Part one: Two ways to set up notifications
Method one: Open from the Lock screen
To preview your notifications on the Lock screen without unlocking your device, go to Settings > Notifications > Show Previews, and select Always.
Advantages:
- You can quickly view your recent notifications from the Lock screen by picking up your iPhone.
- Tap a single notification or a group of notifications to view all of them for that app
- Swipe left over notifications to manage, view, or clear the notifications.
- Manage alerts for specific apps.
Method two: Open from Notification Center
There are two ways to see your alerts from the Notification Center:
- From the Lock screen, swipe up from the middle of the screen
- From any other screen, swipe down from the center of the top of your screen
Advantages:
The Notification Center shows your notifications history, allowing you to scroll back and see what you’ve missed.
Part two: Manage notifications
- Swipe left over an alert or group of alerts.
- Tap Manage, then select from these options:
- Deliver Quietly: These notifications appear in the Notification Center, but don’t show up on the Lock screen, play sounds, or show a banner or badge icon.
- Turn Off: This turns off all notifications for a specific app. To turn this back on, go to Settings > Notifications, select the app, and tap Allow Notifications.
Part three: What if you don’t see notifications from a specific app?
To get notifications, connect to a Wi-Fi or cellular network. If you still don’t get notifications for a specific app, try these steps:
- Make sure that the app supports notifications. Go to Settings > Notifications, select the app, and make sure that Allow Notifications is on.
- If you have notifications turned on for an app but you’re not receiving alerts, you might not have Banners selected. Go to Settings > Notifications, select the app, then select Banners.
- Make sure that you’re signed in to your Apple ID.
- Make sure that Do Not Disturb is off.
- If you’ve recently installed an app or restored from a backup, open the app to start getting notifications.
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