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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Google Drive constantly asks if I want to delete files from other computers
I've tried turning off the warning setting in Google Drive Backup and Sync so I'm not asked every time someone deletes a file from our shared drive but it still pops up dozens of requests to ask if I ...
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Selectively disabling notifications in macOS
At random intervals, DropBox pops up a notification telling me that it's almost full and that I should buy an upgrade. There is no way to disable this notification within the DropBox app (it's how ...
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Allow calendar notifications in Do Not Disturb mode
Is there a way to configure Do Not Disturb on a per-app basis? Specifically, I would like to continue receiving calendar notifications even when Do Not Disturb is active. The options in system ...
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How to prevent the need to sign in to accounts on Mac
My Mac is connected to my Google (Gmail) and Microsoft (Outlook) accounts.
Every few days (once or twice a week) I have notifications that tell me to re-sign-in to these accounts;
In most of the ...
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Is there any way to send notifications via the speaker when a Bluetooth audio device is connected to an iPhone?
If an iPhone has a Bluetooth device connected the notification sounds (but not the phone ringer) are played only via the Bluetooth device, not the phone speaker. This causes problems for people who ...
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Gesture to hide rising notification in MacBook?
Is there a keyboard shortcut or hand gesture to quickly hide notification popups from the notification center when they're arriving? (the whole notifications bar is of course closed, and only the new ...
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do not disturb relation
macOS Big Sur 11.2.1
I'd like to set "do not disturb" when:
from 23:30 to 07:00 AND
the screen is locked.
My conditions are AND, but in system preferences, they are OR. For example, ...
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How do I see more than three notifications (in Big Sur)
In Catalina the notification centre had a long list of notifications, most recent first. In Big Sur it only lists the top three. How can I configure it to show me more?
Yes, there is a button to show ...
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How to disable notifications for the US Holidays calendar
I'm running MacOS High Sierra, and in the last few days it has started sending me notifications for US Holidays on the day before the holiday (I was notified about Valentine's Day and President's Day, ...
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See past notifications
I'm certain that I saw a notification from Thunderbird that I had an email from someone in particular. Yet when I looked in Thunderbird, there was no such email.
I checked each of my email accounts ...
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why my mac opens with do not disturb mode although I didn't schedule?
I don't choose any option on about Do Not Disturb. I added ss to you can see my settings. But sometimes Do Not Disturb mode opens automatically. (MacOS 11.2 Big Sur, Macbook Air 2017)
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What is causing the “complete” notifcation sound, “doo-doo-deet”?
I have a new issue I'm perplexed by. Even with the Mac (2015 MBP 13) on screensaver, about once an hour or so (not sure how long TBH), I hear it make the "complete" sound notification, like ...
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Notification to ring like the phone
I have been trying to get one of my apps to notify me the same way the IMessage or phone does but I have not had much success in figuring out how to do this. I want it to persistently vibrate or ring ...
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What do these Apple ID notifications mean?
I get these very often and I am not sure what they mean.
This morning, while only my MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and iPhone are powered, I received these on the MacBook Pro and the iPhone:
I have not ...
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Slack not respecting Do Not Disturb on iPad
I am signed in to multiple workspaces on slack on my iPad, and usually I want a sound + banner notification for messages. But if I am on a call, or sharing the screen, I want them disabled. This ...
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How to lower app notification volume
I have a new MacBook Pro running Big Sur. The sound effect for individual app notifications, such as Chrome or Slack, is much louder than other sounds on my machine and I would like a way to lower ...
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How to respond to reminder notifications using the keyboard
I can respond using the mouse, but it feels too slow:
move the mouse pointer to the "Options" button
click on it
select an option
Is there a way to do this with the keyboard?
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System alerts and Mail in Mojave are no longer playing any alert or notification sounds
I'm running Mail 12.4 on a macOS 10.14.6 system. For some reason I no longer hear any new mail notifications when a new message arrives. As near as I can tell I have Mail configured correctly to play ...
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iPhone not receiving notifications (and calls) for some apps
I have recently noticed that I am missing notifications for some apps on my iPhone 8 Plus. The onset of the issue might coincide with updating to iOS 14, but I am not sure.
I don't know how many apps ...
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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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Customize Notification Alerts/Badges
Is it possible to customize the alerts or badges (either will be okay) for the Mail application so that it displays Delete upon a mouse-over instead of Options --> Delete? I receive a lot of mails ...
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Use AppleScript to display a system notification with embeded image expanded?
The notification system in BigSur is capable of showing a notification with an image which is already expanded, i.e you don't have to click the little down arrow to show the image embedded in the ...
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Sometimes Notifications don’t appear
I have found out that sometimes I get text message notifications but sometimes I don’t. This is rather frustrating because I have been sent a text 30 mins before and I didn’t realise this until I ...
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iOS 14.2 - No text notification when message is open but screen is off
I think this issue started after upgrading to the new iOS.
iPhone 11
iOS 14.2
Steps to Reproduce:
Open Messages.
Open a specific person's message thread.
Lock your phone screen without closing the ...
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After enabling iOS COVID exposure notifications, why was I not prompted to enable Bluetooth?
After enabling COVID exposure notifications on my iPhone, I was not prompted to enable Bluetooth which was turned off in the control center at the time. I thought Bluetooth need to be on for this ...
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Notifications awaken screen but won't show when engaged in phone call
If I'm talking on the phone, and I receive a notification from another app (eg Messages or Twitter), the iPhone screen awakens (lights up), but it shows only the phone call interface (the keypad or ...
