How to turn off heads-up notifications in Android Marshmallow

Android Lollipop introduced a new type of notification that Google calls “heads-up notifications.” Instead of showing a scrolling message in the status bar—as was the case with notifications in earlier versions of Android—Lollipop’s heads-up notifications slide down over the status bar and provide a larger, more visible notification message.

The change was...controversial. These new notifications may look prettier and be easier to read than the old ones, but some users, like Computerworld’s JR Raphael, bemoaned the change since the new notifications obscured other onscreen content. Heads-up notifications are still around in Android Marshmallow, but you can now switch off heads-up notifications on a per-app basis.

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