Questions tagged [notifications]

An indicator of a possible change/update/alert that may be presented in a number of ways, including a banner, popup dialog, or badge on an app icon.

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How to block all Software Update Notifications in macOS?

The Software Updates in System Preferences are all disabled. In spite of this macOS continues to show Notification Banners in Catalina (and Big Sur) which some users accidentally click to initiate an ...
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Red dot in Adobe Creative Cloud macOS menu bar icon

I have installed Adobe Creative Cloud on my MacBook. This causes an Adobe CC icon to be added to the macOS menu bar. Frequently, this Adobe CC icon has a red notification circle: 🔴 When I click on ...
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How do disable all notifications on macOS and iOS?

I have to use a Mac at work and there's random notifications in the top right, e.g. update software, try Safari, error messages, etc. I just want to turn them all off. I already disabled notifications ...
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How can I have Firefox notifications bring me to the instance of Firefox that generated the notification?

I'm running multiple instances of Firefox using different profiles and on different workspaces/spaces/desktops. I am signed into (a different) Slack workspace on each instance of Firefox. I would ...
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Messages app on iPhone do not play alert/vibrate for SMS received from some numbers

I get no sound (or vibration) in my iPhone when a I receive a message from certain numbers. The number is not listed in my Contacts, it's a very short number sent containing SMS sent by my bank with ...
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What are the various ways I can stop getting iMessage spam notifications on my desktop besides turning off iMessages on my iPhone?

I just got a desktop notification on my MacBook that seems like spam. This is remarkable because I've never got a notification from anything other than my macOS notification before. I don't use non-OS ...
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How to disable Apple Push Notification Service (apsd) which is trying to bypass firewalls

I am using an iMac at work, and the IT security guys are raising issue with the Apple Push Notification Service (apsd) trying to bypass the proxy continually. I would like to know how I can disable ...
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Disable ⌘Q for a specific application

I know someone or the other has asked about disabling ⌘Q, but I like the shortcut, and I use it often. However, I use an email client called Airmail that unfortunately does not keep a service (for ...
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Stop notifying me about Monterey upgrade

I'm running the latest version of Big Sur, and I'm not really interested in upgrading to Monterey at the moment (none of the enhancements interest me much). System Preferences keeps displaying a 1 ...
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How can I trigger a Notification Center notification from an AppleScript or shell script?

I'd love to be able to take advantage of 10.8's Notification Center features in AppleScripts and shell scripts I write. Is there a built-in command or a third-party library I can use from either an ...
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Is it possible to stop the onslaught of iOS banner notifications coming in one-by-one after disabling Do Not Disturb?

My question is mostly in the subject line, but I'll add more clarity. Whenever my device is in Do Not Disturb mode, it supresses all notifications exactly like one would expect. The issue is when I ...
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Why do I no longer get desktop notifications from Google Calendar?

I used to get desktop notifications for Google Calendar running in Chrome. This is very useful to help me not to forget to join a Zoom meeting when working from home. But for a while now I have not ...
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How to re-enable sounds for calendar notifications?

I have my work Exchange account syncing with the default Mac OS Calendar app. Until recently, this worked very well and I would get notifications (with sound) for forthcoming events. For the last ...
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Scan a QR code with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

Per the directions: How to scan a QR code with the Camera app Open the Camera app from the Home Screen, Control Centre or Lock Screen. Select the rear-facing camera. Hold your device so that the QR ...
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Big Sur causes failure to launch of Automator scripts

An Automator task runs an rclone script for backups. This is scheduled in the Calendar. It worked fine in Catalina, but just when I upgraded to Big Sur, I started seeing these alerts whenever the ...
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Trigger script upon Notification

Does anyone know of any way - either OS native or via 3rd-party software - to run a shell command or Applescript when a certain notification is received? I'd like to run a shell script when Microsoft ...
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How to get a notification once a MacPort ticket is changed?

Recently, I had troubles with a MacPort installation (port failed to build). Searching on trac.macports.org I found a ticket number #xxxxx which exactly described my problem. Is it possible to receive ...
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Can I get mac notification when a Tab has new output in iTerm2?

You know, iTerm2 will change the color of the tab to red or purple. But sometime when I run a long job in one tab, I have to check if it's done frequently. So.. can I get notification when there's new ...
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How to disable all notification sounds and banner alerts but allow notifications on lockscreen?

In iOS 15 how can I stop all notification noises and stop banner alerts and other types of notification pop-up from ever appearing while I am using the phone, but allow notifications to pile up on the ...
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Configure macOS Notification Center Banner self-dismiss time

How can I reduce the amount of time before a macOS / OS X Notification Center banner dismisses itself?
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Can I set the iPhone to vibrate except for one contact?

iPhone 5s, iOS 9 I currently leave my phone almost exclusively on silent mode using the switch on the side so that it vibrates on notifications. But I want it to ring when one particular person calls ...
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How to have new email notification while Apple Mail.app is closed?

In OS X when Calendar.app is closed I get notifications about events; how can I have this work in Mail.app? While Mail is closed I want to get new email notifications.
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Turn Do Not Disturb on or off in an Applescript app (macOS Catalina)

I want to turn on or off (not just toggle) Do Not Disturb within an Applescript-based app. Apparently there used to be a method for doing this on older versions of the OS (I'm on Catalina). Now, the ...
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Disable App Update Notifications on OSX?

