How to Turn off Flash Messages in Android

Have you ever been using your Android smartphone and received an annoying pop-up message from your carrier? Whether it’s informing you about your current prepaid balance, or data usage for a particular day, these messages are usually intrusive and annoying. Fortunately, turning them off is not as difficult as you might expect, and if that’s what you’re looking for, you’ve come to the right place. Here is how to turn off flash messages in Android.

Disable Flash Messages in Android (2022)

Unlikedisabling flash messages in iPhone, where the steps are pretty much the same across carriers, the steps to disable flash messages in Android, are slightly different across carriers. In this article, we will discuss the steps for disabling flash messages in Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and others. You can use the table of contents below to skip ahead to the steps for your operator.

Turn off Airtel Flash Messages

That’s it, you will no longer receive flash messages from Airtel on your Android smartphone.

Turn off Vodafone Idea (Vi) Flash Messages

For postpaid Vi numbers:

If you’re a postpaid user, send a message ‘CAN FLASH’ to199

For prepaid Vi numbers:

If you’re a prepaid user, send a message ‘CAN FLASH’ to144

Turn off BSNL Flash Messages

Turn off Jio Flash Messages on Android

For Jio users, the process to disable flash messages can be slightly difficult as compared to other networks. Here’s what you can try doing.

If that doesn’t work, you will have to speak with the Jio customer care number to get flash messages disabled on your smartphone.

Easily Disable Flash Messages on Android Phones

As you can see, there are subtle differences in the ways you can disable flash messages on Android phones depending on the network operator you’re using. So, which operator are you using, and have you disabled flash messages on your phone? Let us know in the comments below.

Akshay Gangwar

Greetings, tech titans and fellow literary time-travelers! I’m Akshay, your tech-whisperer and Harry Potter’s number one stalker – seriously, don’t ask me how many times I’ve read those books; it’s borderline unhealthy.

Working in the tech journalism industry since 2016, I have 7 years of experience covering everything from technology news, to well-researched resource articles. Now the Content Strategist at Beebom, I often pen down op-eds for our website, sharing expert commentary on the latest in technology, AI, and electric cars.

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