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To turn off message notifications on an iPhone, Open Settings → Tap on Notifications → Tap Messages → Toggle “Allow Notifications” to off.
Things You Should Know
- To disable message notifications, tap Notifications > Messages > and switch “Allow Notifications” to the off position.
- To change the type of notifications you receive, switch off "Show in Notification Center," "Badge Off Icon," or "Show on Lock Screen" from notification settings.
- To change the way you get alerted for each notification, go to Settings > Notifications > Sound and choose a new alert tone and vibration type.
Steps
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Toggle off "Show in Notification Center". This will disable Message notifications from showing up in the center when you access it by swiping down from the top of the screen. -
Toggle off "Badge App Icon". Doing so will disable the notification that pops up next to the app's icon on your home screen. -
Toggle off "Show on Lock Screen". Doing so will disable notifications from popping up on the lock screen while your phone is not in use.
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Open Settings. -
Tap Notifications . -
Tap on Messages . -
Tap on Sound . -
Select an alert tone. This is done by tapping on the tone you want to use for notifications.- Tapping on the various tones will give you a preview.
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Tap on Vibrations . -
Select a vibration by tapping on it. -
Tap on Sounds . It’s located at the top-left corner of your screen. -
Tap on Messages . Doing so will bring you back to the Messages notifications page where you can make more modifications.
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