How to Turn Off Time-Sensitive Notifications on iPhone

Last Updated on June 10, 2024 by Humera Hallari

Are you tired of that constant influx of notifications on your device? Well, not anymore because Apple has recently introduced the Time Sensitive notification feature to all the iDevices. Read the article below to learn more about time-sensitive notifications and How to turn them on or off on your iPhone.

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Getting real-time updates about your phone and upcoming activities through notifications is essential. However, seeing a cluttered notification bar every time you turn on your device is not a good feeling. Apple introduced the Focus mode in iOS 15 to help users manage how and when they would like to receive app notifications. Using Focus mode users can choose a particular time slot to receive updates from the apps installed on their device.

Time-sensitive notifications are high-priority notifications. It can break through Focus mode and Notification Summary settings. Time-sensitive notifications contain essential information and require immediate action. It works even if most of the app notifications are disabled through focus mode. Time-sensitive notifications appear at the top of the notification bar and lock screen.

Understanding and managing notifications on iPhones is confusing for new iPhone users. Below is the step-wise Guide on How to Turn off and on time-sensitive notifications. You will also find the steps to enable or disable Time-Sensitive Notifications in Focus Modes.

How to Enable Time-Sensitive Notifications for Individual Apps

You can customize the time-sensitive notification setting on your device for individual apps. You can also select which apps can send time-sensitive notifications. Remember time-sensitive notifications feature works only for apps that support this feature. All you need to do is select the apps under notification settings and turn off or on the time-sensitive notification. Below are the detailed steps to explain the exact steps.

Step 1 – Launch the settings app on your device.

Step 2 – Now click on the Notifications option.

Step 3 – Here you will find the list of all the apps installed on your device. Click on the app for which you wish to Turn Time-sensitive notifications on.

Step 4 – Here you will find the Time-sensitive notifications. Turn the toggle on to turn on the Time-sensitive notifications for that particular app.

How to Enable Time-Sensitive Notifications in Focus Modes

As mentioned earlier the time-sensitive notifications can also break through the focus mode setting and send important updates. To use the time-sensitive notification feature in focus mode access it through the focus option in settings. Select the focus mode such as work, personal, or sleep. Follow the steps below to Turn on Time-Sensitive Notifications in Focus Modes.

Step 1 – Launch the settings app on your device.

Step 2 – Now click on the Focus option.

Step 3 – Now click on the Focus mode of your choice.

Step 4 – Tap on the apps section under allow notifications.

Step 5 – Here you will find the Time-sensitive notifications at the bottom. Turn the toggle on to turn on the Time-sensitive notifications in focus modes.

How to Disable Time-Sensitive Notifications

Step 1 – Launch the settings app on your device.

Step 2 – Now click on the Notifications option.

Step 3 – You will find the list of all the apps installed on your device. Click on the app for which you wish to Turn Time-sensitive notifications off.

Step 4 – Here you will find the Time-sensitive notifications. Turn the toggle off to disable the Time-sensitive notifications for that particular app.

Disable Time Sensitive notifications while in a certain Focus mode

Time-sensitive notifications can break through the user’s Do Not Disturb settings as well. To do so you need to access the Do Not Disturb settings from the focus mode and turn off or on the time-sensitive notifications.

Step 1 – Launch the settings app on your device.

Step 2 – Now click on the Focus option.

Step 3 – Now click on the Focus mode of your choice.

Step 4 – Tap on the apps section under allow notifications.

Step 5 – Here you will find the Time-sensitive notifications at the bottom. Turn the toggle on to turn on the Time-sensitive notifications in focus modes.

Conclusion

Time-sensitive notifications feature gives users real-time updates and is capable of bypassing the Do Not Disturb and Focus modes as well. It has different notification sounds and also displays an icon on the status bar. The time-sensitive notification feature is not only introduced to iPhones but also works with Macs, iPads, and watches. For example, When the notification is received on an iPhone it will also appear on the paired Apple Watch and vice versa. This allows users to quickly view and respond to notifications without taking out their phone.

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