So I did some further research and came across this video: link
It is to my understanding that badge notifications should clear when the app has been opened, if I may can I ask that you confirm this on your device? The one in the video is a Samsung so it should be working the same for me but it doesn't :/
Maybe I did something weird with my phone? I don't even know what I touched/messed with if that's the case
Launcher? I think the one I am using is called One UI version: 5.1.1
What you're describing is the behaviour I had expected to be universal across Android, but is launcher specific? I assume I would be losing functionality and optimisations on my Z Fold if I were to stray away from the stock launcher
edit: I solved the issue, it was an App called BadgeProvider that I needed to clear data from, dunno why I had to do that when this is a new device. But it did throw me for a loop for a few days.
I see, that's unfortunate. You can clear notifications both ways on an iPhone (by using the notification centre and clicking on an app) but cannot on Android. Ah well :(
Edit: solved the issue
Hello everyone, I recently moved from iPhone to a Samsung Z Fold phone and I have some questions about notifications.
How notifications work^(as most of you know)^ on iPhone is almost the same as Android where both get a swipe down notification menu. Apple calls it a notification centre, while Android has it mixed with quick settings.
When it comes to badge notifications, the small bubble above an App icon with a number. These types of notifications are easily dismissed on iPhone by opening up the app and just looking at what that notification is, whether it was a message on Discord or a YouTube push notification.
This doesn't seem to work on my Android phone, and I can't emulate this behaviour either by going through system settings. These badge notifications do not go away even after opening the app and even when the app itself recognizes it has no more notifications to offer, yet still the phone itself refuses to dismiss the badge notification unless I clear that notification in the swipe down notification centre/menu.
Is this the intended behaviour and is it possible to change it? I've heard there is a degree of freedom on Android, especially on Samsung. So I'm keeping up my hopes.
EDIT: I FIXED IT
This was the problem child--just had to "Clear data" and badge notifications now clear when App is opened!
