to OFF either. I'll keep that in mind if anyone else runs into this issue

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): I'm glad you found that! I didn't know Samsung defaults their categories to OFF either. I'll keep that in mind if anyone else runs into this issue

BreizhHardware commented

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@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026):

They made the change in 2024 according to this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufgtzRO1vgA

@quarkcz commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2026): They made the change in 2024 according to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufgtzRO1vgA

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@btravouillon commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2026):

Same issue started for me a few days ago as well. Notification every few minutes. ~~Where did you find this hidden Samsung setting?~~

I guess this relates to this recent change in the android client 1.23.0 where we now receive notifications when the client does not connect. Given that I have to disable my VPN client from time to time, I'm getting spammed with notification.

@btravouillon commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2026): Same issue started for me a few days ago as well. Notification every few minutes. ~~Where did you find this hidden Samsung setting?~~ I guess this relates to [this recent change](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1101) in the android client 1.23.0 where we now receive notifications when the client does not connect. Given that I have to disable my VPN client from time to time, I'm getting spammed with notification.

BreizhHardware commented

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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2026):

I am fixing it so it only shows up when the connection is disconnected for many minutes.

@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Mar 4, 2026): I am fixing it so it only shows up when the connection is disconnected for many minutes.