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BuzzKill Notification Manager

Tools Sam Ruston ⭐ 4.60 50,000+
Version Varies with device Everyone

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Permissions Explained 10 permissions requested View details

This app requests 10 permissions. The table below explains what each permission may allow and what users should review before installing.

Status Permission What it means Why it may be used User safety note
ℹ️ Review Approximate Location (network Based) approximate location (network-based) This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Precise Location (gps And Network Based) precise location (GPS and network-based) This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review View Wi Fi Connections view Wi-Fi connections This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review View Network Connections view network connections This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Pair With Bluetooth Devices pair with Bluetooth devices This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Run At Startup run at startup This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Control Vibration control vibration This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Prevent Device From Sleeping prevent device from sleeping This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Google Play License Check Google Play license check This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.
ℹ️ Review Modify Secure System Settings modify secure system settings This is an Android permission or app-specific permission requested by the app. The app may use this permission for features related to its category, device support, background behavior, storage, connectivity, or system integration. Review this permission before installing, especially if it does not match the app’s expected purpose.

About BuzzKill Notification Manager

TIMES MAGAZINE - BEST INVENTIONS 2025 ANDROID AUTHORITY - "This is the notification manager Google should’ve built for Android years ago" LIFEHACKER - "BuzzKill Is the Best Way to Manage Your Android Notifications" BuzzKill allows you to see the notifications you need to see when you need to see them and filter out everything else you don't. Here is just a taste of what BuzzKill can do: • Cooldown - Don't get buzzed multiple times when someone messages you multiple times in quick succession • Custom alert - Set a custom sound or vibration pattern for a specific contact or phrase • Dismiss - Automatically swipe away any notification you don't want to see, without hiding all notifications for that app • Reply - Automatically reply to a message if you haven't seen it after a while • Remind me - Keep reminding you until you see a notification • Undo - Gives you a second chance to tap on a notification when you accidentally swipe it away • Snooze - Receive your notifications in batches so they fit your schedule • Alarm - Get your attention such as for a security camera notification • Secret - Hide the content of the notification • Keep a history of your notifications so you review or restore them later • And many more... FAQ: https://buzzkill.super.site/ BuzzKill is privacy first. There are no ads, no trackers and no data ever leaves your device. Unlike pretty much every app on your phone and the Play Store it doesn't have access to the internet (you can check) so you can be sure that your data is safe. Looking for a free trial? BuzzKill cannot connect to the internet to verify purchases, so it does not offer a free trial in the app. However if you're not happy with your purchase, please press the contact support button in the app and I'll refund your order if you're outside of Google Play's returns period. Wear OS BuzzKill has a companion app for Wear OS that allows you to trigger certain actions on the watch based on the rules that the phone triggers. For example you can create a rule in BuzzKill to trigger an alarm when you receive a certain notification. With the BuzzKill companion app, you can have the alarm show up on your watch too. Accessibility Service API BuzzKill includes an optional accessibility service that allows it automate certain actions on your device. For example you set BuzzKill to automatically tap a button in a notification. No data is collected and no data leaves the device. You do not need to enable the accessibility service unless you create a rule that uses it. Does BuzzKill work with phone calls? Unfortunately phone calls work very differently to notifications and they have limited support in BuzzKill. E.g. you can't set a custom vibration or sound for a phone call, but you can use the unsilence rule to temporarily allow a phone call to unsilence your rule based on the time/location/phone number that is calling.

What BuzzKill Notification Manager Is Used For

BuzzKill Notification Manager is a tools app for Android phones that appears designed to help people manage how notifications behave throughout the day. Based on the metadata, it may be used to reduce repeated alerts, highlight important messages, and automatically handle certain notifications so the user does not have to deal with every pop-up manually.

Common use cases include setting custom sounds or vibration patterns for specific contacts or phrases, auto-dismissing notifications from apps or triggers you do not want to keep seeing, and snoozing or batching alerts so they arrive at a better time. The app also appears to support reminder-style behavior, notification history, and visibility controls such as hiding notification content. The listed permissions like vibration control, startup behavior, Bluetooth pairing, and network access checks suggest it may run background notification rules and interact with connected devices or wearable companions, including Wear OS support mentioned in the metadata.

Common uses

  • Reduce repeated notification spam from the same conversation or app
  • Set custom alerts for important contacts or keyword-based messages
  • Automatically clear notifications you do not need to act on
  • Delay or batch alerts so they match your schedule
  • Keep reminders active until you notice a notification
  • Review notification history or recover something you dismissed
  • Use with a phone-based setup and a Wear OS companion app
Best for:
notification control android phone users wear os companion productivity

App Details

Package:
com.samruston.buzzkill
Category:
Tools
Developer:
Sam Ruston
Version:
Varies with device
Updated:
Mar 21, 2026
Min Android:
Varies with device
Age Rating:
Everyone
Contains Ads:
No
In-App Purchases:
No

Official Listing

  • Official listing available on Google Play
  • Package name: com.samruston.buzzkill
  • Age rating: Everyone

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