When I have apps that need updating in OSX I get a notification on the top-right corner of my screen that does not go away until I click it (which opens the app-store). Is there a way to turn these ...
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macOS Focus: How to allow notifications from commandline apps

I use a small utility to notify me when a commandline application finishes (in this case https://github.com/variadico/noti, but there are various solutions for this). I also use the new Focus modes. ...
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Facebook Messenger notifications no longer showing up

I'm not sure what caused it, but notifications for Facebook Messenger on my iPhone 8 are no longer showing up anywhere (no badges, app icons, or notifications of any kind). However, when I open the ...
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How do I turn off AirPods notifications in macOS?

As of Big Sur, every time I open or unlock my Mac or walk over to it from being somewhere else I get this notification: AirPods Nearby I don't need it, dismissing it is a distraction and waiting for ...
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Hide macOS Focus / Sleep notifications in Notification Center and on Lock Sceen

Every time I open my Mac in the morning, I see the notification on my macOS Lock Screen: Sleep Off When I get home from the gym and open my Mac, I see Fitness Off How can I hide this notification? ...
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Disable/remove "more notifications" and always display all notifications in Notification Center

so just the other day I finally set up new MBP M1 (made a jump from MPB early 2013 with Catalina) and was greeted with updated Notification Center. It's quite fine but one thing is annoying the hell ...
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How do you turn off the "Try the new Safari" notification?

In OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan, when starting Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, there is an invasive, annoying, and persistent notification, titled "Try the new Safari." There is only two ...
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Disable notifications about Focus changes in Monterey?

I like the Focus feature, but constant popups about "Focus: Work" / "Focus: Personal" when I switch the apps are very distracting. Is there a way to disable those specific ...
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How to turn off notifications at a global level without going into focus mode?

Before upgrading to Monterey, I could just turn notifications off and they'd be off. I'd still get notifications on my phone, which is what I want, but I wouldn't get them on my computer, which is ...
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How do I set a different volume level for different notifications?

Mac OS 12.0.1 / Monterey: I'd like to be able to have different Notifications, both from individual applications, and (in the case of iMessage) from specific Contacts within that application, play at ...
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iPhone not making sound or waking up for push notifications

I have an iPhone 13, running iOS 15.1, and I'm not being alerted to push notifications that arrive while the device is asleep. When I tap the screen, the display lights up and the message preview is ...
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1Password "Clipboard Contents Restored" notification

When using 1Password for macOS, the following Notification Center notification frequently and annoyingly pops up in the corner of my screen: Clipboard Contents Restored Prior clipboard restored That'...
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Monterey: remove the word "urgent" from Calendar notifications?

After upgrading to Monterey I get notifications of events that are about to start with an "URGENT" banner in the alert box. Is there any way to not have that word? It may seem like nothing, ...
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Is there an app that can send yourself notifications regularly?

Is there an app that can send yourself custom notifications regularly? For example: I want to have my phone send me a notification every day at noon to “Drink water”.
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Desktop notifications doesn't appear at all when Mirror Displays option is checked

When the "Mirror Displays" option is not checked, I am getting desktop notifications on the display which has the "white bar" in System Preferences/Display/Arrangement - and that's working fine, but ...
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Add binary script to "Approved apps" list for MacOS Notifications and Focus

I want to add a binary to the Approved apps list in the MacOS Notifications & Focus settings but it doesn't show up as an option like a normal app. I've added the binary to /Applications to see if ...
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The "Disk Not Ejected Properly" notification will not go away on Mojave?

If I forgot to plug in my Mac to the power and came back a couple of hours later, it may show "Disk Not Ejected Properly" notifications (two of them on Mojave). But the notification display ...
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How to make Apple Watch Stop SMS/Message Notifications from Unknown Senders?

I receive a lot of SMS/Message Scams (perhaps 3 or 4 per day). I assume it's related to something like the flubot virus. I like turning the option under settings - notifications messages - customize ...
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How to disable all iOS notifications temporarily while actively using/mirroring the device?

I use my iPad a lot as I teach, showing the students slides, videos, etc. Having a words with friends, draw something, or email notification, especially with personal content in the first line, show ...
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Hide dock notification badges with Do Not Disturb enabled in macOS

I remember in previous versions of macOS whenever DND mode was enabled the app icon badges in the dock would be disabled. This makes sense as I do not want to be disturbed by my "unread" ...
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Why am I seeing Device Support Update notification?

I am on 10.15.7 and the device support update keeps showing up on my Notifications at 21:59 and lasts for a minute as per my Do Not Disturb settings. I have no interest in downloading 200MB for mobile ...
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Generate a text message similar to the Volume OSD?

Is there a way to create a message similar to the Volume OSD (window-less) from automator or a command-line app? I'm using the Mac to "remote control" the media player on a (headless) ...
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ios 15 showing incorrect storage

I just had a look at the storage consumption in my phone and it seems to be incorrect. It shows that the phone has consumed only ~4 GB from my 32GB. I think that's wrong because up until I updated the ...
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iOS 15 - disable vibration for notification of all apps except phone calls?

How do I disable vibration for notification of all apps except phone calls on iOS 15?
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What Home notifications are "critical" and "time sensitive"?

Since updating to iOS 15 and Watch 15 I've gotten notifications from Home on my Watch in the middle of the night while in Sleep Focus. I don't want to be woken every time a part of HomeKit goes off ...
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Recalling a password leak warning

A while back, we got a warning that our password on a particular site has appeared in a leak DB. Where (if anywhere) in MacOS can we retrieve that notification? Wasn't able to deal with it at the ...
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Notifications banners on Do Not Disturb in iOS 15

How can I see notifications banners and sounds while I using Do Not Disturb on iOS 15. In iOS 14 and lower the notifications silence is only while the phone is locked. Dose it possible to set it on ...

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