Having repeat message alerts turned on for your Samsung phone can quickly become annoying. Getting the same text or email notification multiple times can disrupt your workflow and distract you unnecessarily. Fortunately, turning off repeat message alerts on your Samsung device is a quick and easy process.
What are repeat message alerts?
Repeat message alerts, also sometimes called repeat notifications, are when your Samsung phone alerts you multiple times for the same message. For example, when the feature is turned on, if you get a new text message your phone may ding, vibrate, or display a banner alert when the text first comes in. Then it will notify you again and again periodically until you read or clear the message.
The repeat notification is intended to act as a persistent reminder in case you don’t notice the initial alert. However, if you find it disruptive or excessive, repeating alerts can easily be disabled.
Should I turn off repeat message alerts?
Whether or not you want to turn off repeat message notifications depends on your personal preferences:
- Pros of keeping repeat alerts on:
- Ensures you never miss a message notification if you didn’t notice the first alert.
- Helpful reminder if you got busy and forgot to go back to respond to a message.
- Visual and audible alerts can help grab your attention if original notification wasn’t clear.
- Cons of keeping repeat alerts on:
- Can be distracting or annoying if you get a lot of notifications.
- Excessive notifications may desensitize you to their urgency.
- Duplicate alerts clutter up your notification tray.
- Constant dings, vibrations, banners drain your battery.
Ultimately it’s a personal decision based on how distracting you find the repeat alerts versus how useful you find the persistent reminders. Try disabling repeat notifications for a while and see if you miss any important messages as a result. You can always turn them back on if needed.
How to turn off repeat alerts for all apps
If you want to disable repeat or recurring alerts entirely for all apps on your Samsung Galaxy device, follow these steps:
- Open Settings app.
- Tap Notifications.
- Tap Advanced settings.
- Toggle off the switch for “Repeat alerts.”
This will disable recurring notifications for all apps on your device. You will still get initial alerts for new messages, just not the persistent repeats.
How to turn off repeats for individual apps
If you only want to disable repeat alerts for certain apps rather than all of them, do this:
- Open Settings and tap Notifications.
- Tap the app you want to adjust.
- Tap the switch next to “Repeat alerts” to turn it off.
Do this for each individual app alert you want to stop repeating. This way you can customize which apps are allowed to notify you repeatedly and which aren’t.
Turn off repeats for text messages
To disable recurring new text message alerts specifically on your Samsung Galaxy phone:
- Open the Samsung Messages app.
- Tap the 3 dot menu icon.
- Select Settings.
- Tap Notifications.
- Toggle off the switch for “Repeat alert.”
With that setting disabled, you’ll only get one initial alert for new texts and won’t get persistent repeats.
Disable email repeat notifications
Follow these steps to turn off duplicate email alerts on your Samsung device:
- Open the Email app.
- Tap the 3 lines menu icon.
- Tap Settings.
- Select the account you want to adjust.
- Toggle the switch off for “Repeat alerts.”
This will stop your Samsung device from alerting you repeatedly for new emails, keeping your notification tray less cluttered.
Customize which apps can repeat notify
For optimal control, you can customize which specific apps are allowed to repeatedly notify you and which aren’t. Here’s how:
- Open Settings and tap Notifications.
- Tap Advanced settings.
- Tap Repeat alerts for apps.
- Toggle on/off individual apps to allow/block repeat alerts.
This granular approach lets you disable repeat notifications only for apps that you find excessive or distracting. Important apps like SMS, phone, or calendar can stay allowed to repeat notify you.
Additional notification customization
Beyond just turning off repeat alerts, you can further customize your Samsung Galaxy device’s notifications to your preferences:
- Adjust notification volume level.
- Set specific Do Not Disturb schedules.
- Enable/disable sounds and vibrations.
- Specify notification access on lock screen.
- Prioritize notifications from certain contacts.
Take some time to explore your various notification settings to make sure alerts on your Samsung device are working for you, not against you.
Conclusion
Having your Samsung phone incessantly alert you with repeat notifications for every message can be irritating and counterproductive. Thankfully, it’s quick and easy to disable these repetitive alerts either globally for all apps or individually per app.
Try turning off repeat notifications and see if you miss any important messages as a result. Chances are you’ll appreciate the reduction in notification noise. But you can always re-enable repeat alerts for certain essential apps if needed.
With your notifications properly adjusted, your Samsung Galaxy smartphone can alert you in a more useful, less intrusive way as you go about your busy day.