Notifications help you keep track of what’s new. They let you know if you missed a call, if the date of an event moved, and more, and you can customize your notification settings so you see only what’s important to you.
Unless you have notifications silenced with a Focus, iPhone displays them as they arrive, rolling in from the bottom of the screen to minimize distraction. You can view them on the Lock Screen in an expanded list view, stacked view, or count view, and change the layout whenever you like.
Note: An app you’re using might ask how you want to receive its notifications: immediately, not at all, or in a scheduled summary. If you change your mind, tap Notifications in the Settings app.
Find your notifications in Notification Center
To check your notifications in Notification Center, do either of the following:
- On the Lock Screen: Swipe up from the middle of the screen.
- On other screens: Swipe down from the top-left corner. Then you can scroll up to see older notifications, if there are any.
To close Notification Center, swipe up from the bottom with one finger or press the Home button (on an iPhone with a Home button).
Respond to notifications
Multiple notifications in Notification Center or on the Lock Screen are grouped by app, so they’re easier to view and manage. Some apps may also group notifications by their own organizing features, like topic or thread. Grouped notifications show up as stacks, with the most recent one on top.
In Notification Center, you can do any of the following with your notifications:
- To expand a group of notifications to see them individually: Tap the group. To close the group, tap Show Less.
- To view a notification and perform quick actions if the app offers them (on supported models): Touch and hold the notification.
- To open a notification’s app: Tap the notification.
View, dismiss, and clear notifications
When notifications show up on your iPhone, do any of the following:
- Handle a notification you receive while using another app: Tap to view it, then swipe up to dismiss it.
- Clear notifications: Swipe left on the notification or group of notifications, then tap Clear or Clear All.
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Mute notifications for an app: Swipe left on the notification or group of notifications, tap Options, then tap an option to mute the app’s notifications for an hour or a day. This sends them directly to Notification Center and prevents them from appearing on the Lock Screen, playing a sound, lighting up the screen, or presenting a banner.
To see and hear these notifications again, swipe left on the notification in Notification Center, tap Options, then tap Unmute.
- Turn off notifications for an app or notification group: Swipe left on a notification or group of notifications, tap Options, then tap Turn Off.
- Change how an app displays notifications: Swipe left on a notification, tap Options, then tap View Settings.
- Clear all your notifications in Notification Center: Go to Notification Center, tap the Clear Notifications button, then tap Clear.
If you haven’t opened an app for a while, you may see a suggestion to turn off notifications for that app.
Show recent notifications on the Lock Screen
You can allow access to Notification Center on the Lock Screen.
- Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap Face ID & Passcode or Touch ID & Passcode.
- Enter your passcode.
- Scroll down and turn on Notification Center (below Allow Access When Locked).
