I just upgraded to OneUI 8 and the notification grouping feature is causing problems. I'd like to be able to disable it, specifically for a single app. I am a Type 1 diabetic and use the Dexcom G7 to keep track of my blood sugar level. The Dexcom app sends two constant notifications, one is my blood sugar level and the other is a notification that says "Dexcom app is running." Previously both would be displayed so I could simply hit a button and see my blood sugar. Now the notification with my blood sugar level stacks below the "running" notification so I have to tap the group to see it. This is especially bad if I am very busy or driving and need to quickly peek at my blood sugar level.
The other issue is that on OneUI 7 the dexcom notifications were given top priority and were always at the top of my phone. Now they get pushed down by unimportant notifications such as wifi networks, discord messages, and weather. I had notifications set to priority rather than latest, but I dont even see the option on One UI 8.
Thankfully the emergency alert for low or high blood sugar works fine.
Live Notifications are now pinned to the top and always shown first. If it is not showing at the top, it is because the developer has not updated the app to show as a Live notification.
I would recommend contacting the devs of the Dexcom app and requesting that they update the app for Android 16/UI8 and make the notifications Live.
This is so frustrating for me, too. Whilst my reasons are far less important than yours, I use a reminders app to make sure I get all my tasks done, but now when there are a few outstanding reminders, they're all grouped, so I only see the top one by default, which unless I expand it, makes me completely overlook the other things that I need to do. It may sound like a petty/lazy reason for me, but there should be an option to ungroup notifications somewhere, in this day and age!
Yeah, I have a memory disorder and have a ton of different reminders and notifications for things all throughout the day, and now I can't see the majority of them because they're collapsed into the group. This has completely disrupted my life and productivity
I just got the update yesterday and really hate the way we are forced to now use Notifications the way some developer thinks, rather than the way we think. I too prefer some of my notifications to be ungrouped and some to be grouped. Why not make that an option by app the way other options can be changed?
I have the same problem with my dexcom notifications. I'm seeing this problem across the board for many people, but it has not been fixed yet that I can find..
I have this same concern after my phone updated just recently. There are numerous apps I often receive multiple notifications from. Because of this change in One UI, I can no longer see at a glance what the notifications are, nor even how many notifications I have. Where once I used to see a full screen (and then some) of notifications immediately telling me I had a lot of stuff to deal with, I now might have only one single notification bubble despite having a dozen notifications. I sincerely hope Samsung corrects this issue soon, as it is just yet another user-ignorant change pushing me away from Samsung for any future product.
