Table of contents:
- Take a look at the settings of individual applications
- Set up system notifications
- Customize notifications with dedicated apps
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-13 00:26
Everybody is tired of hourly or even every minute notifications. But mobile notifications can be completely customized so that they do not interfere.
Unfortunately, there is no instant solution to the problem. You will have to spend some time digging through the settings. But it's worth it: you will remove all the garbage from the notification screen and start receiving only the most necessary and important information.
Take a look at the settings of individual applications
The average smartphone user rarely looks into the notification settings of individual apps. Spending a few minutes on this will make your life much easier.
For example, on Facebook, you can individually turn off notifications for comments, friend requests, or group posts. This can be done both through the mobile application and through the web version of the social network.
Gmail for Android gives you the ability to turn alerts on and off for each tag. This way you can make your email client report only the most important emails. There is no label management in Gmail for iOS, but you can configure the app so that it only notifies you about priority emails.
Almost every program allows you to limit alerts in one way or another. And some apps can be configured to only show notifications about something very specific.
Instagram is an example. Open a friend's profile, then go to Settings. This is where you can turn on notifications for that person only. Facebook has a list of close friends that works in a similar way.
Set up system notifications
Both Google and Apple know how difficult it can be to deal with endless streams of notifications, so they have built rich customization options into Android and iOS. Go to the appropriate section of the operating system settings to activate or deactivate alerts for individual applications, as well as change the way they are displayed.
If you cannot live without notifications at all, then both operating systems provide the ability to show them without sound and remove them from the lock screen. They will accumulate, and in your free time you can calmly deal with each.
Another option is to turn off notifications for some apps, but add widgets for them. The latter are displayed on the Android home screen and in the iOS notification center.
Both operating systems have a Do Not Disturb mode. You can adjust its parameters through the main iOS settings menu and through the Android sound settings. Alerts will appear, but the phone will not beep.
Alternatively, use airplane mode. You can turn it on, and then read everything that has accumulated at once. By the way, according to a study by the Future Work Center, this is one of the best ways to deal with mail when there is a lot of it.
We also advise you to view the list of applications installed on your smartphone and leave only the ones you need. And mail and social networks can be checked from a computer.
Customize notifications with dedicated apps
IFTTT
We have already written about the IFTTT task automator. It allows you to create a whole system of custom notifications. This will take time, but with the app, alerts can be completely customized. For example, force the system to send only messages from certain Twitter accounts and notify only about bad weather.
In this case, it is best to disable standard operating system notifications. And then open IFTTT and create your own alerts for everything you need. The service has a very fine tuning system: it works with the results of sports matches, social networks, email clients, news services and much more.
Pushbullet
Another service worth mentioning is Pushbullet. It sends notifications to computer, mobile devices and even shows them in the browser. At first it seems that this can only aggravate the problem. But the product only simplifies the management of alerts: you will definitely stop grabbing your phone every two minutes.
Pushover
Pushover works in a similar way. You can customize the messages you receive from your favorite applications, choose a time to display, and check them from your computer. In addition, the service can work in conjunction with IFTTT, which will create a super-advanced notification system.
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