How to see your notification history on Android
Android keeps a notification history of the last 24 hours – but only after you switch it on. Turn it on under Settings → Notifications → Notification history. If you want notifications from certain apps kept out of sight *and* stored for later, that's what Removication's Notification Catcher does.
Updated October 2026
Android's own notification history
- Open Settings → Notifications → Notification history. On Samsung phones it's under Settings → Notifications → Advanced settings → Notification history.
- Switch Use notification history on.
- From now on, dismissed notifications appear there for 24 hours, grouped by app.
It only records from the moment you switch it on. Notifications you dismissed before that are gone. Menu names differ slightly between manufacturers; the feature exists from Android 11.
That's enough for “what was that notification I just swiped away?”. Its limits:
- 24 hours, then it's gone. There's no way to keep it longer.
- It records, it doesn't hide. The notifications still showed on your screen first.
- No search, and anyone holding your unlocked phone can open it.
When Removication's Catcher is the better fit
Removication is not a log of every notification – it keeps what it hides. That's the point: notifications from the apps you choose never stay on your screen, and you read them when it suits you.
- Out of sight first, stored second. Chosen apps don't show up on your screen at all; their notifications wait in the Catcher, sorted by day.
- One tap opens the original app, at the conversation where possible.
- Kept for 24 hours for free, or up to three months with Premium – with search.
- Lockable with a four-digit PIN of its own (Premium), even while your phone is unlocked.
- Stays on your phone: no account, no cloud, not in cloud backups.
If you really want *everything* recorded, Removication has an “Add all apps” option – but then everything is also hidden. For a pure log of all notifications, Android's own history or a dedicated logging app is the better choice.
Set it up in Removication
- Install Removication and allow Notification Access.
- In Choose an app, pick the apps whose notifications should be kept out of sight.
- Switch hiding on – in the app, with the home-screen widget or the Quick Settings tile.
- Open the Catcher tab whenever you want to catch up. Press and hold an entry to turn it into a rule.
Questions
Can I see notifications I dismissed before turning on the history?
No. Neither Android's history nor any app can show notifications from before it started recording.
Does Removication record notifications from all apps?
Only from the apps in an active set – those are hidden and kept in the Catcher. With “Add all apps” that can be every app, but then all of them are hidden too.
How long does the Catcher keep notifications?
24 hours in the free version. With Premium you choose: one hour, one day, one week, one month or three months.
Can I see deleted messages with a notification history?
Only what the notification itself showed, and only if it was recorded at the time. It's no way into someone else's messages – and Removication is built for your own notifications on your own phone.
Android 8+ · Free to start · Premium is a one-time purchase
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