# Glimpse Notifications

> Turn on screen upon incoming notifications.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.nullgrad.glimpse](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.nullgrad.glimpse)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.nullgrad.glimpse`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nullgrad Apps
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 1,091,082
- **Rating:** 4.16 / 5 (5,529 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2015-04-22
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 3.02 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.nullgrad.glimpse)
- **Website:** [https://sites.google.com/view/glimpse-notifications](https://sites.google.com/view/glimpse-notifications)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/glimpse-notifications](https://sites.google.com/view/glimpse-notifications)

## Description

Glimpse Notifications is a powerful Android utility that automatically turns on your phone’s screen when a new notification arrives, eliminating the need to press the power button. Designed especially for users missing LED notifications or quick glance features from other devices, this extension offers customizable options including selecting which apps trigger screen activation, setting quiet times, and supporting Do Not Disturb modes. Advanced pocket and motion detection modes prevent accidental activation, ensuring energy efficiency and convenience. 

This free, privacy-focused app keeps using the secure system lock screen while offering recurring notification reminders and a user-friendly interface. It integrates well with Android’s security and accessibility services to enhance user experience. Media outlets like XDA and Lifehacker have praised its practicality. Perfect for anyone wanting instant notification previews without compromising battery life or privacy, Glimpse Notifications bridges a critical gap in modern Android devices.

## Rankings

- #64,822 — Overall
- #4 — notification

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.TURN_SCREEN_ON`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `de.nullgrad.glimpse.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `de.nullgrad.glimpse.permission.alarm`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Glimpse Notifications for waking the screen and showing lock-screen notifications, filling a missing Android feature, and being easy to use. It’s considered reliable and lightweight, often with no ads. The main recurring downside is device-specific issues on Samsung devices, where wake or preview behavior can be inconsistent across models.

### Pros

- Wakes the screen and shows lock-screen notifications / One-tap popups for incoming notifications (AOD).
- Reliably works well / praised for consistent performance across many reviews.
- Fills a missing Android feature by enabling wake-on-notification and lock-screen previews.
- Easy to use with simple setup.
- Lightweight, with no ads and low data usage.

### Cons

- Inconsistent wake-screen behavior on Samsung devices (multiple models), with lock-screen previews sometimes not displaying.

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