diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index d2716e7..d35ab99 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ func (br *GMBridge) RegisterCommands() {
 		cmdDisconnect,
 		cmdSetActive,
 		cmdPing,
+		cmdToggleBatteryNotifications,
+		cmdToggleVerboseNotifications,
 		cmdPM,
 		cmdDeletePortal,
 		cmdDeleteAllPortals,
@@ -402,6 +404,44 @@ func fnPing(ce *WrappedCommandEvent) {
 	}
 }
 
+var cmdToggleBatteryNotifications = &commands.FullHandler{
+	Func:    wrapCommand(fnToggleBatteryNotifications),
+	Name:    "toggle-battery-notifications",
+	Help: commands.HelpMeta{
+		Section:     HelpSectionConnectionManagement,
+		Description: "Silence Battery statuses.",
+	},
+}
+
+func fnToggleBatteryNotifications(ce *WrappedCommandEvent) {
+	ce.User.toggleNotifyBattery()
+	if ce.User.DisableNotifyBattery {
+		ce.Reply("Disabled battery notifications")
+	} else {
+		ce.Reply("Enabled battery notifications")
+	}
+	ce.ZLog.Trace().Msg("ToggleBatteryNotifications command finished")
+}
+
+var cmdToggleVerboseNotifications = &commands.FullHandler{
+	Func:    wrapCommand(fnToggleVerboseNotifications),
+	Name:    "toggle-verbose-notifications",
+	Help: commands.HelpMeta{
+		Section:     HelpSectionConnectionManagement,
+		Description: "Silence Connected statuses when session changes and no data received recently.",
+	},
+}
+
+func fnToggleVerboseNotifications(ce *WrappedCommandEvent) {
+	ce.User.toggleNotifyVerbose()
+	if ce.User.DisableNotifyVerbose {
+		ce.Reply("Disabled verbose notifications")
+	} else {
+		ce.Reply("Enabled verbose notifications")
+	}
+	ce.ZLog.Trace().Msg("ToggleVerboseNotifications command finished")
+}
+
 var cmdPM = &commands.FullHandler{
 	Func: wrapCommand(fnPM),
 	Name: "pm",
diff --git a/database/upgrades/11-user-settings.sql b/database/upgrades/11-user-settings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5a402c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/upgrades/11-user-settings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- v11 (compatible with v10+): User settings 
+ALTER TABLE "user" ADD COLUMN disable_notify_battery BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
+ALTER TABLE "user" ADD COLUMN disable_notify_verbose BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
diff --git a/database/user.go b/database/user.go
index 6e0294e..a5315ad 100644
--- a/database/user.go
+++ b/database/user.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func newUser(qh *dbutil.QueryHelper[*User]) *User {
 }
 
 const (
-	getUserBaseQuery                 = `SELECT rowid, mxid, phone_id, session, self_participant_ids, sim_metadata, settings, management_room, space_room, access_token FROM "user"`
+	getUserBaseQuery                 = `SELECT rowid, mxid, phone_id, session, self_participant_ids, sim_metadata, settings, management_room, space_room, access_token, disable_notify_battery, disable_notify_verbose FROM "user"`
 	getAllUsersWithSessionQuery      = getUserBaseQuery + " WHERE session IS NOT NULL"
 	getAllUsersWithDoublePuppetQuery = getUserBaseQuery + " WHERE access_token<>''"
 	getUserByRowIDQuery              = getUserBaseQuery + " WHERE rowid=$1"
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ const (
 	updateUserQuery = `
 		UPDATE "user"
 		SET phone_id=$2, session=$3, self_participant_ids=$4, sim_metadata=$5, settings=$6,
-		    management_room=$7, space_room=$8, access_token=$9
+		    management_room=$7, space_room=$8, access_token=$9,
+		    disable_notify_battery=$10, disable_notify_verbose=$11
 		WHERE mxid=$1
 	`
 	updateuserParticipantIDsQuery = `UPDATE "user" SET self_participant_ids=$2 WHERE mxid=$1`
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ type User struct {
 	Settings Settings
 
