Notification History Android App Review
Notification History for Android is a handy app that records all your transaction notifications. This include notifications that belong to Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) that many users, especially those outside the US, like to view to determine their present airtime balance and which apps are using it all up. You can get Notification History app for free from Google Play Store.
Features
Notification History app for Android comes handy to users who have expensive data plans. The app could keep track of every single update, email refresh, and more to aid you understand where your data is being used, and which apps are consuming the most data. The app has options to record USSD, Class 0 (Flash) SMS, popped dialog, app installation, toasts and notifications. It let you backup messages created by your apps so that you can read them later, and find out which apps are loading status bar ads that eat way precious data. The app also let you uninstall apps from within it, shows each app’s installation source, and even copy notifications to the clipboard. Since the app records everything, it requires some hefty list of permissions, including all the info that enters your phone (also credit card info).
Notification History Android app might be a turn off for many, who values their privacy. It would have been great had the app provided sort of tiered functionality wherein you only have to give permissions for what you need, instead of all or nothing. The look and feel of Notification History app for Android is much like Android’s settings menu. It is a bit technical than the average user would know. But nevertheless, it gets the job done. It might take couple of Google searches to find out what USSD is. However, it is easy to check the boxes and let the app do the rest.
Conclusion
Notification History app for Android quite effectively tracks your all your transaction notifications, including USSD, email refresh and updates so that you’ll know which app consumes what data and when. But the app requires some outrageous permission that even includes your credit card info, in case you use it to purchase something from your phone. The UI is basic and resembles the stock settings menu. For an average user, the app’s operation might look a bit technical. But it does what it promises. However, you got to trust the app first. Notification History is also available in an ad-free pro version.
Category: Free Android Apps
