How to Turn Off Message Notifications on an iPhone

To turn off message notifications on an iPhone, Open Settings → Tap on → Tap → Toggle “Allow Notifications” to off.

[Edit]Things You Should Know

• To disable message notifications, tap > > and switch “Allow Notifications” to the off position.
• To change the type of notifications you receive, switch off "Show in Notification Center," "Badge Off Icon," or "Show on Lock Screen" from notification settings.
• To change the way you get alerted for each notification, go to > > and choose a new alert tone and vibration type.

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]Disabling Message Notifications

1. Open Settings from your home screen.^[1]
   
2. Tap on .^[2]
   
3. Tap on .^[3]
   
4. Toggle “Allow Notifications” to the left. This is done by tapping the green slider on the right and will turn off all Message notifications.^[4]
   

[Edit]Modifying Message Notifications

1. Toggle off "Show in Notification Center". This will disable Message notifications from showing up in the center when you access it by swiping down from the top of the screen.
   
2. Toggle off "Badge App Icon". Doing so will disable the notification that pops up next to the app's icon on your home screen.
   
3. Toggle off "Show on Lock Screen". Doing so will disable notifications from popping up on the lock screen while your phone is not in use.
   

[Edit]Modifying Notification Alerts

1. Open Settings.
   
2. Tap .
   
3. Tap on .
   
4. Tap on .
   
5. Select an alert tone. This is done by tapping on the tone you want to use for notifications.
   
   • Tapping on the various tones will give you a preview.
6. Tap on .
   
7. Select a vibration by tapping on it.
   
8. Tap on . It’s located at the top-left corner of your screen.
   
9. Tap on . Doing so will bring you back to the Messages notifications page where you can make more modifications.
   

[Edit]Tips

• Turning on “Preview Messages” allows you to see some of the text without fully opening it.
• You can only turn off notifications for one app at a time.

[Edit]References

1. ↑ [v162129_b01]. 8 May 2022.
2. ↑ [v162129_b01]. 8 May 2022.
3. ↑ [v162129_b01]. 8 May 2022.
4. ↑ [v162129_b01]. 8 May 2022.