Frequently asked questions
Everything about hiding notifications, the Catcher, privacy and Premium.
What does Removication do?
Removication lets you choose which notifications from selected Android apps are hidden, censored or allowed through. Hidden notifications can be read later in Notification Catcher.
Why does Removication need Notification Access?
Without Android’s Notification Access, no app can see or remove another app’s notifications. Removication needs it to recognise notifications from the apps you selected and apply your settings.
Can Removication read my notification text?
Notification Access includes what a notification contains, such as sender and text. Removication uses it only on your phone — to show it in the Catcher and to apply rules by sender, title or website.
Does my notification content leave my phone?
No. Removication doesn’t upload notification content anywhere, has no account and no cloud, and the Catcher is excluded from cloud backup.
The free version shows a Google ad banner; the ad component never receives your notifications.
Can a notification appear briefly before it’s hidden?
Yes. Android delivers a notification first, and Removication removes it right after. On some phones it can flash up for a moment.
Does Removication hide calls or alarms?
No. Calls, alarms, emergency and disaster alerts, and ongoing navigation, music or recordings are never hidden — whatever your settings.
Will I lose hidden notifications?
No — they wait in Notification Catcher. The free version keeps the last 24 hours; Premium lets you choose up to three months.
What happens when I turn hiding off?
New notifications come through as usual again. Notifications that were already hidden don’t return to the status bar — you’ll find them in the Catcher.
Can I hide only some notifications from an app?
Yes. For each app you can hide everything, hide only certain ones, or let only certain ones through. Apps sort their notifications into kinds (for example messages vs. promotions), and you can tick those kinds.
How do I hide a single sender, chat or website?
Open the Catcher, press and hold a notification from that sender and switch “Hide” on for the sender, title or website. Removication uses the real values the app sent, so there’s nothing to type or guess.
Can I schedule hiding?
Yes. Give a set time windows by day and time — like “Do not disturb” — for example nights or working hours. With Premium, notifications hidden during a window can reappear normally when it ends.
What does “Censor” do?
Instead of hiding a notification completely, Removication shows a neutral “1 new notification” — without the original app name, sender or content. You choose whether it shows an icon in the status bar and whether it may appear on the lock screen.
What is a set?
A set is a group of apps with its own switch and settings — for example “Private” and “Work”. The free version has one set; Premium has as many as you like.
Can I control Removication without opening it?
Yes — with the home-screen widget or the Quick Settings tile.
Is Premium a subscription?
No. Premium is a one-time purchase. It removes ads and adds unlimited sets, a four-digit app lock, Catcher search, longer Catcher history and “show again after the window ends”. It applies to your devices with the same Google account.
Which phones does Removication run on?
Android 8 and newer. There is no iPhone version — iOS doesn’t allow apps to manage other apps’ notifications.