[FauxHammer33]

I am one of those OCD types that can't stand the notification icons, beeps, or blinks to stuff I don't feel the need to be notified about. So I have gone in to each and every app I have and I've un-checked the box for notifications. This works for a very short time, then I start getting notifications again. I go back in to the app manager and the boxes are checked!!! Why does my phone get to decide what notifications I get instead of me? If my phone feels that it knows better than I do which notifications I should get, then why is there an option to turn it off that does not even work? Please help! I have a GS4 Active with developer options turned on.

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! That shouldn't be happening. So you're turning off notifications by going to the App Manager? What about opening the apps, tapping Menu>Settings, and turning them off from within the app's own menus?

[FauxHammer33]

Phone settings app manager is what I've been doing. I will try your suggestion...thanks!