topic Re: Notification Style in Galaxy S26

Notification Style

xanco — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:03:29 GMT

Hello! I recently made the switch from Apple and purchased the S26 Ultra, and so far I’m really enjoying it. That said, there are still a few things I’m having trouble adjusting to.

At work, I like to keep my phone mounted in front of my keyboard so that when a notification comes in, I can quickly glance over and see whether it’s something I need to respond to. On my Samsung, though, I only hear the default notification chime and the screen doesn’t wake up. It’s a bit frustrating having to manually turn on the screen every time just to see what the notification was.

On my iPhone, notifications worked a little differently. Apps would typically use their own default notification sounds if they had one, instead of the phone’s generic tone, which made it much easier to tell what type of notification I was receiving—almost like the default tone was reserved mainly for text messages.

I’m hoping someone might have some helpful tips—maybe a setting I missed or an app that could help with this. I’ve already enabled lock screen notification cards, but that doesn’t help much if the screen itself doesn’t light up.

Re: Notification Style

RevengeOneUI — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:41:47 GMT

Glad your enjoying!
Settings > notifications > notification pop up style > show brief pop-ups even when screen is off.

Notifications > app notifications > choose an app > notification categories > choose a category, click on it, not on the toggle > make sure it's on alert > sound

You can also download good lock from the samsung app store, and there, install the edge lighting plus module, and choose the edge lighting for different keywords. (You can make the edge lighting be only when the screen is off)

Samsung has endless customisation, but it can sometimes be harder to find. If you have any more questions, I'm more than happy to help!

Re: Re: Notification Style

RevengeOneUI — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:43:03 GMT

I'm just replying here since I edited my original response, and I want to make sure you see the edited version.

Re: Notification Style

Mustafa5 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:26:56 GMT

Hi there, welcome to the club!
To make the screen wake and show the notification when it arrives:
1. Go to Settings: Notifications > Notification pop-up style > select brief and then in the bottom turn on "show even while screen is off"

If this didn't work let me know!

Re: Re: Notification Style

RevengeOneUI — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:56:59 GMT

Brief doesn't have to be selected for the button to appear. You can have it that when the screen is off it's Brief, and when it's on its detailed.

Re: Re: Re: Notification Style

Mustafa5 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:59:39 GMT

Yes that also works!

Re: Notification Style

xanco — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:52:27 GMT

Thank you for the suggestions. I'm still not seeing the screen turn on when getting a notification.

Re: Notification Style

xanco — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:54:09 GMT

Thank you for the suggestion. I'm still not seeing the screen turn on when getting a notification.

Re: Re: Notification Style

Mustafa5 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:26:22 GMT

I just tried out myself. If it's in detailed mode it won't appear. Your screen won't turn on but you should be able to see the notification if it's in brief mode.

Re: Re: Notification Style

xanco — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:38:53 GMT

Wait, it just worked for X but it didn't do it for other apps. I have detailed mode on.

EDIT: It was a "priority notification" so it turned on the screen.

Re: Re: Re: Notification Style

Mustafa5 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:48:55 GMT

Did it also show the notification content? cause mine just shows WhatsApp when I tried it.

REPLY EDIT: ok that makes sense, didn't know that

Re: Notification Style

tbratz — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:41:35 GMT

I'm having this same problem. Also won't notify me on my lock screen like my s23+ did. Spent 2 hours on the phone with Samsung tonight to later be told by them "this feature was removed when our s25 phones came out." Returning my s26+ and going back to my s23+. Waste of time and money.

Re: Notification Style

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