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How to Get Smarter With Android Smart Notification Apps?

How often have you found yourself all worked up in the midst of a meeting due to annoying notifications on your phone? Say Goodbye to those days as we provide you with a list of smart apps that will let you peacefully carry out your meetings and discussions without getting bothered about notification woes! Dynamic Notifications, Floatify, Snowball and several other apps are improving various aspects of efficient and organized notifications. Take a look at a whole bunch of smart Android apps to make you smarter:

Floatifications

Tools in this classic Android app are quite similar to the way chat heads on Facebook work. Floatification combines all the apps in your Smartphone with its chat heads feature. Besides this there are various other features and added customization options. You can have a peek into your notification pop-ups. There is a stack notification option that displays all the notifications from an app or lets you see only the recent notifications. The pop-ups can also display extra text which is possible if you set apps like SMS and Gmail in your notification feature.

You can manually set up app display options for your mobile screen. You can choose app icons, action buttons, pin apps for priority, heads up notifications and blacklist mode. Blacklist feature will let you hide your notifications in a blacklisted app (a separate entity) if you do not want any popup to appear.

Chat heads feature is quite handy. Features in this app are complex but they become extremely useful once you get to know them thoroughly. There is uniqueness in the way it works as you have complete control over your notifications.

You can try it for a free 14 days’ trial. To get the full version of this app you need to shell out $1.88. Devices with Android 3.0 and up will be compatible for this app.

Floatify

Whenever you are unable to check new notifications Floatify will provide you with a mini heads-up notifications. You need to put your phone on a full-screen mode to avail this feature. You can opt for Direct Reply which allows you to select predefined replies. You can simply tap on any of them and send your desired reply. You do not need to open any app to mark them read or perform instant replies. Floatify is compatible with the major messenger apps like WeChat, Telegram, WhatsApp and Skype.

There are several other features that make Floatify come out as a easy access app. Smart Blacklist will help you in auto-hiding notifications while you busy yourself watching videos, surfing the net or playing games.

Smart Wake is another smart feature that activates your phone’s display the moment you pick up your phone. There are new upgrades provided by Floatify which are available in the advanced versions. Swipe Action Menu (SAM) allows direct actions and Quick reply which simply requires you to swipe left on heads-up notification. There are speed modes available that lets heads-up mode act faster.

It requires Android 4.1 and up and is Free. However it requires a cost for getting upgraded to its Pro version.

Snowball

Snowball can be adjudged as the most popular and an extremely well-developed mobile notification application. This app quite nicely replaces your default stock notification center. It is an intelligent app that easily organizes significant notifications from your notes, emails and calendar and brings them in one place. You can check and send replies to your texts, Facebook, Line, Telegram and WhatsApp notifications from the notification panel if Snowball. Time is short in today’s fast paced lives and we hardly have time to run all our apps to check or clear notifications. Snowball does wonders in relieving us from our tasks with a single swipe.

Added features like specific sound selection will spice up your experience with Snowball. Hidden notifications will show in the “Hidden” tab. You can categorize your notifications, find other apps and contacts along with toggle and settings menu which are accessible simply with a downward swipe.

You can also change fonts and reply to your WhatsApp messages from the notification section. It can handle several actions simultaneously and with ease. There are updates slated for future release.

You can avail it for Free. Snowball is compatible with devices running on Android 4.4 and up.

Dynamic Notifications

Now you can check all your notifications without having to unlock your phone. All thanks to Dynamic Notifications which truly abides by its name! You can select your desired apps for access and take them forward to the Dynamic Notifications screen. Background and image changes can also be opted.

The Premium version offers a wide range of advances features such as custom brightness, night mode, widgets and auto wake. The swipe action can also be customized. Dynamic Notifications will act as your primary lock screen which will allow you to hide many of your actions.

If you want to get over the hassle of unlocking to view notifications, etc then this is one of the handiest apps available in the market.

Free version has limited features.  The Premium version is available for $1.99. It is compatible with Android 4.0 and up.

APUS Message Center

It has reportedly been downloaded and installed on more than 28 million devices across the globe. You can find an extremely smooth and easy UI to check all notifications at a go. A single panel holds together your emails, missed calls, WhatsApp texts and other apps used by you. All of these are served in a single panel on APUS Message Center. This app also lets you see the total number of unread messages on the app icons and folders is you are using launcher. There is no need to enter the app as you can send your replies from the notification panel itself.

APUS Message Center is highly compatible with most Android versions and devices. You can avail the app for free from Google play store.

Echo

This is a comprehensive lock screen application that provides complete notification instead of titles. You can view and manage notifications directly from your device’s lock screen. You phone’s predefined categories such as ‘social’, ‘priorities’ or ‘work’ acts behind displaying all your notifications on Echo. UI is extremely simple. Various features like ‘snooze notifications’ will allow you to check alerts at your convenient time.

You can also ensure privacy with Echo’s pattern lock.

In-app product purchases are available with this app. Double Labs, Inc. offers various interactive elements. The app is compatible with Android 4.3 and up. It is available for Free. With Echo’s current version in-app purchases can be made (charges are applicable).

Image, Media and files can be modified or deleted from your USB storage. It runs from the device startup and provides you with full network access.

Metro Notifications

You can play with your notification settings as this app adds variety. Metro Notifications displays banners that carry hover notifications from your apps and device tools. You can swipe left or right to dismiss notifications.

Custom colours are provided by this app which lets you have different colour displays for different apps. Now you can have notifications (complete text) displayed on your phone even when your phone is locked. You can choose and configure as to which apps will have display notifications and which will be hidden depending on your set priority.

Metro Notifications requires devices with Android 4.1 and up. The app is Free. It offers in-app purchases.

Flash Notification 2

If your phone does not have an LED flash light, then this app will use your device screen’s brightness to increase light to notify you anytime anywhere. Flash Notification 2 starts flashing whenever you get notifications. You can choose which notifications should have the flash. You can also choose from a variety of flash types.

It does not use notification LEDs of a device in case of customization. It uses the LED flash that comes with your device rear camera for your alerts. You can set flash interval times and colour.

It is available for free installation. The app is compatible with mobile devices powered by Android 2.3 and up.

Heads-up Notifications

This is an app that will surely be liked by individuals preferring text pop ups on mobile screens. Your mobile device will display floating pop-up notifications that include full texts. There are some pretty attractive features like ‘pocket detection’ which allows users to receive a notification and take the phone out of the pocket, when the feature gets activated automatically on the phone’s display.

Heads-up Notifications is compatible with Android 3.1 and upwards. Some smart wearable devices also support this app. Extended support for Heads-up Notifications is an unsure territory with the app makers being unavailable.

Flashlight Notification

This is regarded as one of the most elegant looking applications of the present times. A very friendly user interface along with flash alerts for your notifications will make it a handy utility. With blinking lights for incoming calls and other alerts you will never miss a thing, all thanks to Flashlight Notification.

You can select apps and set preferences for notifications. Flash light blinks will appear for important notifications. You can set aside apps to check at a later time. In case of low battery you can turn off flash alerts. Light alert speed can be customised. You can also stop the light alert with your phone’s power button or volume controller.

Flashlight Notification is freely available. The app requires mobile devices with Android 4.0 and up.

In the current fast paced times, we are driven by extreme access to technological support but at the same time we have our restraints. We do not want our very own notifications to disturb us. With the apps discussed above you can rest assured to remain positively affected and unaffected (as preferred by you) by your mobile devices.