How to turn off or silence notifications on your iPhone in 2 ways

Publish date: 2024-01-05

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You can turn off all notifications for an app on your iPhone by toggling off "Allow Notifications" in the settings.
You can also limit where and how the app delivers the notifications instead of turning them off.
If you just want to pause all notifications for a while, you can enable Do Not Disturb mode.

With every app you have on your iPhone, you can turn notifications off or limit how they will appear, so you can customize your iPhone experience to be helpful and informative – and not annoying and invasive.

In addition, if you ever want a break from all notifications for a certain period of time, you can pause them using the Do Not Disturb feature.

Here's how to turn off notifications for specific apps on your iPhone, as well as pause or clear notifications.

How to turn off notifications on your iPhone

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Notifications.

Tap “Notifications.” Stefan Ionescu/Insider

3. Scroll down to the app with notifications you want to turn off or limit and tap it.

4. To disable all notifications, toggle the button beside Allow Notifications to off.

Toggle off notifications to stop receiving them from that app. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

5. To merely limit the app's notifications, set where it can deliver a notification (Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Banners) and toggle Sounds and Badges on or off.

You can also choose where the app delivers the notifications. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

How to silence notifications on your iPhone

If you want to silence all notifications for a particular time, you can just turn on Do Not Disturb mode.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Focus.

Tap “Focus.” Stefan Ionescu/Insider

3. Tap Do Not Disturb.

Tap “Do Not Disturb.” Stefan Ionescu/Insider

4. Tap the toggle next to Do Not Disturb to turn it on.

Toggle “Do Not Disturb” to enable the mode. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

Quick tip: You can also enable Do Not Disturb mode from the Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the screen on iPhone 8 Plus or earlier or from the top right of the screen on iPhone X or later, and then tapping the half-moon icon.

You’ll also find the option to turn on Do Not Disturb mode in the Control Center. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

How to clear notifications on your iPhone

If you've been ignoring the notifications for a while, they can pile up in the Notification Center. It's quite easy to clean them up.

1. Swipe down from the top left corner of your iPhone's screen to reveal the Notification Center.

2. To clear an individual notification, swipe it to the left and tap Clear.

Swipe left and tap “Clear” to get rid of the notification. Stefan Ionescu/Insider

3. To clear all notifications at once, tap the X button next to the Notification Center This will change the button to Clear, and you should tap that to clear the Notification Center.

You can also choose to clear all notifications at once if you don’t want to do it one by one. Stefan Ionescu/InsiderSteven John Freelance Writer Steven John is a freelance writer living near New York City by way of 12 years in Los Angeles, four in Boston, and the first 18 near DC. When not writing or spending time with his wife and kids, he can occasionally be found climbing mountains. His writing is spread across the web, and his books can be found at . Read more Read less

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