How to Allow/Don't Allow Notification Access on Android?

The "Notification Access" permission has nothing to do with receiving notifications. This permission allows third-party apps to read your notifications. Notification access makes it possible for an app to read the current set of notifications sent by other applications on the particular device. This permission is necessary for monitoring applications to generate logs. If you need to allow notification access to any special application read the rest of this article.

📌Keep in mind that you must know the name of the service or application you want to grant notification access to. To know the name of your service, refer to your Anycontrol  dashboard.

How to enable/disable notification access on Android 13 and 12

Follow the steps below to permit notification access on Android 13 and Android 12 operating systems:

1. Go to “Settings” on your device.
2. In the search bar above the app write “Notification Access”.
3. Tap on “Notification access”.
4. In the list you should select the app that you want to grant notification access to.
5. Toggle the switch next to the app name and confirm the pop-up message to allow/don’t allow notification access.

How to allow notification access on Android 11 and 10

To allow notification access on Android 11 and Android 10 follow the instruction below:

1. Go to “Settings”.
2. Scroll down and tap on “Privacy”.
3. Tap on “Manage”.
4. Tap on “Special app access”.
5. Tap on “Notification access”.
6. In the list you should select the app that you want to grant notification access to.
7. Toggle the switch next to the app name and confirm the pop-up message to allow/don’t allow notification access.

You can also enter settings and use the search bar to find notification access and then follow the steps 5 to 7.

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How to permit notification access on Android 9 and below

Here is a step by step tutorial to grant notification access on Android 9 and lower versions:

1. Go into “Settings”.
2. Pick “Apps & Notifications”.
3. Then tap on “Advanced”. 
4. Now select “Special app access”.
5. Scroll down and choose “Notification access”.
6. In the list you should select the app that you want to grant notification access to.
7. Toggle the switch next to the app name and confirm the pop-up message to allow/don’t allow notification access.

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How to allow or don't allow notification access on Samsung

1. Go to the “Settings” app on your device.
2. Scroll down and tap on “Apps”.
3. Tap on the three dots icon at the top to view more options.
4. Select “Special Access”.
5. Tap on “Notification access”.
6. In the list you should select the app that you want to grant notification access to.
7. Toggle the switch next to the app name and confirm the pop-up message to allow/don’t allow notification access.

How to allow or don't allow notification access on Xiaomi

1. Enter “Settings” on your device.
2. Scroll down and go to the “Privacy” section.
3. Tap on “Notification access”.
4. Find the app that you want to allow notification access from the list.
5. Toggle the switch next to it and confirm the pop-up warning if there is any.