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Customize Slack Notifications banner/alerts? [duplicate]
Is it possible to customize Slack new message notification banners so Reply button is displayed automatically (without having to click 'Options' > 'Reply'). I have searched already within System ...
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Replace HardwareGrowler for hardware and system events notifications on MacOS?
I used HardwareGrowler for years to get notified about hardware and system events on my Macs.
HardwareGrowler was initially provided as an extra with Growl, and was then proposed as a standalone app ...
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Why can I no longer reply from Messages notifications in macOS Big Sur?
I have recently upgraded to macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 from Catalina 10.15.7.
Now, when I receive a Message, I get the notification but I no longer reply through it. This used to work in Catalina.
I found ...
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How can I increase the font size of banner notification?
I would like to increase the size of the fonts of the banners and alerts that appear in upper-right corner of the screen. My OS is MacOS Mojave version 10.14.6
I tried: System Preferences -> ...
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Controlling notification preferences from command line
Is there any way to change these settings from the command line (via defaults or something similar)?
I am mostly interested in the "Allow notifications from [app]" toggle.
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Alternative Notification System for Macos || Program or CLI to Display Image/Emblem/Icon at corner of screen (no text or box)
I am hoping there is some kind of alternate notification system available for macos as a program or a cli. I don't mind paying. I have created vim bindings with karabiner that work anywhere on macos, ...
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“A password reset request was sent…” System-level phishing?
Over the course of the last two days I have received upwards of ten notifications alerting me that a password reset request was sent from some device. When I go to check my Apple ID email, I see no ...
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How to delete message from iPhone lock screen?
When a SMS come in, it is shown on the lock screen with part of its content shown. If it is useless, how to delete the message directly from the lock screen without unlock the phone?
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Messages.app notification only shows contact number instead of contact names on macOS
After upgrading to macOS Big Sur (11.0.1), the notification of new messages only shows contact number instead of contact names. I can see contact name, profile pics in my Messages.app and Contacts.app,...
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Dismiss Calendar notification popups more easily
After upgrading to Big Sur, calendar notifications on Mac OS have become harder to dismiss. The notification appears in the upper-right of the screen, and to dismiss it, one must hover over the upper-...
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How do you change the notification duration in Apple macOS 11 / Big Sur
How do I change the time of how long a notification stays on the screen in macOS 11 Big Sur?
There's no setting for this in the system preferences.
I macOS Catalina the following command in Terminal ...
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How do I turn off Airpod notifications on MacOS Big Sur?
As of Big Sur, everytime I open or unlock my Mac or walk over to it from being somewher else I get this notification
I don't need it, dismissing it is a distraction and waiting for it to disappear is ...
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How to disable alerts but not banners in mac os x notification center as a global setting?
There are 2 types of notifications, alerts and banners . Banners go away on their own, whereas you have to interact/click alerts to make them go away. In the System preferences>Notifications, ...
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apsd/mDNSResponder spamming thousands of DNS queries per second on macOS Big Sur
I upgraded a machine to macOS Big Sur two days ago, and after a day or so my PiHole DNS server randomly stopped working, which upon inspection was caused by gigabytes of logs for DNS queries made by ...
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Daily reminders randomly re-appear after cleared, throughout day, without sound, on iPhone only
I have a few reminders set to repeat at the same time every day. They appear and sound at the correct times on my iPhone and MacBook. After I complete them, I clear them (almost always on the phone, ...
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Can the vibrating notification when I get a text and using my phone work differently when locked?
I find it a little annoying if I am on phone and get a vibration for a text message. It's enough that I see the notification banner, i do not need it to vibrate too.
I want the vibration only when ...
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Disabling notifications for certain apps for weekend
I would like to disable Telegram, Slack, Gmail, and Trello notifications from 8PM Friday to 6AM Monday. Is there any way to do it?
I have already tried:
Siri shortcuts - no access to parental controls
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Watch alerts for shared calendar events… how to disable?
My colleague has shared her work calendar with me via Outlook/Exchange (for meeting scheduling, etc). My watch alerts me for every one of her upcoming meetings… no matter what settings I change. And ...
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Is there a known fix for apps that suddenly stop delivering notifications for any obvious reason?
For several years now, I've noticed a really strange thing with notifications delivered from third-party apps on iOS - whereby they will just stop without any obvious reason. When checking within ...
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IOS 14 - I stopped receiving text notifications while I’m on a phone call. How do I get that notification back
IOS 14 - I stopped receiving text notifications while on a phone call. How do I get the text notifications back?
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How can I hide notifications for a short period?
I use notifications heavily as a sort of todo list during the day (mostly Slack and email messages). But sometimes I want to hide these for a while to focus on the whole screen. If I disable ...
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Debug and Reset push notifications in iOS
For a couple of days now, my iPhone does not receive push messages any more (I am not talking about notifications ... I am talking about push messages that are also used to initiate WahsApp Web/...
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Stop 'Battery 100% Charged' notifications
I have a MBP 2018. After upgrading to Catalina, when unattended with the power adapter connected, after a while the machine will start chiming every ten seconds and displaying a '100% Charged' message ...
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imessage notifications not working for one person
so a couple weeks ago me and my boyfriend’s imessage stopped working. he wouldn’t get notifications when i sent a message and would physically have to click on the the message to see what i sent. on ...