 	AccessToken string
+
+	DisableNotifyBattery bool
+	DisableNotifyVerbose bool
 }
 
 func (user *User) Scan(row dbutil.Scannable) (*User, error) {
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ func (user *User) Scan(row dbutil.Scannable) (*User, error) {
 	err := row.Scan(
 		&user.RowID, &user.MXID, &phoneID, &session, &selfParticipantIDs, &simMetadata,
 		&settings, &managementRoom, &spaceRoom, &accessToken,
+		&user.DisableNotifyBattery, &user.DisableNotifyVerbose,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ func (user *User) sqlVariables() []any {
 	return []any{
 		user.MXID, dbutil.StrPtr(user.PhoneID), session, string(selfParticipantIDs), string(simMetadata),
 		string(settings), dbutil.StrPtr(user.ManagementRoom), dbutil.StrPtr(user.SpaceRoom), dbutil.StrPtr(user.AccessToken),
+		user.DisableNotifyBattery, user.DisableNotifyVerbose,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libgm/events/ready.go b/libgm/events/ready.go
index ddddecc..6c8cdd8 100644
--- a/libgm/events/ready.go
+++ b/libgm/events/ready.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type GaiaLoggedOut struct{}
 
 type NoDataReceived struct{}
 
+type RecentlyDisconnected struct{}
+
 type AccountChange struct {
 	*gmproto.AccountChangeOrSomethingEvent
 	IsFake bool
diff --git a/libgm/longpoll.go b/libgm/longpoll.go
index 503d0c7..52b3067 100644
--- a/libgm/longpoll.go
+++ b/libgm/longpoll.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (dp *dittoPinger) Loop() {
 			go dp.HandleNoRecentUpdates()
 		} else if time.Since(pingStart) > 5*time.Minute {
 			dp.log.Warn().Msg("Was disconnected for over 5 minutes, sending extra GET_UPDATES call")
-			go dp.HandleNoRecentUpdates()
+			go dp.HandleRecentlyDisconnected()
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -259,6 +259,20 @@ func (dp *dittoPinger) HandleNoRecentUpdates() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (dp *dittoPinger) HandleRecentlyDisconnected() {
+	dp.client.triggerEvent(&events.RecentlyDisconnected{})
+	err := dp.client.sessionHandler.sendMessageNoResponse(SendMessageParams{
+		Action:    gmproto.ActionType_GET_UPDATES,
+		OmitTTL:   true,
+		RequestID: dp.client.sessionHandler.sessionID,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		dp.log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to send extra GET_UPDATES call")
+	} else {
+		dp.log.Debug().Msg("Sent extra GET_UPDATES call")
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Client) shouldDoDataReceiveCheck() bool {
 	c.nextDataReceiveCheckLock.Lock()
 	defer c.nextDataReceiveCheckLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index a56e6e9..2a82ff3 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ type User struct {
 	phoneNotRespondingAlertSent bool
 	didHackySetActive           bool
 	noDataReceivedRecently      bool
+	recentlyDisconnected        bool
 	lastDataReceived            time.Time
 	gaiaHackyDeviceSwitcher     int
 
