How to disable notifications on iPhone – Easy Steps

This article provides instructions for turning off notifications on an iPhone, including how to temporarily or longer turn off notifications, and information about what happens when you turn off notifications.

How can I temporarily disable notifications?

Turning off all notifications on your iPhone is easy. Turn on Do Not Disturb on your iPhone through the parametersor the configuration pane. Do Not Disturb will turn off all notifications coming to your phone, including app notifications, mail and message notifications, and call notifications.

If that’s not what you had in mind, there are also other ways to manage your notifications.

How to turn off notifications on iPhone?

While using Do Not Disturb to turn off your notifications can be temporary (when you’re ready, turn off Do Not Disturb to start receiving notifications again), you can also temporarily turn off your notifications for specific apps only.

For example, if you want to receive calls and messages, but don’t want to receive other types of notifications from a specific app, turn them off temporarily (or permanently) through settings.

1. Go to Settings> > notices.

2. Here you can change the notifications of any app. Touch the app to adjust notifications as needed.

3. Choose the options that suit you best for app notifications. choose disable Enable notificationsor change where and how notifications, sounds, and badges appear.

4. Once you have made your selections, close notices. When you’re ready to receive notifications again, follow these instructions to change your settings again.

Change notification settings for an incoming notification

There is also an alternative to using this method to disable notifications from specific apps. If you get a notification from an app you want to disable notifications for, adjust the notification settings directly from the notification.

1. On the Notifications screen that appears when you turn on your iPhone, slowly swipe left on a notification. A menu should appear on the right side of the notification.

2. Select Manage.

3. On the screen that appears, select deliver quietlyO Deactivate. if you choose deliver quietlythe notification will still appear in your notification center, but it will not make any sound or vibrate on your phone. if you choose Deactivatenotifications will be completely disabled until you re-enable them.

You can also press Settings to access the same settings screen you used earlier to turn off notifications.

How to turn off all notifications on iPhone?

The most common way to disable all notifications on iPhone right now is with Do Not Disturb, which is detailed above. But if you really want some quiet time, you can also turn off the mute switch on the left side of your phone (it’s red when it’s off and silver when it’s on).

This action instantly turns off all notifications and they will remain silent until you flip the switch back to the on position.

What happens when you turn off notifications on iPhone?

If you’re stressed about turning off notifications on your phone, don’t be. While you turn them off using Do Not Disturb or using a method to switch individual app notifications, you can always turn them back on when you’re ready.

And if you think you forgot to turn them back on, you can always set a reminder to do it later.

If you have any questions or suggestions, let us know in the comments. Also refer to this guide if you want to learn how to turn off message preview on iPhone.