topic Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications? in Mobile Apps & Services

How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

Members_bfF62Fw — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 13:54:50 GMT

Every time I play a game app on my S10 phone, a notification appears in the notification area from Game Booster. If I press on it, there's no option to disable it. If I choose 'notification settings' I'm told that it was Game Booster that showed the notification but any attempt to disable it from showing notifications is not allowed. The enable/disable slider/button is deactivated. Why am I not allowed to stop this thing (whatever it is) from spamming me with notifications that I'm not interested in? That's the behaviour of malware rather than something useful.

I just want it to stop.

I've googled this a bit and some people suggest disabling the 'game launcher' but that makes no difference. I suspect that's a different thing.

I understand that Samsung think they want to help us with the software they pre-install, but everything should be able to be turned off if the user wants. Microsoft was forced to do it on Windows. Apple are being pressured. Do we need to start a movement to get the EU to ban Samsung from forcing us to use things we don't want to also?

I fully expect this to get no official Samsung staff member to comment on this.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

Members_bfF62Fw — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:37:01 GMT

Game launcher has been disabled for months. It doesn't affect game booster. Maybe technically it disables game booster from actively doing anything, but it certainly doesn't disable the booster notifications.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

AndrewL — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 11:22:19 GMT

@Members_bfF62Fw: Try heading to Settings > Apps > Tap the 3 lines to the right of 'Your Apps' > Show System Apps > Game Booster > Scroll down > Appear On Top > Allow Permission, and toggle this on. Let me know if this helps.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

Kenneth-071 — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:47:05 GMT

A temporary fix would be to force close the Game Booster app, if the app isn't running it cannot send notifications. Your only other option would be to disable the Game Booster app via ADB as it cannot be disabled from the phone itself.

If you're interested in the ADB route, I already explained it in this topic here. Just replace the package name mentioned in my post with com.samsung.android.game.gametools.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

Members_bfF62Fw — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:06:41 GMT

Thanks. Both those options seem good, but AndrewL's suggestion did the trick 😎😍

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

Members_bfF62Fw — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 16:08:39 GMT

Thanks Andrew, that solved it for me. I can't believe I've let it bug me for the last year without trying harder. A few times I've googled it and been disappointed with the results. Hopefully this one rises up the google rankings as it is the answer. It's also somewhere I'd never have 'just found' by poking around. I'll be using that 3-lines-to-the-right-of-'Your Apps' more often now I'm sure 😁

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

ED28 — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:25:33 GMT

Andrew, would you please translate these instructions to a Galaxy S21 5G with Android 11? I've tried everything I can think of, and if the switch isn't greyed out, the other settings I've tried changing have not worked.

Thanks.

Ed28

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

PeterinFtl — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:46:57 GMT

It's counter-intuitive (for me, anyway) but it does work on my A10e. Thank you!

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

antiforcedBLOATWARE — Fri, 13 May 2022 09:25:56 GMT

ALLOWING PERMISSION FOR GAME BOOSTER TO SHOW ON TOP DOES NOT PREVENT IT FROM TURNING ITSELF BACK ON AFTER YOU HAVE TURNED IT OFF - THEREBY PREVENTING YOU FROM LOGGING INTO GAMES. WRONG ANSWER! WE WANT TO DISABLE GAME BOOSTER!

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

antiforcedBLOATWARE — Fri, 13 May 2022 09:26:33 GMT

NO IT DOES NOT. INACCURATE INFO.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

antiforcedBLOATWARE — Fri, 13 May 2022 09:28:12 GMT

Are you that dense to give the same wrong answer TWICE? THE POINT IS - WE ARE FORCED TO HAVE GAME BOOSTER WE DO NOT WANT THAT TURNS ITSELF BACK ON BEHIND YOUR BACK AND CAN'T BE DISABLED!

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

rosco331 — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:53:14 GMT

The 'allow notifications' switch is greyed out so I can't disable notifications and they keep appearing. I never use this app! It's bloatware that I do not want! Please fix this ASAP.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

AndrewL — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 12:15:35 GMT

@rosco331: It should be possible to disable notifications for Game Launcher and Game Booster by opening Game Launcher > Tap the 3 lines in the bottom right > Settings > Notifications > Show notifications > Toggle this option off.

Navigate back to the Game Launcher landing page > Tap the 3 lines in the bottom right > Game Booster > Block during game > Notifications (toggle this on).

Game Launcher is an embedded app, and cannot be removed from your device completely, however it is possible to disable it by heading to Settings > Apps > Game Launcher > Disable (located at the bottom of the screen).

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

rosco331 — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 12:45:12 GMT

Thanks for the reply AndrewL but as I said, this option is greyed out so I can't turn 'Allow notifications' off. Any other suggestions?

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

_Frap — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:34:38 GMT

This is great if you want Game Booster to show on top. But I disabled this permission on purpose because I don't want game booster on top, and I should not be constantly harrased by a game booster notification that I can't disable, trying to bully me into turning the permission back on. This is not acceptable. How do we get it to stop?

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

astrobird — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:40:56 GMT

how can i turn off notifications from Game Booster App?

S24 ultra. Permission is grayed out cannot turn off notifications.

Re: How do I disable Game Booster Notifications?

Matteo Marongiu — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 08:57:14 GMT

I think many would rather prefer the option to completely remove Game Booster since it opens forcefully in the background and even appears in the notification bar while playing. Some people don't need it and don't want it. The option to turn off the notification is grayed out because apparently Samsung decided we must use it. Sorry but that is very annoying.