Turning on icon badges allows you to see visual indicators on app icons for new notifications. This is a standard feature found within your device's settings.
Enabling App Icon Badges on Your Galaxy Device
On a Samsung Galaxy device, enabling app icon badges is done through the notification settings. As indicated by guides on this topic, the process involves navigating through your device's settings and configuring your preferences.
Here are the general steps to enable app icon badges:
- Open Settings: Navigate to the Settings app on your Samsung Galaxy device. You can usually find this by swiping down from the top of the screen and tapping the gear icon, or by finding the Settings app in your app drawer.
- Go to Notifications: Tap on the Notifications option within the Settings menu.
- Find Advanced Settings: Look for Advanced settings or a similar option related to notification appearance or badge settings and tap on it.
- Locate App Icon Badges: Find the setting specifically labeled App icon badges.
- Toggle On: Tap the toggle switch next to App icon badges to turn it on.
- Configure Preferences: And change the settings to your preference. This might involve choosing between showing a dot or a number on the badge, or customizing badge settings for individual apps.
And that's how you enable app icon badges on your Galaxy Device. Once enabled, you will start seeing badges on your app icons whenever you receive new notifications from those apps, making it easier to see what needs your attention at a glance.
