Samsung Galaxy S8 - Quickly block common notifications

Android 7 (Nougat)
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S8
Factory OS: Android 7 (Nougat)

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Quickly block common notifications

If you find that a particular App is sending you too many notifications, there is a quick way to disable these.

When you receive the notification, pull down the notification screen. Then long press on the notification. You should see a small ‘i’. Press this and you should see the notifications specific to that App.

Simply select Block notifications to disable them for that App only.

 
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