With every app you have on your phone, you can turn notifications off or limit how they show so you can personalize your experience to be helpful and informative.

If you ever want to take a break from notifications, you can use the do not disturb feature.

There are ways to turn off notifications for specific apps on your phone.

How to turn off notifications on your iPhone

This is the first thing. You can open the settings on your phone.

There are two You can tap notifications.

The Settings app on iPhone, with the “Notifications” option highlighted.
Tap “Notifications.”
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There are three. You can limit or turn off notifications by scrolling down to them.

There are four. The Allow Notifications to off button can be used to turn off all notifications.

An app’s settings in the Settings app on iPhone, with the “Allow Notifications” toggle highlighted.
Toggle off notifications to stop receiving them from that app.
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There are five. To limit the app's notifications, set where it can deliver a notification and turn on Sounds and Badges.

An app’s settings in the Settings app on iPhone, with the “Alerts” section, where the apps notifications can be limited, showing.
You can also choose where the app delivers the notifications.
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How to silence notifications on your iPhone

Do Not Disturb mode can be turned on if you want to stop all notifications.

This is the first thing. You can open the settings on your phone.

There are two To focus, tap.

The Settings app on iPhone, with the “Focus” option highlighted.
Tap “Focus.”
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There are three. Don't worry, tap do not disturb.

The “Focus” settings on iPhone, with the “Do Not Disturb” option highlighted.
Tap “Do Not Disturb.”
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There are four. To turn it on, tap the toggle.

The “Do Not Disturb” settings on iPhone, with the “Do Not Disturb” toggle highlighted.
Toggle “Do Not Disturb” to enable the mode.
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The Control Center on iPhone, with the half-moon icon for the Do Not Disturb mode highlighted.
You’ll also find the option to turn on Do Not Disturb mode in the Control Center.
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How to clear notifications on your iPhone

They can pile up in the Notification Center if you haven't been paying attention. It's simple to clean them up.

This is the first thing. The Notification Center can be found on the left side of the screen.

There are two If you want to clear an individual notification, you have to use a finger.

The Notification Center on iPhone, with the “Clear” button highlighted
Swipe left and tap “Clear” to get rid of the notification.
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There are three. If you want to clear all notifications at once, you need to tap the X button next to the Notification Center.

The Notification Center on iPhone, with the “X” button highlighted.
You can also choose to clear all notifications at once if you don’t want to do it one by one.
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