Our smartphones are now flooded with instant messaging applications like WhatsApp, Telegram, etc, which led to a drastic decrease in the use of normal text messages. Though, we still use it for transactional messages, OTPs, etc. While the use of normal text messages has gone down, carriers have not stopped sending irritating flash messages. Unlike normal text messages, these appear as a pop-up in the middle of the screen and it does not go away automatically. So, you’ll need to manually remove the flash messages each time it pops up on the screen, which makes it more annoying. Fortunately, there’s a way to turn them off. In this article, we’ll be going through various methods on how to disable flash messages on Android smartphones.
Flash messages, by default, are enabled on every Android smartphone. These type of messages usually contains data balance, offers from advertisers, etc. Manier times the carriers send service activation messages which will deduct some money from your network balance if you opt for the service. The Android phones do not have a direct option in the messaging app to disable the flash messages. But, you can use the SIM toolkit to perform the operation.
On iPhones, the steps to remove flash messages are pretty much the same irrespective of the carrier. But on Android, the methods are slightly different for each carrier. You don’t need to worry as I’ve detailed the steps below for every carrier, be it Airtel, Jio, Vi, or BSNL.
Disable Flash Messages on Airtel
- Open the Airtel Services app on your Android smartphone.
- Click on airtel Now!.
- Select Start/Stop and then tap on Stop.
Congratulations, You have successfully disabled flash messages on your phone.