diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java
index 2222870c9..6ecb39393 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/BasePlayer.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
-import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.DefaultRenderersFactory;
@@ -678,18 +676,8 @@ public abstract class BasePlayer implements
             seekTo(skipTo);
 
             if (mPrefs.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.sponsorblock_notifications), false)) {
-                NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat
-                    .Builder(context, context.getString(R.string.notification_channel_id))
-                    .setOngoing(false)
-                    .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_sponsor_block_white_96dp)
-                    .setVisibility(NotificationCompat.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
-                    .setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.settings_category_sponsorblock))
-                    .setContentText(context.getString(R.string.sponsorblock_skipped_sponsor)
-                            + " \uD83D\uDC4D");
-
-                NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat
-                        .from(App.getApp());
-                notificationManager.notify(0, notificationBuilder.build());
+                String toastText = context.getString(R.string.sponsorblock_skipped_sponsor);
+                Toast.makeText(context, toastText, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             }
 
             if (DEBUG) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0e028fb17..1c5320c55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@
     <string name="sponsorblock_custom_api_url_title">Custom API Url</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_custom_api_url_summary">The url to use when querying the SponsorBlock API. Leave empty to use the default.</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_notifications_title">Notify when sponsors are skipped</string>
-    <string name="sponsorblock_notifications_summary">Send a notification to your device when a sponsor is automatically skipped.</string>
+    <string name="sponsorblock_notifications_summary">Show a toast notification when a sponsor is automatically skipped.</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_privacy_title">View Privacy Policy</string>
     <string name="sponsorblock_privacy_summary">View the privacy policy of the SponsorBlock service.</string>
 </resources>
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