NewsTechnologyTechHow to disable Flash messaging on Airtel, Vi and BSNL on your Android smartphone Flash messaging can be disabled on Android phones with just a few simple steps. Flash messaging can be disabled on Airtel, Vi and BSNL (Credit: Vivek Umashankar / Indian Express) Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element.
If you are annoyed with the flash messages you receive from Airtel and Vodafone every time you use the internet or answer a call, then here is a quick way to flash messages on your Airtel and Vodafone SIM completely deactivate the card. This can be done on any Android device with just a few simple steps.
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Brands like Airtel and Vodafone send flash messages to inform about data usage and remaining data limit. Similarly, these flash messages will also appear when you make a new voice call, with the flash message providing details like call duration, available voice call limit, and more.
How to Disable Flash Messages on Airtel
To disable flash messages on an Airtel SIM card, locate the Airtel Services app on your smartphone.
Click Airtel now > start/stop > click stop and you should get a notification Airtel Now! has been stopped.
How to disable flash messages on vi
Flash messages on Vi can be disabled in two ways. If you are a postpaid user, send a “CAN FLASH” message to 199 to cancel flash messages. Similarly, one can also send a “CAN FLASH” message to 144 to disable flash messages on Vi.
Users can also open the Vi/Vodafone Services app on the phone and then click Flash > Disable to disable Flash messages.
How to disable flash messages on BSNL
To disable flash messages on BSNL, open the BSNL SIM Toolkit app on your phone, which could be called BSNL Mobile, tap on the BSNL Buzz Service and click Enable. Then click Disable to disable flash messages on your BSNL SIM card.
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