What are recent changes to iPhone Notifications? There is a previous video on managing notifications: https://youtu.be/50SOriIy9dU , that includes general principles on notification management. But a lot has changed in notifications since that video! The settings were out of date.
In this I talk about why you should care about notifications, the impact they have on your brain every day. Then I go on a deep dive journey into the Notifications settings: what they are, why you might use them, and what settings aren't worth your time.
Related: The new iOS 16 Lock Screen has ruined Notification Center! (and How to tell Apple) https://youtu.be/S8vMamhraR8
Let's walk through all the notifications settings!
Main Notifications Settings:
- Lock Screen / Notification presentation
- Stack vs count vs the "old" way of viewing lock screen notifications (You can’t change this by Focus mode/lock screen)
- How time sensitive notifications work in iOS 16 with the stack
- Scheduled Summary
- Show Preview
- Announce Notifications
- Siri Suggestions
Notifications Settings by App:
- Allow notifications at all?
- Scheduled Notifications?
- Show on Lock Screen? Show in Notification Center? Have a Banner? How temporary?
- Is it allowed to make a sound that interrupts you?
- Does it get a red number badge?
- Does it go in CarPlay?
- Do you want this app to verbally announce notifications?
- Do you want to see sneak previews of the message?
- Group notifications?
- Get extra alerts?
Go out there and tame your notifications!