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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SMS notifications delivered in background
I have issues with SMS messages not being delivered to me prominently most of the times. Notifications are turned on:
Allow Notifications is on
Lock Screen is checked
Notification Centre is checked
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Can I disable the notifications / widget sidebar?
As I edit music I often swipe left in such a way that the notification sidebar comes out from the right side of the screen. It disrupts my work. Can I disable this sidebar or mouse gesture?
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How to get a notification when MacBook battery needs to charge?
I get no notifications whatsoever regarding the battery levels before my MacBooks die. What setting do I need to enable in System Settings to get a notification when a MacBook battery needs to charge?
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Is it possible to get MacOS desktop notifications via Google Chrome for Google Calendar if you do not have a Google Calendar window open?
I think I've tried everything and now I'm thinking this is not possible? Is anyone able to confirm or deny that this?
It's really frustrating to not get a notification if I happen to not have a Google ...
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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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Disable the Notification Centre on a Mac running Ventura 13.4
I have been using a MacBook Air for two years now. Recently, I was interested in disabling my Notification Centre due to it being unneeded and to help with preventing distractions. I did not see a ...
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How to check whether notifications are enabled or not for my app command line on macOS Big Sur?
How to check whether notifications are enabled or not for my app from terminal / command line on macOS Big Sur?
Also, I want to forcefully enable or disable notifications using administrative/root ...
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Manage location-related notes
I have some information I'd like to keep track of, that is only relevant when I present in a particular physical location. Ideally, I'd get a notification when I am near that location, and the ...
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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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How to remove badge notifications for whatsapp mac client
I have the whatsapp client installed in my mac. I want to remove the badges indicating of new messages, so the icon would always appear as no new messages -
Unfortunately, I could not find it in the ...
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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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Why are my Mac Calendar alerts not popping but silently sitting in the Notification Center?
I feel sorry for asking such a basic question.
I used to have a banner appearing in the top right corner alerting me.
I don't receive those notifications anymore since I did a clean install of my ...
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Disable Badges with a script on multiple apps in Ventura
Trying to have a script I can use with a shortcut to disable badge notifications on multiple apps for when I need to focus - like for example in a meeting, etc. I don't want to have to go into ...
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Email notification loss after system update
My Email notification used to work perfectly (with a beep). But after I updated the system, the Email notification disappeared (without any beep), even though the Email notification is still turned on....
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Is it possible to receive notifications for incoming email on Mac without Mail.app being open?
I use the Gmail web page for email, but I would like to receive Mac system notifications for incoming email.
I don't want to enable notifications for Safari for lots of reasons, so I thought I'd just ...
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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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See History of Notifications, in Ventura (vs Big Sur, Monterrey...)
In versions of OSX before Ventura, clicking (or double clicking?) the time would display the history of notifications including notifications you had already seen or dismissed. Now in Ventura, this ...
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Does the "Show Notification Center" shortcut works for you?
I'm on the last version of Ventura. I'm trying to set a shortcut key combination to show the notification center.
I went to setting -> keyboard -> shortcut -> mission control -> Show ...
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How to view historical banner notifications on macOS?
I often see banner notifications - which disappear after about two seconds - and then wonder:
how can I view them again?
which application generated them?
I would be looking for a way to scroll ...
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Stop “Sharing Suggestion” spam
This morning my iPhone interrupted me with a random solicitation to use its Photos app:
I am sick of applications abusing notifications to increase “user engagement”, and am saddened to see Apple ...
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Can I turn off weekly screentime reports while still keeping screentime and other screentime notifications on?
I'd like to get rid of the weekly screen time report notification. It's merely a weekly distraction. If I need it, I'll go to the screen time app and find it there. Disabling screen time notifications ...
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How to fix "Update Apple ID Settings" bug, when I don't have an Apple ID?
My macbook has been upgraded to macOS 13.2 today.
This has not cleared my problem. I still have a notification from System Settings, that wants me to "Update Apple ID Settings".
I have ...
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What is "Remind Me" supposed to do?
When I use the Remind Me feature in iOS Mail (iOS 16, iPhone 8) I imagine that when the fire date has passed I'll receive a local notification reminding me about the message. That never happens. I'm ...
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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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Can I disable ALL notifications on MacOS Ventura by disabling a launchctl service or daemon?
