In this guide, we will show the steps to remove the Adding Screenshots notifications on your Pixel device. The devices from the Cupertino giant are facing a rather infuriating issue as of late. Whenever they take a few screenshots, they get greeted with a persistent “Adding x of y to screenshots” [where x is the current screenshot number and y is the overall screenshots taken].
The notification runs throughout the day and is even active in the background, thereby leading to additional battery drainage as well, apart from the UI/UX issues. If you are also getting bugged by this problem, then this guide will help you out. Follow along for the fixes.
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How to Remove Adding Screenshots Notifications on Pixel
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Force Stop Screenshot App
Your first course of action should be to force stop and then restart the Screenshot app. This will refresh its underlying settings and could well rectify the issue that we are currently dealing with. So do give it a try using the below-listed steps and then check out the results:
- Head over to Settings > Apps > Show All Apps.
- Tap the overflow icon and select Show System.
- Now select the Screenshot app from the list.
- Then tap on Force Stop > OK in the prompt.
FIX 2: Re-Enable Screenshot App
Your next course of action should be to disable and re-enable the Screenshot app as instructed below:
- Head over to Settings > Apps > Show All Apps.
- Tap the overflow icon and select Show System.
- Now select the Screenshot app from the list.
- Next up, tap on Disable > OK in the prompt.
- Wait for a few seconds and then tap Enable.
FIX 3: Toggle Notifications for Screenshot App
DIsbaling and re-enabling the notifications for the Screenshot app might also spell out success for you. So do give it a try using the below-listed steps and then check out the results:
- Head over to Settings > Apps > Show All Apps.
- Tap the overflow icon and select Show System.
- Now select the Screenshot app from the list.
- Go to its Notifications and disable the toggle.
- Wait for a few seconds and then re-enable it.
FIX 4: Restart Device
If none of the aforementioned methods spelled out success, then your last course of action should be to restart the device. While this will rectify the underlying issue, however, it will re-appear the next time you take a screenshot after a reboot. So do give this tweak in mind while implementing this workaround.
That’s it. These were the various methods throghh which you can remove the Adding Screenshots notifications on your Pixel device. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are aware of this issue, but they haven’t given out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when that happens, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workarounds are your best bet.
