How to Choose Which Apps to Get Notifications from in Phone Link App
Notification control in the Phone Link app lets you stop specific Android apps from sending pop-ups to your Windows 11 desktop. This feature helps you block noisy alerts from games and social media while keeping important text messages visible on your screen.
Open the Phone Link settings on your PC to choose which apps get permission to show banners. Turning off unwanted alerts keeps your desktop clean and stops constant interruptions while you work.
Open Phone Link on your PC, go to Settings , then Notifications. Select “Manage notifications” and toggle on or off the apps you want to receive alerts from on your computer.
Why do this?
Filtering alerts stops games and social media from interrupting your work while letting important messages through. Customizing notification settings removes unwanted distractions and helps maintain focus.
What happens when done?
Managing Phone Link notifications stops unwanted alerts from popping up on your computer screen while keeping important messages visible. When you finish setting up which apps can talk to your PC, phone alerts show up as clean banner pop-ups or stay tucked away in your notification center. Clearing an alert on your PC also makes it go away on your phone.
Phone Link on your PC can show mobile alerts right on the desktop. Granting permission on the Android device makes these alerts appear on the computer. Clearing an alert on the PC also dismisses it on the phone.
Steps to manage your notifications
- Open the Phone Link app on your PC.
- Click the Settings (gear) icon.
- Select Features in the middle menu.
- Click Notifications on the right to open the list.
- Click Choose which apps I get notifications from to see your app list.
- For each app, choose Notifications feed + banner, Notifications feed, or Disabled from the drop-down menu.
Controlling Phone Link notifications takes just a few clicks inside the app settings on your computer. You can pick exact apps to show banner alerts or feed updates, and turn off anything you do not want to see. Apps only show up in this list after they send your phone at least one alert.
Summary
Managing Phone Link notifications gives you total control over what your Android phone displays on your Windows desktop. Turning alerts on or off for individual apps keeps your screen organized and ensures you only see the messages you actually care about during the day.
References:
- Setting up notifications in the Phone Link - Microsoft Support
- View and manage mobile notifications on your PC - Microsoft Support
- Troubleshooting notifications in the Phone Link - Microsoft Support
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