How to Control Notification Badges on Your iPhone and iPad
Your iPhone makes it easy to know when you’ve received a notification, allowing you to enable pop-up messages, sound chimes, and notification badges so you can keep tabs on all your apps. And while most of these features are great, many users will quickly find the notification badges intrusive and stress-inducing. Notification banners are the […]
Your iPhone makes it easy to know when you’ve received a notification, allowing you to enable pop-up messages, sound chimes, and notification badges so you can keep tabs on all your apps. And while most of these features are great, many users will quickly find the notification badges intrusive and stress-inducing.
Notification banners are the little red dot you’ll see in the upper right corner of any app that has an alert. This can get frustrating, because a screen full of notification badges (or a single Gmail app reminding you to check your 500 unread messages) can be a real eyesore. Luckily, Apple is making it easier to control your notification badges with iOS 17.
Here’s how to control notification badges on your iPhone and iPad.
Show or hide notification badges on your home screen
In most versions of iOS, including the latest iOS 17, you control notifications via Settings, where you can turn them on or off with a toggle, as well as specify what they should look like and when and where they can appear . You can choose the appearance, location and duration of banners, control audio alerts and choose how and when to display notification badges.
Step 1: Open the Settings app.
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2nd step: Faucet Notifications.
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Step 3: Observe the list of applications under Notification style.
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Step 4: Each app notification is handled separately, so check the settings by tapping each app one by one.
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Step 5: In each application you will see a list of options. To remove the badge, activate the option Badges option disabled.
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Show or hide notification badges in the App Library
By default, notification counters do not appear in the App Library. Many iPhone users prefer to minimize the number of apps on the Home screen through the use of the App Library. Therefore, if you prefer to see numbered alert badges when using the library, you should enable this option. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
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2nd step: Faucet Home screen and app library.
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Step 3: In the Notification badges section, turn on the switch to Show in App Library.
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Step 4: If it’s better to see the badge in your App Library, simply turn the toggle back on to get the full effect.
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how to disable app notification badges in Focus mode
iPhone’s Focus mode blocks incoming notifications, but it may still allow red meter badges to appear on app icons on your home screen. You can set your Focus mode to hide them when active. Here’s how.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app and select To focus.
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2nd step: Faucet Do not disturb.
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Step 3: Faucet Possibilities.
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Step 4: Activate the Hide notification badges to change.
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