Turn Off Notifications on iPhone

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    Settings → Notifications

    Open Settings and tap Notifications. Every app that has requested notification permission is listed here.

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    Tap an app and toggle off

    Tap any app in the list. Toggle off Allow Notifications to silence that app completely. Or leave it on and customise — you can disable Lock Screen, Notification Centre and Banners independently, keeping the notification count badge without noisy pop-ups.

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    Turn off all notifications at once with Focus

    Swipe down from top right → tap Focus → enable Do Not Disturb. This silences all notifications temporarily. Customise Focus modes in Settings → Focus to allow calls from specific contacts while blocking everything else.

Turn Off Notifications on Android

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    Settings → Notifications → App Notifications

    Open Settings → Notifications (or Apps → App Management on some Android versions). Tap App Notifications to see every app.

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    Tap an app and toggle off

    Tap any app and toggle off Show Notifications. On newer Android versions, you can also control notification categories within an app — for example, keeping order notifications from a delivery app but disabling promotional ones.

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    Use Do Not Disturb for bulk silencing

    Pull down the notification shade → tap Do Not Disturb. Or set scheduled Do Not Disturb in Settings → Notifications → Do Not Disturb → Schedules — automatically silences during sleep hours.

Long-press shortcutOn both iPhone and Android, when a notification appears, long-press it for quick options to turn off that app's notifications immediately — much faster than going through Settings every time.

Most Useful Settings to Know

  • iPhone — Notification Summary: Settings → Notifications → Scheduled Summary. Bundles non-urgent notifications and delivers them at set times rather than as they arrive.
  • Android — Notification channels: Many apps let you control notification types independently. Long-press a notification → settings icon to reach per-channel controls.

Frequently Asked Questions

iPhone: tap the app in Settings → Notifications → Sounds → None. Notifications still appear visually but silently. Android: tap the app notification settings → select Silent notification importance level. The notification shows in the shade without making sound or appearing on the lock screen.
iPhone: Settings → Notifications → tap the app → toggle off Badges. Android: Settings → Notifications → App Notifications → tap the app → toggle off Allow Notification Dot.