How to Manage Notifications on iPad and iPhone – Guide
However, there are some situations where our devices need to take active control. For example, when we want to watch a movie or listen to music on our device, we need to press the button on the device and not let the computer do it for us. This is called “active” mode and it’s different depending on the type of device. For example, a computer might be in “active” mode when it’s working on your email, while a phone might be in active mode when you’re talking on the phone.
One problem with being overwhelmed with notifications is that it can be hard to keep up. You may be too busy to pay attention to your notifications, or you may be too focused on other tasks to pay attention to them. Another problem is that if your notifications show sensitive information on your locked device, anyone can see it. Finally, notifications from websites and other devices can be a security risk as they can be hijacked to trick you.
Pruning Notifications
- Allow notifications for all apps: This will allow all apps to show notifications, including 1Password.
- Allow notifications for 1Password only: This will allow notifications for 1Password only, and not for any other apps.
- Disable notifications for all apps: This will disable all notifications for all apps, including 1Password.
Allow notifications:
If you don’t need notifications from an app, please disable this option. You should audit your notifications from time to time and turn off any apps you’ve allowed whose notifications you don’t really need. iPassword uses notifications to alert you of app updates and is otherwise not intrusive, but some apps want to notify you frequently.
Alert Style:
None is the default. Banners are temporary and disappear after a few seconds; I use them with the Music app, which displays a notification whenever a song changes. Alerts, however, remain on-screen until you act on them; I use them for calendar alerts, for example.
Other options:
There are other options, including whether you want notifications to appear on the lock screen in Notification Center and whether you want a badge to appear on the app’s icon in the dock. On a Mac, displaying notifications on the lock screen is probably not an issue unless other people can access your Mac. On an iPhone or iPad, however, you should think carefully about this. For example, you don’t want text messages to display on your iPhone’s lock screen, where anyone can see them, even if you’re on a desk or table, or even on your Mac where a coworker is looking over you.
Play sound for notifications:
I find it annoying that many apps want to play sounds for notifications. I deselect this for all my apps. However, on an iPhone, you can set notifications to vibrate only. This way, I know when I get an important text message or email from a VIP.
Show previews:
There are three options here: always, when unlocked, and never. At the bottom of the window there is a default setting to choose whether visualizations are displayed or not, and you can override this for each application. I have mine set to when it’s unlocked so no one can see any sensitive information on screen when I’m gone.
Notifications on an iPhone
On an iOS or iPadOS device, go to Settings > Notifications and select the “Notifications” tab. There you will find a list of all the notifications that are currently active on your device. You can select which notifications to see by clicking on one of the icons in the list.
If you’re using an iPhone with CarPlay and have notifications enabled, you can choose to have your messages announced when you’re using headphones. This only works with AirPods 2nd generation, AirPods Pro, and some Beats headphones. ..
Notifications from your web browser
Web browsers can also display notifications from websites. This allows them to let you know when there is breaking news, for example. You will see some websites asking if you want to receive notifications.
Safari’s notifications are coming from a website through Safari, and they look like regular notifications on your Mac. However, you don’t need to view the website to get them. The problem with these notifications is that they are increasingly being used to serve ads and can even be dangerous for click fraud and potentially phishing. In Safari, go to Site > Notifications and uncheck the option at the bottom of the window: Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications.
Final note
How to manage notifications on your iPad and iPhone can be a challenge. This guide will help you get the most out of your notifications, so you can stay organized and in control. ..
