Hello everyone. I've been unable to find a solution to this issue. It's weird enough that Android has this app under System apps.But the OS will not allow notifications from the Mobile App "All notifications from this app are blocked".When I go to App notification and switch the enable button, the OS disables it again.The android os is version 13. Has anyone here found a solution?Thank you.

Hope someone comments on the Nighthawk app. I have the Netgear Orbi app installed on Android 16 and it definitely allows notifications:It might be helpful to find someone with a more recent Android version and temporarily install the Nighthawk app on that device.

Checked my Android pad for this as well. System notifications in the Android for the app doesn't list this app in it's notification area. However navigating thru the Mobile app, it gets to the system notification area for me. The notifications are disabled for this app and can't be enabled on the Android side. Not sure if this is a NG app or Android OS issue. I see from that Google store shows, the app is from 2024 so two years old and nothing newer. Wondering if Mobile app is going EoL. Know from the MR7 series, it doesn't use the Mobile app, it uses the Insight app. NG may have cut off continued support past the MR6 series for the Mobile app.

I_Must_Know wrote:So to the Netgear support staff,And, that brings us back to the reason people visit the Community Forum.When their 90 days of 'complimentary support' expire, and if they have not purchased a support contract within 120 days of buying the product, then there is no way to contact Netgear support. Although there appear to be a few Netgear employees who occasionally comment on specific issues, as a general rule, the only people participating in Forum discussions are customers.

Hello,I had a similar issue before. Since it’s listed as a system app and Android keeps switching notifications back off, it may be a system-level restriction rather than a normal app setting. I’d check battery optimization, notification permissions, and whether the app is restricted by the device’s system settings.

Thank you, sulaxna068debi, for the suggestions. What's driving me crazy is the 3 dots are not there in app info. I believe those missing dots is what I need to fix this. How do I get the 3 dots to appear?I have a Tab S9 running Android 16 and I'm having the same problem.

Netgear Mobile App blocked notifications

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 31, 2026
Checked my Android pad for this as well. System notifications in the Android for the app doesn't list this app in it's notification area. However navigating thru the Mobile app, it gets to the system notification area for me. The notifications are disabled for this app and can't be enabled on the Android side. Not sure if this is a NG app or Android OS issue.

I see from that Google store shows, the app is from 2024 so two years old and nothing newer. Wondering if Mobile app is going EoL. Know from the MR7 series, it doesn't use the Mobile app, it uses the Insight app. NG may have cut off continued support past the MR6 series for the Mobile app.
sulaxna068debi
Aspirant
Aug 30, 2026
Hello,
I had a similar issue before. Since it’s listed as a system app and Android keeps switching notifications back off, it may be a system-level restriction rather than a normal app setting. I’d check battery optimization, notification permissions, and whether the app is restricted by the device’s system settings.
- I_Must_Know
  Aspirant
  Aug 31, 2026
  Thank you, sulaxna068debi, for the suggestions.
  What's driving me crazy is the 3 dots are not there in app info.
  I believe those missing dots is what I need to fix this.
  How do I get the 3 dots to appear?
  I have a Tab S9 running Android 16 and I'm having the same problem.
HappyCat
Virtuoso
Aug 28, 2026
Hope someone comments on the Nighthawk app. I have the Netgear Orbi app installed on Android 16 and it definitely allows notifications:
It might be helpful to find someone with a more recent Android version and temporarily install the Nighthawk app on that device.

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Netgear Mobile App blocked notifications