A new leak tied to Android 17 suggests a feature called Notification Rules is on the way, and it could seriously change how Samsung users manage alerts day to day.

If you’ve used a Galaxy device for a while, you already know Samsung gives you solid notification tools. Things like categories, modes, and grouping already help keep things under control, but Notification Rules goes deeper.

Instead of just tweaking app settings, you’ll be able to create custom rules based on specific apps or even specific people. Think about it like this:

• Instead of silencing WhatsApp entirely, you could silence just one noisy group.
• Or make sure messages from a particular contact always stand out.

From what folks over at AndroidAuthority have seen in the leaked One UI 9 builds, you’ll be able to set rules with five different actions:

• Silence: Notifications come in quietly, no sound or vibration
• Block: Completely hide notifications from that app or contact
• Silence and Bundle: Keep things quiet and grouped together, perfect for spammy apps or group chats
• Highlight: Make important notifications stand out so you don’t miss them
• Highlight and Alert: Give priority alerts with sound or vibration for key people or apps

Notification Rules could finally solve a common problem: wanting control without going extreme. You won’t have to mute entire apps or turn off notifications completely just to get some peace. Instead, you fine-tune your phone around how you actually use it.

Google hasn’t officially confirmed Notification Rules for Android 17, so things could still change before release. But one thing is clear: Samsung is preparing something genuinely useful here.

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