Smart phone notifications can be overwhelming.
How do chat bubbles work on Android?
On Android, bubbles allow you to set chat notifications as little circles that appear on your phones screen.
If you havent seen these bubbles on your phone yet, thats because you oughta activate them yourself.
Fortunately, its easy to do so long as youre running Android 11.
To peek if youre running Android 11, head toSettings > About phone > Android version.
Open your notifications by swiping down from the top of the display.
Locate an unread notification from a messaging app.
When youre done with the chat, just tap outside the window to minimize it back into the bubble.
Drag the bubble over the X and let go to dismiss the bubble.
Alternatively, tap the bubble, then tap Manage at the bottom of the screen.
Now, you’re able to tap Dismiss bubble, which will remove it from your screen temporarily.
If you want to remove chat bubbles from your display permanently, its just as easy.
Tap the chat bubble again, tap Manage, then tap Dont bubble conversation.
This option will not only dismiss the chat bubble, but it will disable chat bubbles for that conversation.
That wont stop other conversations in that app from appearing as bubbles if youve selected that, however.
To stop an app from appearing as a bubble altogether, youll need to go one step further.
If the app supports bubbles, tap Bubbles, then choose Nothing can bubble.
