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Notifications have received three major changes with Android 8.0 Oreo compared to Android 7.x Nougat. First, the handling in the notification shade has been improved, with extra actions now available. Second, there are notification dots. Thirdly, Android O adds notification channels, a unified system to help users manage notifications.

Today, my HTC 10 was updated to Oreo 8.0.0. Now, whenever an app requests my location, I get the location icon appearing, and a default notification sound plays. 'System UI: Finding Location' is what the notification displays. The sound never played before the update. Tip: For an overview of some of the most common notification issues, check out Troubleshoot Slack notifications. Android operating systems Android version 6.0.1+ For devices running Android version 6.0.1 and newer, check that your battery optimization is.

The notification shade has received a number of improvements, some visual, some practical. On the visual side the media controls have been given a color tweak. Previously the media controls in the notification shade displayed the album cover image, very nice. But now with Android 8.0 the background of the media control changes color according to the album artwork. The color also fades into the actual album artwork in the media controls.

Also in Android Oreo, when you partly swipe a notification to the side, you will be provided with options to snooze it for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour, or two hours; tap any one of these to snooze that notification for the specified time. The partial swipe will also give you access to the notification settings for that app where you can disable the notifications as well as configure other behaviors like enabling the notification dot.

Notification dot? What is that? The notification dots appear on an app’s icon in the launcher (both on the home screen and in the app drawer) to let you know that you have an unread notification for that app. Long pressing on the app icon will show you the notification. The long press also reveals several app shortcuts specific to that app.

However, the biggest notification related change comes in the form of notification channels. Notifications are great, but if you are like me then after a few hours of not looking at my phone, I have too many notifications pending. To help combat this and to help users manage notifications more efficiently, Android 8.0 Oreo introduces notification channels for a more unified approach.

Apps written for Android 8 or later must implement one or more notification channels to display notifications to your users. Apps written for Android 7.x or lower will continue to behave the same as they do now, even on a device running Android Oreo.

The idea is that developers create a notification channel for each distinct type of notification that an app can send. For example, a messaging app could setup separate notification channels for each conversation group created by the user.

When a user modifies the behavior for any of the following characteristics, it applies to the whole notification channel, so all notifications posted to that channel behave the same:

  • Importance
  • Sound
  • Lights
  • Vibration
  • Show on lock screen
  • Override do not disturb

Wrap-up

Notifications are one of the key ways we interact with apps on our smartphones and any changes that streamline or improve that interaction are very welcome. Notification channels are a great idea, but it will be a while before we see both apps which support them and enough devices running Android 8.0 to make them mainstream.

What do you think about the notification changes in Android 8.0 Oreo? Are you looking forward to mainstream support for notification channels? Please let me know in the comments below.

Don’t forget to check out our other articles in this series:

In some cases, certain Android devices or third-party apps may block Slack from sending mobile notifications. Below you’ll find some steps you can take to troubleshoot the issues we’re aware of. If you need any help along the way, contact us — we're standing by!

Note: After following any of these steps, we recommend restarting your device to ensure the changes have been successfully applied.

Tip: For an overview of some of the most common notification issues, check out Troubleshoot Slack notifications.

Android version 6.0.1+

For devices running Android version 6.0.1 and newer, check that your battery optimization is not preventing Slack from sending you notifications:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Select Battery.
  3. Tap the Overflow menu icon and choose Battery Optimization.
  4. Tap the downward caret and choose All apps.
  5. Tap Slack, then tap Don't optimize.


Android version 7+

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Select Apps.
  3. Find and tap Slack.
  4. Select Battery, then tap Battery Optimization.
  5. From here, select Apps not optimized option and change it to All apps.
  6. Find Slack in this list and set to Don't optimize.


Android version 9

For devices running Android version 9, make sure the Adaptive Battery feature is not preventing Slack from sending you notifications:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Select Battery.
  3. Choose Adaptive Battery.
  4. Tap Restricted apps, and make sure Slack is not listed.

Clean Master

This third-party app manages battery saving and RAM.

  1. Visit the app's Tools tab.
  2. Select the Notification Cleaner.
  3. Tap the gear icon.
  4. Disable this feature for Slack only, or for all notifications.


Security Master

This third-party security app may be blocking Slack from sending notifications:

  1. Visit the app's NotificationCleaner.
  2. Tap thegear icon.
  3. Ensure that Slack is unchecked and listed under Apps - Notifications Allowed.
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Note: In some cases, you may need to uninstall the app in order to receive mobile notifications.

Below is a list of Android devices and models known to have issues with Slack notifications.

Asus Zenfone (Android 7.0)

Step 1: Ensure that Slack is set to auto-start

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Power Management.
  3. Select Auto-start Manager.
  4. Find Slack and ensure it's enabled.

Step 2: List Slack as a protected app

  1. From the app drawer, tap Mobile Manager.
  2. Tap Boost.
  3. Tap Enable Super Boost, then select Protected app list.
  4. Verify that Slack is on the list.


Asus Zenfone 2

Make sure that Slack is allowed to begin on startup from your Auto-start manager:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Apps.
  2. Tap Auto-start manager.
  3. Toggle Slack to Allow.


Huawei Honor 6

Step 1: List Slack as a protected app

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Power Saving.
  3. Tap Protected apps.
  4. Toggle Slack to enable.

