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iPad User Guide

Change notification settings on iPad

Choose when and how notifications appear, which apps can send them, and what sounds they make. You can also set up location-based alerts. Many notification settings apply to all app notifications, while others can be customized for individual apps.

Change the appearance of notifications

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Notifications, then choose how you want notifications displayed on the Lock Screen:

    • View just the number of notifications: Tap Count.

    • View the notifications grouped into stacks by app: Tap Stack.

    • View the notifications in a list: Tap List.

    When notifications arrive, you can change the layout by pinching the notifications on the Lock Screen.

To turn off notifications for an app, go to Settings 👁 Image
 > Notifications, tap the app, then turn off Allow Notifications.

Prevent notification previews from appearing on the Lock Screen

You can choose when to have notification previews from an app appear on your Lock Screen.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Notifications, then tap an app below Notification Style.

  3. Scroll down, tap Show Previews, then select one of the following:

    • Always

    • When Unlocked

    • Never

Change the frequency of notifications

To minimize interruptions from notifications throughout the day, you can schedule a notification summary that includes notifications for several apps at once.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Notifications, tap Scheduled Summary, turn on Scheduled Summary, then tap Continue (if it appears).

  3. Schedule times for the notification summary.

  4. Tap A to Z, turn on the apps you want to appear in your Scheduled Summary, then tap 👁 the Back button
    at the top of the screen.

  5. To choose when you want notification previews to appear, tap Show Previews, select an option, then tap 👁 the Back button
    at the top of the screen.

    Previews can include things like text (from Messages and Mail) and invitation details (from Calendar). You can override this setting for individual apps.

When you use Focus, it delays the delivery of notifications on iPad to prevent interruptions. You can schedule a time to receive a summary of the notifications you missed. See Schedule a notification summary.

Choose notification sounds for individual apps

For some apps (including Mail, Messages, and Calendar), you can choose the sound that plays when a notification arrives for the app.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Notifications, select an app below Notification Style, then turn on Allow Notifications.

  3. Tap Sounds, select a sound (if any appear), then tap 👁 the Back button
    at the top of the screen.

You can choose immediate or scheduled delivery for the app’s notifications, where you want them to appear (on the Lock Screen, in Notification Center, or as a banner at the top of the screen), and more.

Turn off notifications selectively for individual apps

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Notifications, tap an app, then turn off Allow Notifications.

Turn off location-based alerts

Some apps use your location to send you relevant alerts based on where you are. For example, the Weather app might send you alerts based on your location.

If you don’t want to see these types of alerts, you can turn them off.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
     on your iPad.

  2. Tap Privacy & Security, tap Location Services, then turn on Location Services.

  3. Tap an app (if any appear in the list), then choose whether you want to share your location while using that app.

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