How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

[all_bran]

How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

I'm going from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to a Nexus 6. I never thought it would be so different! On the GS3, certain icons would show "event counters" or whatever they're called in the top right corner. The email icon would show me how many unread emails I had. The Text Messaging app would show me how many unread texts i had. Facebook would show me how many unread notifications I had, etc etc... They were all the same, a number in a little orange bubble in the top right corner of each rspective icon.

Any idea how to turn that on in the Nexus 6?? I tried searching for an answer but didn't know what to call it!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Gekko]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

I'm going from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to a Nexus 6. I never thought it would be so different! On the GS3, certain icons would show "event counters" or whatever they're called in the top right corner. The email icon would show me how many unread emails I had. The Text Messaging app would show me how many unread texts i had. Facebook would show me how many unread notifications I had, etc etc... They were all the same, a number in a little orange bubble in the top right corner of each rspective icon.

Any idea how to turn that on in the Nexus 6?? I tried searching for an answer but didn't know what to call it!

Thanks in advance!

TeslaUnread for Nova Launcher
TeslaCoil Software

Description
TeslaUnread provides unread count badges for Nova Launcher Prime and WidgetLocker.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...com.teslacoilsw.notifier&hl=en&token=SGsfbU2T

 

[gozirra]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

Notification Badges aren't part of standard Android, the reason you saw them on some of the S3's apps is because Samsung included them in the Messages, Facebook, and Email apps as part of their apps, in conjunction with Touchwiz. There are apps that claim to add Notification Badges, and some launcher replacements (Nova I think?) might support those.

 

[jrvtecaccord]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

TeslaUnread for Nova Launcher
TeslaCoil Software

Description
TeslaUnread provides unread count badges for Nova Launcher Prime and WidgetLocker.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...com.teslacoilsw.notifier&hl=en&token=JRFL0CrB

That's what I use with great results.

Sent from my Nexus 6

 

[all_bran]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

Thank you everybody!

 

[jfs101]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

I'm looking to turn off that bubble counter on my S6. It's driving me crazy! I've turned off all notifications on the Facebook app, but still I get the icon counter.

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[jfs101]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

BTW, I didn't grant the phone permission to access Facebook when it asked.

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[Super Face]

Re: How to get the "message counter" or "notification counter" to show up on home-screen icons??

I'm looking to turn off that bubble counter on my S6. It's driving me crazy! I've turned off all notifications on the Facebook app, but still I get the icon counter.

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Me too!!! Except that I have a Samsung Galaxy S5. I've never had this problem before and one day I just look at my snapchat app and there it is!!! It wasn't there earlier in the day but it's so annoying I want it off my Snapchat app. I don't mind it being on the messages app but I just want my snapchat app like it was before without the notification badge. It's driving me nuts and I'm trying to find something on the Internet to help me take if off.