If you accidentally swiped away all notifications, there's a way to look at your notification history on Android. You do need to turn it on first, though.

These apps can log previous notification history on an Android device, allowing you to see the whole history, including deleted notifications. So, which apps are these, and how do they work?

You can see old notifications on an Android that you've previously cleared via the device's Notification Log, which is accessible in Developer Mode.

If you accidentally dismissed a notification you needed to read in detail, all is not lost. You can find it in your Android's notification history.

Every Android phone may not have the stock Notification Log. I tested this shortcut on the Google Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, and Razer Phone 2 — all phones with stock or near-stock versions of Android.

Android already has a built-in notification log, but accessing it is a little too complicated to be convenient for every day use.

Fortunately, on Android, there’s a straightforward app available now that maintains a functional log of your entire notifications’ history, called Notif Log.

Android 16 is expected to bring big changes to the notification system this year, including notification summaries. Google hopes to improve how notifications are sent, especially with the ...