Disable Badge Notifications on Android 7.0

[Android Central Question]

I would very much like to disable badge notification on several apps on my phone.
I have seen people say disable an app like "Badge Provider" or some similarly named app but I'm running 7.0 nougat and there seems to be no such app.
Similarly when I i disable notifications in the Apps themselves or in the Settings -> App Menu all it does is disable the alert notification but badges remain.

If anyone knows a way around this I'd be very appreciative of their help.

 

[chanchan05]

This would vary from phone to phone based on the manufacturer's implementation as this is not core Android functionality, but a feature of the launcher provided. The easiest and most hassle free way to turn it off is just getting another launcher from the Play Store.

 

[fun account]

For A Samsung J5 could you reccommend a launch provider?

 

[fun account]

Could you recommend one for a Samsung J5?

 

[hallux]

On the apps list in Settings, tap the 3-dot menu in the top right and select to show system apps, BadgeProvider will show there.

 

[chanchan05]

Which J5 version is this?

You can try the following: Nova Launcher, Pixel Launcher, Apex Launcher, Action Launcher.

Personally I use Nova Launcher.

 

[fun account]

It wont let me disable the BadgeProvider. How do I do that?

 

[hallux]

Did you try force stopping it first? It's possible Samsung made it more difficult to do.

 

[snowbiker]

Did you try force stopping it first? It's possible Samsung made it more difficult to do.

I also did clear data, clear cache, and restarted phone but when you go back to the app the Force Stop is showing again as if I hadn't selected it. (disable is always greyed out). These badges only started appearing yesterday and there hasn't been update!

 

[Grrr jdkdnjdod]

On zte blade a6 lite android 7.1.1 interface mifavor: long press the screen to see the options for the screen, click the option more > bagde.
On zte blade a6 premium the option is on the settings > notifications > common > badges.

 

[Aidan Horn]

fun account and snowbiker are correct. How does BadgeProvider get disabled?

 

[mustang7757]

Been little quiet here , not sure they will respond back