There was a time when you just had to swipe the notification left or right and tap Repeat to dismiss a notification in Android. This was not only an easy way to snooze those notifications momentarily, but also a configurable option. This method has been deprecated and a much simpler, but more restrictive option has been introduced in its place by Google on its home mobile OS.
First of all, we can ask ourselves: why would you want to put a notification on hold? The answer to this question is simple: you’re not ready to respond to the notification and you don’t want to miss this handy reminder. Of course, you can always check your notification history, but this option is only viable for 24 hours.
On the other hand, if you suspend a notification, it disappears from your notification window, to reappear later and remind you, once again, to take care of that thing that demands your attention. And given the ease of use of Android’s snooze notification option, this alert has something for any user. This feature can significantly reduce the number of notifications you may miss or forget.
So how do you suspend a notification on Android 12? Here is a demonstration on a Google Pixel 6 Pro smartphone, and on a OnePlus 10 Pro.
Pausing a notification on a Pixel 6 Pro
Most Pixel devices have notification suspension turned on by default. The first thing you need to do is locate the notification to snooze and touch the associated arrow pointing down. Once you’ve expanded the notification, tap the clock icon. Tap the click icon to bring up the snooze drop-down list. Tap the drop-down list and choose between 1 hour (default), 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 2 hours.
Although you are limited to the options available, you are not limited to the number of times you can snooze a notification. So if two hours isn’t enough, set a new snooze two hours later when the notification reappears.
Pausing notifications on a OnePlus 10 Pro
On other Android devices (like the OnePlus 10 Pro), the snooze feature is not enabled by default. Don’t worry, it’s quite simple to activate it. To do this, go to Settings > Notifications & Status Bar > Other Settings. In this window, press the On/Off slider of Allow snooze notifications until it is in the On position.
Once you’ve enabled snooze, close the Settings app and lower your notifications screen. If you swipe left on a notification, you will now see the clock icon. At this point, the snooze notification is handled the same way as on the Pixel 6 Pro.
Source: ZDNet.com