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How do I view my notification history on iOS?
Earlier today I noticed a notification appear in my iPhone's Notification Center. At the time I had something to do, so I didn't check it right away. A few minutes later, I went to check the ...
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How can I get a calendar to stop showing alerts?
I have added a calendar to my phone with the intent of having entries show up in my calendar, but so as not to receive any notifications when they change (this is a work calendar, and it is my ...
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Is there a way to see previous new music notifications from the Music app?
I regularly get notifications on my iPhone about new releases from artists I am interested in. I'm often not in a position to listen to that new song immediately. I would like to be able to find that ...
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iPhone does not ring even though "Do not disturb" is not active and "Allow notifications" is enabled
My iPhone is working for outbound calls and does properly sound off when searched via "Find my". But calls are not making any sound. If I happen to be looking at my phone I can see inbound ...
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What does a Lock Screen notification showing the word iPhone and an icon of the phone mean?
This morning, my iPhone 12 (running iOS 18.0.1) showed a strange notification: no message, just an iPhone icon and "iPhone" as text. I can’t expand it even if there’s a dropdown icon in it. ...
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How to play iphone notifications over Sonos speaker, when phone is charging
I have a phone charging station in my home that is separated from where my family spends most of their time. I'm interested in setting up an automation where: when an iPhone 8 is charging in the house ...
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how to turn off swoosh sounds for sent and received text in iMessages on iPhone while I'm already in the thread?
when I'm using imessage and am looking at the conversation thread, new messages in that thread getting received and sent play "swoosh" sounds. I don't want to hear these, but I also don't ...
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Only time-sensitive notifications delivered on iPhone
I have an iPhone 12 with iOS 17.5.1 on it. Since some time ago (can't pinpoint exactly when), I only get time-sensitive notifications, e.g. calendar reminders or push notifications from authenticator ...
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How do I disable notifications of top channels in WhatsApp?
I use WhatsApp on iPhone. I received a notification from WhatsApp this morning. The notification says, "Top channels on WhatsApp. Follow updates from Real Madrid C.F., Netflix, Shakira and more.&...
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Stuck notification badge on iPhone app
I have a very strange issue with an app on my iPhone 14 Pro (IOS 17.5.1).
The app is allowed all kinds of notifications and usually works correctly like any other app; however, some times ago (I think ...
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Allowing specific apps only during specific focus?
What I want
I have the Work focus scheduled during my work hours. I have several work-related apps that I would like to allow notifications from only whenever I happen to have the Work focus on. ...
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Why do I get iMessage notifications but not SMS notifications on iPhone?
I have an iPhone 11 running iOS 17.1.1.
Whenever I get an SMS (say from 2FA login to a website or a friend using Android) my phone shows no notification... no buzz, no beep, the screen does not light ...
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Increase Iphone "Silent mode" notification duration
On this device (Iphone SE 2020), you toggle the silent mode with a physical switch on the side.
As far as I can tell, the only way to tell if the silent mode is on is to switch it back and forth : ...
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Notification sounds don't interrupt background sound
On my phone I always have some background noise playing like sounds of nature. I am almost always wearing headphones.
My problem is that I can hear the ringtone both from the phone speakers and my ...
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Why did my iPhone in the United States show a test emergency alert and play a siren when all government alerts were turned off in settings?
I heard there was a planned test of the emergency alert system in the United States today, October 4, at 2:20 PM. To avoid being disrupted, I turned off all alerts in Settings -> Notifications (...
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Two Apps on iPhone vs the Same Apps on Android: Runkeeper and LibriVox and Playing Well Together
I recently switched from an Android phone to an iPhone SE, 3rd gen, running iOS 16.6, and I installed many of the same apps that I had on my Android. Two of those apps are Runkeeper and LibriVox. I ...
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iphone 12 not waking up and no vibration when receiving text
I have an iphone 12 running 16.5.1. I've noticed this issue for the past couple weeks where my phone, when locked, no longer vibrates or wakes up when I receive a text. My messages app is set to "...
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How can I stop instagram from pushing notifications when it shouldn't have internet access
I've turned off mobile data for instagram in settings.
I cannot use the app when I am on data, because it has no internet access.
However, it will still create new red bubbles on the home screen... it ...
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Not receiving notifications from WhatsApp messages
iPhone 7, updated to the latest iOS.
If anyone sends me a WhatsApp message, it displays as not delivered on their side, until I open the app.
On my side, I get no notification whatsoever. If I exit ...
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Is it possible to set an alarm so it will only ring once?
I like to have an alarm go off hourly to help me stay focused, and I’ve set my phone up to play church bell sounds for each hour. This works well, except that the alarms will keep playing forever (or ...
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Texts from short code numbers to my iPhone do not play any notification sound or vibrate [duplicate]
Many times, when I receive a text from a short code number (something like 12345), the text will show up in my notifications on the lock screen, but no notification sound will be played, nor will the ...
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How to control Focus mode across devices?
I've recently made the jump to go all-in on Apple, so I have 2 iPads (one for my daughter), a watch, and an iPhone. I have my iCloud+ account connected to each. I want to be able to control ...
