Signal introduces new notification settings for Android

3 September 2026 12:45 CEST

Signal has added a number of new settings that give you more control over your notifications. You can adjust the settings for all chats, or per chat or group.

Signal has added While muted, Unread reminders, and Reaction notifications to its settings:

While muted

With the While muted option, you can choose to receive notifications for calls, mentions, or replies, even when chats or groups are muted. This is useful for busy chats, where you may still want to be notified about important interactions with your messages without receiving notifications for every new message.

Unread reminders

With Unread reminders, Signal will occasionally notify you when there are unread messages in muted chats. This can be useful if you want to keep chats muted but still be reminded to check messages you haven’t read yet.

Reaction notifications

Signal also lets you choose whether to receive notifications for emoji reactions to messages you send. This can be useful if you want to reduce notifications and don’t need to be notified every time someone reacts to one of your messages.

If you want to reset all your notification settings to their defaults, including custom settings for chats, you can now reset notification settings as well.