The Google app sends notifications about topics that you might be interested in like TV shows, sports teams, and trending search topics. The app also sends you updates and alerts you about events like the weather and crises in your area.
You can control what notifications you get from the Google app:
To get notifications from the Google app, you’ll need to make sure you have notifications turned on in your phone settings. To check:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app.
- Tap Notifications.
- Scroll down and tap the Google app.
- Check that the switch next to “Allow notifications” is set to on.
Important: The “Follow” feature is currently only available in the US.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google app
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- Search for a topic that interests you.
- At the top, next to the topic name, tap Follow.
- You’ll receive notifications on the followed topic on your device. For more details, refer to this article: Follow a topic on Search & Discover.
You may also receive updates from the Google app about topics of interest based on your past search activity. Learn more about the Web & App Activity settings.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google app
- Tap Tabs
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- On the Interests page, go to the "Followed" tab.
- To turn off notifications for the required topic, tap
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Saved.Tip: To turn notifications back on, tap 
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google app
- At the bottom right, tap Notifications.
- Next to a notification, tap Menu
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- Select an option, such as “Not interested in ...” or “Turn off notifications for ...”
.Tip: Some notifications will have a Turn off or Not interested button when you view them on your phone’s home screen. Tap the button to stop notifications about that topic.
If you want to stop notifications from a specific category, like weather or sports, you can turn off individual categories in Notification settings.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google app
- At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial
- Important: Users with older app versions may find Manage other notifications instead of Notification categories.
- Next to the categories you want to turn off, tap Turn off
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.- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google app
- At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial
- At the top, next to “Allow Notifications”, tap Turn off
Control how your location is used for notifications
The Google app uses the general area you’re in to send some notifications, such as weather updates and crisis alerts, to ensure they’re relevant and helpful. Google determines this general area in the background based on a variety of sources, including your IP address, and depending on your settings, your device’s location and previous activity.
You can control whether the Google app uses your location this way with the “Use current location” setting in your Google app notification settings. To ensure you get important alerts for your location, the “Use current location” setting is turned on by default, but you can turn it off anytime.
Important: When “Use current location” is on, the Google app temporarily saves the general area you’re in so that the app can use your last known location to send you helpful updates. This information is automatically deleted based on Google’s Privacy Policy.
Turn off current location use for notifications
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google app
- At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial
- Important: Users with older app versions may find Manage notifications you opted into instead of Your notification topics & settings.
- At the top of the page, next to "Use current location," tap Turn off
Important: If your home or work location is set on Google, you may still get location-based notifications when “Use current location” is turned off. Learn more about how you can update your location settings.
Delete your notification activity
- On your device, go to myactivity.google.com.
- Tap Other Google activity.
- Under "Your interests & notifications," tap Delete.