Why do I get multiple notifications in succession but no new email or texts?

[Android Central Question]

A friend recently installed a google screen with multiple apps, i.e., CNN, Facebook, Wikipedia, Amazon etc. I wonder if the notifications are for those apps - and it's draining my battery! Very non-techie and feeling quite helpless.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? What do you mean by "a Google screen with multiple apps"? Do you mean that your friend installed some apps and placed shortcuts for those apps on the homescreen?