How can I prevent my screen from waking when receiving notifications?

[Matt 5]

When no screen lock type is used, the device will wake itself when a notification is recieved, such as when the charger is disconnected, text, etc.

I do not want my phone waking up and all my stuff messed up while inside my pocket. On some android versions there is an option to disable the screen wake for notifications, but not on this one. I don't like using pin codes, swipe, or fingerprint readers. I prefer to keep my phone easy to access and then lock up the important things, like the password manager. I have first found out about this unwanted behavior back in 2015, and 8 years later nothing has changed. Samsung really needs to get their act together.

 

[mustang7757]

Try going settings>lock screen then edit

 

[mustang7757]

Choose none

 

[Matt 5]

This is all I see

 

[joeldf]

In Settings > Display > Accidental Touch Protection. Turn that "On". That's supposed to help when you have the phone in your pocket. It senses if it's in a dark place and won't activate the touches.

It's not perfect. I do use a PIN, but I've still had the screen be on something or start typing random characters in an email or text from my pocket. But it is rare. A couple years ago a text went out to my wife who thought I might be having a stroke with the string of random letters that she saw.

Usually it happens if I drop the phone in my pocket forgetting to press the lock button to put it on the AOD screen first - which is my usual habit.

That setting has been there since I started with an S8 five years ago.

 

[Matt 5]

In Settings > Display > Accidental Touch Protection. Turn that "On". That's supposed to help when you have the phone in your pocket. It senses if it's in a dark place and won't activate the touches.

It's not perfect. I do use a PIN, but I've still had the screen be on something or start typing random characters in an email or text from my pocket. But it is rare. A couple years ago a text went out to my wife who thought I might be having a stroke with the string of random letters that she saw.

Usually it happens if I drop the phone in my pocket forgetting to press the lock button to put it on the AOD screen first - which is my usual habit.

That setting has been there since I started with an S8 five years ago.

Thats not the problem. I have tap to wake disabled and use no screen lock, so only the lock button is supposed to unlock the device. Well it doesn't. Notifications wake my device and bring it into the Home screen.

 

[mustang7757]

This is all I see

Try using AOD with what I mentioned, I think u don't have my options because yours is set without biometric/pin/password, also in advance features under settings turn off wake screen double tap.

 

[joeldf]

Thats not the problem. I have tap to wake disabled and use no screen lock, so only the lock button is supposed to unlock the device. Well it doesn't. Notifications wake my device and bring it into the Home screen.

I don't use tap to wake either.

With no PIN, pressing the lock button simply puts the screen to sleep immediately instead of waiting for the time-out. The accidental touch option is still supposed to work while the phone is in your pocket.

So, you won't even try it?

I mean, it's just a suggestion if you've never tried it.

 

[notforhire]

In Settings > Display > Accidental Touch Protection. Turn that "On". That's supposed to help when you have the phone in your pocket. It senses if it's in a dark place and won't activate the touches.

It's not perfect. I do use a PIN, but I've still had the screen be on something or start typing random characters in an email or text from my pocket. But it is rare. A couple years ago a text went out to my wife who thought I might be having a stroke with the string of random letters that she saw.

Usually it happens if I drop the phone in my pocket forgetting to press the lock button to put it on the AOD screen first - which is my usual habit.

That setting has been there since I started with an S8 five years ago.

I just toggled that setting on today. I hope it helps, since I pocket dialed 911 last Saturday and the Saturday before while I was doing yard work. Nice people, but don't need a weekly call with them.

 

[mustang7757]

Another thing to do but go into each individual app by long pressing the said app tap info>notification>turn off for Lock screen