Step 2: Enable Slack in the Notification Manager

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Notification Manager.
  3. Select Notify for Slack to receive push notifications.


Huawei Honor 8

Step 1: List Slack as a protected app

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Advanced Settings.
  3. Tap Battery Manager.
  4. Tap Protected apps (or Close apps after screen lock).
  5. Toggle Slack to enable.

Step 2: Ignore battery optimizations for Slack

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap Advanced.
  4. Select Ignore battery optimizations.
  5. Choose Slack and ignore the app.

Step 3: Allow notifications from Slack

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Select the Notification Panel & Status Bar.
  3. Tap Notification Center and find Slack.
  4. Ensure that Allow Notifications and Priority Display are active.


Huawei P8 lite

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Step 1: Enable Slack to run at startup

  1. From the app drawer, tap Phone Manager.
  2. Swipe left and tap Startup Manager.
  3. Tap Slack and ensure that it's set to run automatically at system startup.

Step 2: Allow notifications from Slack

  1. From the app drawer, tap Phone Manager.
  2. Swipe left and tap Notification Manager.
  3. Tap Rules and ensure that Slack is set up to send notifications to the notification panel. Check if any other settings in this view may be blocking notifications.


Huawei Mate 8 & Huawei Nova Plus

Ensure that Slack is exempt from your device's battery optimization features:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Advanced Settings.
  3. Tap Battery Manager.
  4. Tap Protected apps.
  5. Toggle Slack to enable.

Huawei P20 & P30

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap Slack.
  4. Select Power usage, followed by App launch.
  5. Toggle Manage automatically to Off.
  6. Then, toggle Auto-launch, Secondary launch, and Run in Background to On.


LeEco/LeTV

Step 1: Enable Slack to run at startup

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Permissions.
  3. Tap Manage Auto Launch. If you have enabled other apps to auto-launch, you'll see You've enabled [x] apps to auto launch.
  4. Toggle Slack to enable.

Step 2: List Slack as a protected app

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. SelectBattery, then tap Power saving management.
  3. Select App Protection.
  4. Toggle Slack to enable.

Note: If you have enabled Lock Screen Cleanup and Ultra Long Standby during Sleep, you must disable them to allow Slack notifications.


Lenovo

Enable the auto-start setting for the Slack app:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Power Manager.
  3. Select Background app management.
  4. Toggle Slack to Allow auto-start.


OnePlus (Android 7.0 and earlier)

For versions earlier than Android 8.0 Oreo, ensure that Slack is set to auto-launch:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Tap thegear icon in the top right.
  4. Select App Autolaunch.
  5. Toggle Slack to enable.


OnePlus (Android 8.0 and later)

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Step 1: Check that app storage is set to clear normally

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Advanced.
  3. Select Recent apps management.
  4. Ensure that Normal clear is enabled.

Step 2: Exclude Slack from battery optimization

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Battery, then Battery Optimization.
  3. Tap Apps not optimized and select All apps.
  4. Find Slack and ensure it's set to Don't optimize.


OnePlus 3

Adjust your battery optimization to allow notifications from Slack when it's running in the background:

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Battery.
  3. Select Battery Optimization.
  4. Tap the Overflow menu in the top right of that screen.
  5. Select Advanced Optimization.
  6. Toggle Slack to off.


OPPO

Step 1: List Slack as a protected app

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Advanced Settings.
  3. Tap Battery Manager, then Protected Apps.
  4. Toggle Slack to enable protection.

Step 2: Ignore battery optimization for Slack

  1. Tap on Settings.
  2. Select Battery, then tap on Energy Saver.
  3. Find Slack and ensure that Freeze when in Background, Abnormal Apps Optimization and Doze are all disabled.

Step 3: Allow notifications from Slack

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Notification Panel & Status Bar.
  3. Tap Notification Center.
  4. Find Slack and activate allow notifications and priority display.

Step 4: Add Slack to start up manager

  1. Open the Security app.
  2. Select Privacy Permissions, then Start up manager.
  3. Find Slack and ensure this setting is enabled.


Samsung

Step 1: Prioritize notifications from Slack

Android 8

Android 9

  1. From the device drawer/shade, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Select Slack.
  4. Under App Setting, tap Notifications.
  5. Select Messages & Mentions.
  6. Select Do Not Disturb Custom Exception.
  1. From the device drawer/shade, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Apps.
  3. Select Slack.
  4. Under App Setting, tap Notifications.
  5. Select Messages & Mentions, then Advanced.
  6. Select Do Not Disturb Custom Exception.

Step 2: Exclude Slack from battery optimization

  1. From the app drawer, tap Settings.
  2. Tap Device management.
  3. Select Battery.
  4. Tap Unmonitored apps.
  5. Add Slack to this list.


Xiaomi

Step 1: Check that Slack is given permission to autostart

  1. From the app drawer, tap Security.
  2. Tap Permissions.
  3. Tap Autostart.
  4. Toggle Slack to enable.

Step 2: Ignore battery restrictions for Slack

  1. From the device drawer/shade, tap Settings.
  2. Select Manage Apps’ Battery Usage.
  3. Tap Apps.
  4. Tap Slack, then tap No Restrictions.

Step 3: Allow notifications from Slack

  1. From the device drawer/shade, tap Settings.
  2. Select App Notifications.
  3. Tap Slack.
  4. Toggle on Set as priority.