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iPhone Messages app always says my wife has notifications silenced
My wife's phone is a 13 and my phone is a 13 mini. They both have the latest patch level 16.4.1 (a).
Ever since my wife got her latest iPhone last summer, whenever I try to send her a message it says &...
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Is there a way to see previous (government) emergency notifications?
At 3pm today (BST) the British government executed a test of their emergency alert system and caused an alarm on everyone's phone (the whole country).
Pretty cool actually.
The message appeared on ...
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Keep Calendar's events alive in Notification Centre, until user sees them (independently of the "end" time)
Is there any way to keep alive in "Notification Centre", each Calendar event, until the user sees it?
The current state is, that if the "End" time passes, the event disappears and ...
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How do I turn off ONLY sounds for notifications?
I want to set up my phone so that I have a ringtone and get notifications without sound (haptic only). I have tried 1000 different combinations and didn't manage to do it as I want but I noticed ...
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Why does iCloud mail badge push notification updating not work
I’m looking for a good reason to move to iCloud from Fastmail but testing out iCloud, I am perplexed why when opening new mail on my iPad for instance, doesn’t update the read badge on the iPhone in ...
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iOS - Limit apps with push notifications priviledges to only be able to push essential notifications
Ive got push notifications enabled for certain apps on my iPhone running iOS16.
For some apps like Uber and Uber Eats you really need the push notifications to use the service, eg to know when your ...
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phone call made it past work focus - "allow calls from allowed people only" with no allowed people
I have an iPhone 11 with iOS 16.2. I have it scheduled to be in work focus mode every weekday from 9 am to 5 pm.
Today in the morning at 11 am, I could clearly see the "work focus" icon on ...
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How can I maximize the sound of the notifications on my iPhone?
I have set the Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringer and Alerts > volume slider to the maximum level:
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However, the sound level of the notifications is still quite low. ...
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Why can’t I hear notifications on my iPhone?
Sound is on:
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I'm testing the notification sound with Gmail. Gmail notifications are on:
Why can’t I hear notifications on my iPhone?
I can't hear any notifications from any ...
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Push notifications for Microsoft authenticator app gets permanently disabled after reset of iOS settings
I’m having the same issue in this post: Push notifications for Microsoft authenticator app gets permanently disabled after reset of iOS settings
The notification setting won’t even show up because the ...
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IOS 15.5.6 Any way to turn off vibration for certain apps?
For apps like Twitter, I'd like to only receive its notification and badge and NOT the vibration of it. Had this on my Galaxy Note 20, but struggling to find it on my iPhone 11 Pro.
When I go to ...
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iPhone 13 Pro randomly vibrates four times
I have an iPhone 13 Pro running iOS 15.6, which I got in January. Every now and then it will do a very specific, distinct pattern of four vibration pulses that lasts around two seconds, and which ...
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How can set up my iPhone so that it is automatically in silent mode when I'm at the office?
Is there a way to configure an iPhone such that it is automatically in silent mode at a particular physical location?
The obvious approach is to use Work focus mode, which I can easily configure to ...
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Videos are preventing Whatsapp Notifications on iPhone even after they have stopped
On an iPhone 7. If I watch a video on netflix (or youtube) all Whatsapp notifications (not Facebook messenger, which works as expected) are stopped until I open whatsapp, when I get them all. It's ...
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iPhone 7 Plus not getting notification beep
I’ve been having this issue for quite a while now. I just suddenly noticed my iPhone 7 plus stopped giving me notification beeps despite all notification settings properly configured.
I’ve read ...
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How can I get Mac notifications on my iPhone?
There are plenty of solutions for iPhone notifications → Mac, but what about the reverse?
The only thing I found was "Hermes" – which sounds awesome, but does not work for me at all. And no ...
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Notifications stopped working after iOS 15.5 update - possible bug?
My girl has an iPhone 6S, which received an update a few weeks ago - the iOS 15.5. After the update was installed notifications from all apps (WhatsApp, Signal, Gmail, Skype etc.) she would normally ...
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Is there anyway to have your iPhone notifications on Windows 10?
Is there a way to get call notifications and alerts on Windows 10 from my iPhone? I spend a lot of time on PC and I always get missed calls. Also my room has no signal so I put my iPhone in the main ...
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Constantly missing my calendar notifications
For the last few months, macOS and iOS have both decided to stop actually alerting me to my meetings with an audible alarm, and I keep on missing meetings as a result. My meetings have alert times set ...
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iPhone - delayed notifications on home Wi-Fi
I'm close to losing my mind with this stupid issue. I've been trying to fix it for like 6 months now. So, push notifications from all apps are delayed or don't arrive at all. They all arrive only ...
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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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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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Is there any way to interrupt my AirPods reading me a new text message?
A lot of times I'll hear my iPhone start announcing a text message through my AirPods, and want to "cancel" it for some reason (I already saw the notification on my computer, I'm in the ...
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WhatsApp Not Showing in Notification's settings on iPhone in iOS 15.3
I asked the same question at (Apps Not Showing in Settings on iPhone in iOS 15.2), but no one knows the answer.
I have a bad problem, please can anyone help me?
I update it to iOS 15.3 and nothing ...
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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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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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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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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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