Mobile Phones Android How to See the Notification History on Android Find out what you missed so you can respond appropriately by Jon Martindale Writer Jon Martindale has been a feature tech writer for more than 10 years. He's written for publications such as Digital Trends, KitGuru, and ITProPortal. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jon Martindale Updated on December 31, 2020 Android Switching from iOS Tweet Share Email Notifications can be a great way of keeping up with all your various apps and online services, but it's easy to feel inundated by them. Clearing them away or stopping them is great, but that might mean missing out on important information. If that's the problem you're facing, don't fret. The Android notification log widget can help you figure out what it is you missed, so you can respond appropriately. How to Use the Android Notification Log The Android notification log keeps a record of every notification you've received recently and is the easiest way to quickly find any notifications you wanted to take another look at. Here's how to access it. Long press anywhere on your home screen until the additional menu items appear. Select Widgets. It's typically one of the first options available, but may require some scrolling depending on your device and Android version. Scroll through the widgets menu and look for the Settings option. If you find it, drag it to the home screen and select it. If you don't, select the Shortcuts option instead. Find the Settings shortcut there, and drag it to your home screen, then select it. Select Notification log from the menu that appears to place a shortcut to your notification log on your Home screen. That shortcut should now link you straight to the Notification log. Select it from your home screen, and you'll be able to see all your past notifications. If you ever want to access your notification logs again in the future, you can just tap that icon again to go straight to them. Check the Notifications Log History on Android 11 If you're running the latest version of Android 11, you can check your notification history much more easily. To do so, select Settings > Apps and Notifications > Notification History and toggle it to on. When turned on, the Notification History will keep track of all your notifications and you can view them at any time. Third Party Notification Log Alternatives Although the native Android Notification Logs are fully-featured and effective notification viewing tools, there are third-party applications which can do it too. One popular option that is well reviewed is Notification History Log. Here's how to use it: Install Notification History Log from the Play Store and open it. Select your language preference and agree to the terms and conditions. Scroll through the tutorial screens, and when prompted, tap Enable Permission and the toggle the services you want to allow permissions for On, on the next screen. Select Continue. Select Enable for storage permission. To view notifications on the app screen, select Advanced History to display your notifications. Notification History Log can only log notifications from the point you install the app moving forward, so it cannot recover history notifications you may have dismissed in the past. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit