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iOS 736: Managing Notifications on Your iPhone - Tips and Tricks to Minimize Distractions

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In this episode of iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard discuss managing notifications on iPhones and iPads, sharing tips, tricks, and recommendations to help you control your device's notifications and minimize distractions.

Main Topic: Managing Your Notifications

  • Auditing notifications from the lock screen by swiping left on a notification and tapping Options
  • Customizing notifications for individual apps in the Notifications settings
  • Choosing how notifications are displayed: Count, Stack, or List view
  • Scheduled Summary: Bundling non-critical notifications to be delivered at set times throughout the day
  • Using Focus modes to control which notifications come through during specific times or activities
  • Enabling Focus filters to customize app content based on the active Focus mode
  • Utilizing the Notifications summary and time-sensitive notifications for better notification management

    • Shortcuts Corner: What's New For iOS 18

    • New Shortcuts actions available in iOS 16.1 and later, including opening specific App Store pages and the Control Center
    • Send a Check-in action for sharing location via Messages, useful for automation triggers like starting a workout
    • Move, rename, and search actions now available on all platforms
    • Health and Fitness actions for opening specific data types and views
    • Freeform app gains actions to rename and update boards
    • Get Current App action enables more powerful automations based on the active app

      • Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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