How to: Disable Android App Notifications

Smartphone notifications are pretty useful, there's no denying that. They make it hard to miss an important event, such as an upcoming appointment in one's calendar or the arrival of a new email in their priority inbox. But when abused, notifications can be quite annoying.

Below are the steps on how to stop them.

Instructions:

1.  Pull down the notification bar.
2.  Long press the notification until a box appears.
3.  Hit the box that says, “App Info.”
4.  Uncheck the box for “Show Notifications.”
5.  You can re-enable notifications by re-checking the box.

Alternatively:

1.  Open your Settings menu from the homescreen.
2.  Under “Device” head to “Manage Apps.”
3.  Manage any app’s notifications without the first set of instructions.