Open Settings › Notifications, choose the app, then change Allow Notifications, delivery style, sounds, badges or previews. If alerts still stay quiet, check Focus and Scheduled Summary before reinstalling the app. Alerts, sounds and badges are set for each app separately, so one quiet app does not mean every app is quiet.
What this covers
- Current iOS and iPadOS notification controls for installed apps
What it does not cover
- ×Emergency alerts, carrier alerts or notifications managed by an organization
Try in this order
0 of 6 completedOpen the app notification panel
ReversibleGo to Settings › Notifications and choose the affected app from the list.
Enable the intended alert types
ReversibleTurn on Allow Notifications and select Lock Screen, Notification Center or Banners as needed.
Check Focus and summaries
ReversibleReview Settings › Focus and Scheduled Summary to see whether alerts are being silenced or delayed.
Test with the device unlocked and locked
ReversibleSend one test notification and verify whether the app, sound, preview and Focus behavior match your choice.
Move noisy apps to Scheduled Summary
ReversibleApple offers Immediate Delivery or Scheduled Summary for each app, so noisy apps can be collected into a summary at chosen times.
Use Customize Notifications and Deliver Quietly for the rest
ReversibleCustomize Notifications lets you pick which types an app may send, and Deliver Quietly sends them without sound or banners.
Apple
The notification controls available per app
The list below is Apple's own inventory of what you can change on iPhone.
- Delivery
- An Allow Notifications toggle, and a choice of Immediate Delivery or Scheduled Summary.
- Where they appear
- Lock Screen, Notification Center and Banners.
- Alerts
- Sound settings, badges and notification grouping.
- Advanced
- Customize Notifications for per-app choices, Deliver Quietly, and the Time Sensitive designation for urgent alerts.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !If notifications stop arriving entirely, check that Allow Notifications is on for the app and that a Focus is not silencing it before reinstalling the app.
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Exact questions
Common questions about “Where to change app notifications on iPhone or iPad”
What is a Time Sensitive notification?+
A designation Apple provides for urgent alerts.
Can I turn off sound but keep the alerts?+
Apple lists sound, badge and grouping controls per app, and a Deliver Quietly option, so you can reduce interruptions without turning the app's notifications off.
What is Scheduled Summary?+
An option Apple provides alongside Immediate Delivery: notifications are grouped and delivered at times you choose rather than one by one as they arrive.
Where do I turn off banners but keep the badge?+
Apple lists Lock Screen, Notification Center and Banners as separate delivery locations, and badges as a separate control, so they can be set independently per app.
Why do I not get alerts?+
Focus modes, Screen Time limits or the app's notification setting may be off.
Can I silence one app only?+
Yes. Turn off alerts or sounds for that app in Settings, Notifications.
How is Focus different from notification settings?+
Notification settings decide what each app can do at any time. A Focus filters which apps and people can notify you during a set situation, such as work or sleep, and can be scheduled.
Can I stop an app showing alerts on the lock screen only?+
Yes. In the app's notification settings you can choose where alerts appear, so an app can be allowed in Notification Center and banners while it stays off the lock screen. This is useful for private messages you do not want shown when the iPhone is locked.
Can I change how long alerts stay on screen?+
Banner alerts disappear on their own, and persistent banners stay until you dismiss them. In an app's notification settings you can choose the banner style, so an important app can use persistent banners while others use temporary ones, which lets you see what matters without clutter.