MacOS Ventura is buggy concerning the generation of unwanted repetitive notifications. My attempts to suppress them using System Settings have failed. I believe my only alternative is to disable ...
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AppleScript error/no result when clicking FaceTime Accept button in Notification Center
Background:
I want to automatically answer incoming FaceTime calls on a dedicated Mac without user interaction. Since the hidden FaceTime defaults write com.Apple.FaceTime AutoAcceptInvites (a boolean)...
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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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Focus Mode with App-based Schedule not working properly
I'm setting up a new MacBook Pro with macOS Ventura. I'm excited about the new Focus Modes, and created a custom mode called Video Conferencing.
My goal is for the Focus Mode to turn on when I'm ...
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Turn off Time Machine notifications (Ventura) [duplicate]
I keep getting the "No Backups for X Days" notification on my Mac from Time Machine. System Preferences layout was updated for Ventura, so the old answers on how to turn off the ...
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Notifications only work when 'Allow notifications when mirroring or sharing the display' is on
I've checked everywhere and can't find any evidence of my screen being shared or mirrored. However, my notifications only work when the 'Allow notifications when mirroring or sharing the display' ...
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How can you disable "Would you like to temporarily mute this conversation?" prompts for notifications on the iOS lock screen?
Since maybe iOS 15 through iOS 16, sometimes these prompts randomly appear in notification cards for apps on the iOS lock screen:
I always want to receive all notifications and never want to mute any ...
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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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iPad needs to be continuously approved to use iCloud account. How to stop that?
Since a few weeks (never had this problem before that), I am receiving notifications on my Macbook asking to approve my iPad to use iCloud. I have approved it hundreds of times but the notifications ...
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iOS 16 – Can I choose when the "Screen Time weekly report" is delivered?
I'm on an iPhone with iOS 16.2.
Every Monday, I receive a notification that points to the "weekly Screen Time report" for the previous week. It seems to pop up with remarkable consistency ...
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Disable wireless headphone notifications?
I don’t own a pair of wireless headphones but, someone I live with does. Sometimes when he’s trying to sync his headphones to his devices I get there really annoying popup notifications to connect ...
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How to disable notification sounds from other logged in users on Mac?
There are two users on my M1 Mac Mini. Fast user switching is enabled. The other user is logged in and has notifications for Gmail enabled though Firefox. Everytime they receive a chat message, I hear ...
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Compiled Javascript for Automation (JXA) script does not show applications
I wrote a small script to sync one folder to another as a Javascript for Automation script.
If I run it directly from terminal:
$ osascript -l JavaScript myscript.js
then it works as supposed - the ...
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Any way to turn a macOS Notification into a FULL SCREEN notification
Is there a way to turn a regular macOS Notification into a FULL SCREEN notification (ie: one that displays the message across the entire screen)?
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How do I show a transient notification overlay using bash?
How do I show a transient notification overlay using bash?
I have some custom hotkeys and I want to display a visual confirmation for them.
PS: I do not want to use hammerspoon or macOS notifications ...
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Get notification (alert) from Mac when power charger is disconnected
I want my Mac to make a sound when the power charger is disconnected; similar (or different) to the one it does when it is connected.
I tried this post but did not work.
I used this one by @trane-...
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Why is my Mac/iPhone sometimes reading out Telegram and Whatsapp messages in my AirPods?
Normally, on my Mac, when I get an IM via Telegram or Whatsapp, I get a bell-style sound notification.
However, sometimes my Mac will actually read out the message to me in my AirPods.
It was ...
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How to disable Volume / Headphone safety volume notifications for an external speaker?
Getting headphone safety notifications for an external speaker, thing is I have to turn the bluetooth volume to full (or >80%) for this device to work properly as it has it's own amplifier and ...
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Duplicate Reminder notifications on some recurring reminders
I've had this issue ever since the Reminders upgrade a few years ago. I forget which iOS/macOS version it was, but ever since the upgrade, there are certain recurring reminder notifications that ...
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Run AppleScript when notification is receieved
I have a script that runs perfectly but I want it to initialise when I receive a notification with the title "Bricks + Agent". Even better if I can actually put the subtitle text into the ...
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Set notifications to be displayed on external monitor - MacOS
Ive got 2 external monitors connected to Macbook Pro running Big Sur.
I run the 2 external monitors and the laptop screen in a 3 screen configuration.
Is it possible to set my notifications for emails ...
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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 ...