iOS 16.2 brings new toggles to disable your lock screen wallpaper and or/notifications when the iPhone’s always-on display feature is active. A minimal iPhone lock screen is within reach with iOS 16.2’s new toggles for wallpaper and notifications on the always-on display | Image: Brandon Butch/Twitter What’s happening? Apple has added a … [Read more...] about New in iOS 16.2: Disabling wallpaper and notifications on iPhone’s always-on display
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Windows 11 Will Play Notifications, Calls, and More from Your Android Phone
Earlier this year, Microsoft teased a big update to its Phone Link app that made texting easier from a PC, and we suggested it was part of a bigger update coming soon. Well, it looks like we were right, as now the company is getting ready to let our Android phones stream all audio to PCs. Oddly enough, Microsoft is again renaming the app, as … [Read more...] about Windows 11 Will Play Notifications, Calls, and More from Your Android Phone
How to Silence Notifications on iPhone
To silence notifications on your iPhone, turn on Do Not Disturb mode by swiping down from the top-right of your screen and selecting Focus > Do Not Disturb. You can also silence specific app notifications by selecting Settings > Notifications and the app of your choice. Do you feel bombarded by iPhone notifications? If so, there’s a … [Read more...] about How to Silence Notifications on iPhone
How to disable notifications for all or individual Apps in Windows 11
Windows 11 is the latest operating system by Microsoft that runs on billions of devices today. It has a high adoption rate and users are slowly upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 considering the several new features it offers. Most of its features boil down to visual changes. The new start menu, out-of-the-box Dark mode with the ability to … [Read more...] about How to disable notifications for all or individual Apps in Windows 11
How to Send Mobile Push Notifications With PHP and Firebase
Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) service is a free and convenient way to distribute push notifications to mobile devices. It works with iOS, Android, and web targets, abstracting away the differences between platforms. You send your payload once to Firebase’s API and get real-time delivery to all your users. In this article, we’ll show … [Read more...] about How to Send Mobile Push Notifications With PHP and Firebase
Show or hide Display options for Update notifications in Windows 11
You can show or hide the Display options for Update notifications on your Windows 11 computer using Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor. This article explains both methods, and you can follow them according to your Windows 11 version (Home, Pro, etc.). Windows 11 displays mainly two types of notifications when it is required to install an … [Read more...] about Show or hide Display options for Update notifications in Windows 11
How to Open Notifications With One Hand on a Google Pixel
There’s no getting around the fact that the majority of Android phones are very large. The Google Pixel series is not exempt from this trend. Thankfully, they have a handy gesture to make opening the notifications easier. To pull down the notification shade on Android you have to reach all the way to the very top of the screen. As part of the … [Read more...] about How to Open Notifications With One Hand on a Google Pixel
Gurman: iOS 16 to bring improved notifications, Apple will demo rOS for VR headset at WWDC
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled to kick off on June 6 and we can safely anticipate the latest versions of Apple’s mobile, desktop and wearable operating systems. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests that iOS 16 will bring improved notification management and new health-tracking features though no specific … [Read more...] about Gurman: iOS 16 to bring improved notifications, Apple will demo rOS for VR headset at WWDC
How to Get Reminders for Android Notifications
At times, it can feel like smartphones exist purely to bother us with notifications. There are important notifications among the noise, though, and you don’t want to forget about them. Android allows you to easily set reminders for notifications. In the past, you could use third-party apps to create reminders for notifications. Thankfully, it’s … [Read more...] about How to Get Reminders for Android Notifications
How to get your Samsung phone to use Ring notifications
Ring's Video Doorbell - and other Ring devices - have that distinctive notification tone. It's a useful tone, letting you know when your device has detected motion or when someone has pressed your doorbell. Unfortunately, some smartphones run roughshod over this notification, changing it to the default for the device - and Samsung is especially … [Read more...] about How to get your Samsung phone to use Ring notifications