Change your Google notifications

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:

Get notifications for topics you follow

Important: The “Follow” feature is currently only available in the US.

1. On your Android devices, open the Google app .
2. Search for a topic that interests you.
3. 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 Web & App Activity settings.

Turn off notifications for topics you follow

1. On your Android devices, open the Google app .
2. Tap Saved .
3. On the Interests page, go to the "Followed" tab.
4. To turn off notifications for the required topic, tap .

Tip: To turn notifications back on, tap .

Turn off notifications about a specific topic

1. On your Android devices, open the Google app .
2. Tap Get Notified at the top right, next to your profile picture or initial.
3. Next to a notification, tap Menu .
4. 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.

Turn off notification categories

If you want to stop notifications from a specific category, like weather or sports, you can turn off individual categories in Notification settings.

1. On your Android devices, open the Google app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial Settings Notifications.
3. Next to the categories you want to turn off, tap Turn off .

Turn off all notifications

1. On your Android devices, go to device Settings apps Notifications App notifications.
2. Next to “Google," 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

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app .
2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initial Settings Notifications Your notification settings.
   • Important: Users with older app versions may find Notifications you opted into instead of Your notification settings.
3. 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 

1. On your device, go to myactivity.google.com.
2. Tap Other Google activity.
3. Under "Your interests & notifications," tap Delete.

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