What's new in iPhone Notifications? (To Disturb or Not to Disturb - wait is that even a question??)

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 The settings were out of date.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!