@@ -660,6 +661,7 @@ func (user *User) DeleteSession() {
 	user.SelfParticipantIDs = []string{}
 	user.didHackySetActive = false
 	user.noDataReceivedRecently = false
+	user.recentlyDisconnected = false
 	user.lastDataReceived = time.Time{}
 	err := user.Update(context.TODO())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -849,6 +851,8 @@ func (user *User) syncHandleEvent(event any) {
 		user.handleSettings(v)
 	case *events.AccountChange:
 		user.handleAccountChange(v)
+	case *events.RecentlyDisconnected:
+		user.recentlyDisconnected = true
 	case *events.NoDataReceived:
 		user.noDataReceivedRecently = true
 	default:
@@ -970,17 +974,20 @@ func (user *User) handleUserAlert(v *gmproto.UserAlertEvent) {
 		user.ready = true
 		newSessionID := user.Client.CurrentSessionID()
 		sessionIDChanged := user.sessionID != newSessionID
-		if sessionIDChanged || wasInactive || user.noDataReceivedRecently {
+		if sessionIDChanged || wasInactive || user.noDataReceivedRecently || user.recentlyDisconnected {
 			user.zlog.Debug().
 				Str("old_session_id", user.sessionID).
 				Str("new_session_id", newSessionID).
 				Bool("was_inactive", wasInactive).
 				Bool("had_no_data_received", user.noDataReceivedRecently).
+				Bool("recently_disconeccted", user.recentlyDisconnected).
 				Time("last_data_received", user.lastDataReceived).
 				Msg("Session ID changed for browser active event, resyncing")
 			user.sessionID = newSessionID
 			go user.fetchAndSyncConversations(user.lastDataReceived, !sessionIDChanged && !wasInactive)
-			go user.sendMarkdownBridgeAlert(ctx, false, "Connected to Google Messages")
+			if (!user.DisableNotifyVerbose || wasInactive || user.recentlyDisconnected) {
+				go user.sendMarkdownBridgeAlert(ctx, false, "Connected to Google Messages")
+			}
 		} else {
 			user.zlog.Debug().
 				Str("session_id", user.sessionID).
@@ -990,6 +997,7 @@ func (user *User) handleUserAlert(v *gmproto.UserAlertEvent) {
 				Msg("Session ID didn't change for browser active event, not resyncing")
 		}
 		user.noDataReceivedRecently = false
+		user.recentlyDisconnected = false
 		user.lastDataReceived = time.Now()
 	case gmproto.AlertType_BROWSER_INACTIVE_FROM_TIMEOUT:
 		user.browserInactiveType = GMBrowserInactiveTimeout
@@ -1004,13 +1012,17 @@ func (user *User) handleUserAlert(v *gmproto.UserAlertEvent) {
 	case gmproto.AlertType_MOBILE_BATTERY_LOW:
 		user.batteryLow = true
 		if time.Since(user.batteryLowAlertSent) > 30*time.Minute {
-			go user.sendMarkdownBridgeAlert(ctx, true, "Your phone's battery is low")
+			if (!user.DisableNotifyBattery) {
+				go user.sendMarkdownBridgeAlert(ctx, true, "Your phone's battery is low")
+			}
 			user.batteryLowAlertSent = time.Now()
 		}
 	case gmproto.AlertType_MOBILE_BATTERY_RESTORED:
 		user.batteryLow = false
 		if !user.batteryLowAlertSent.IsZero() {
-			go user.sendMarkdownBridgeAlert(ctx, false, "Phone battery restored")
+			if (!user.DisableNotifyBattery) {
+				go user.sendMarkdownBridgeAlert(ctx, false, "Phone battery restored")
+			}
 			user.batteryLowAlertSent = time.Time{}
 		}
 	default:
@@ -1026,6 +1038,22 @@ func (user *User) handleUserAlert(v *gmproto.UserAlertEvent) {
 	user.BridgeState.Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateConnected})
 }
 
+func (user *User) toggleNotifyBattery() {
+	user.DisableNotifyBattery = !user.DisableNotifyBattery
+	err := user.Update(context.TODO())
+	if err != nil {
+		user.zlog.Err(err).Msg("Failed to save notify battery preference")
+	}
+}
+
+func (user *User) toggleNotifyVerbose() {
+	user.DisableNotifyVerbose = !user.DisableNotifyVerbose
+	err := user.Update(context.TODO())
+	if err != nil {
+		user.zlog.Err(err).Msg("Failed to save notify verbose preference")
+	}
+}
+
 func (user *User) handleSettings(settings *gmproto.Settings) {
 	if settings.SIMCards == nil {
 		return