Notifications on android devices only appear once and if you happen to clear them accidentally, it would be very difficult to know the exact app from which the notifications came from. The above situation is due to the fact that all phones and tablets running on Android 4.2 version and below have a limitation. With the new Android 4.3, you will have new operating system that comes with very interesting features. One of these features is the ability to show the history of the notifications.
This means that using Android 4.3 will enable you to trace the history of your old notifications even if you happen to delete them. In order to view all of your old notifications, you need not to worry about enabling of any specific app or settings. This is because the history of notifications can be viewed by just enabling a widget on your android 4.3. The following are the steps you need to follow in order to get to view old notifications on your Android 4.3 phone:
Steps on how you can view Old Notifications on Android 4.3 Devices
Step 1: In order to bring up the home screen options, you need to tap and hold on your phone’s home screen and then tap on the Apps and widgets.
Step 2: from step one, you will be required to browse through the widgets and then tap and hold the shortcut setting- widget and then place it on your home screen.
Step 3: once you have placed the widget on your phone’s homescreen, a new menu will come up on the screen of your phone. From here, you need to tap on the notifications so as to enhance the notification history widget.
From these simple steps, you will ultimately be able to view all of your old notifications by simply tapping on the notification widget. To differentiate between the dismissed notifications from the active ones, you will have to look at their color appearances. The active ones will appear brighter while the dismissed ones being very deem.