How to Turn Off Message Notifications on an iPhone

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Last Updated: February 26, 2018 Tested

To turn off message notifications on an iPhone, Open Settings → Tap on Notifications → Tap Messages → Toggle “Allow Notifications” to off.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:
Disabling Message Notifications

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Open Settings from your home screen.
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Tap on Notifications.
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Tap on Messages.
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Toggle “Allow Notifications” to the left. This is done by tapping the green slider on the right and will turn off all Message notifications.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:
Modifying Message Notifications

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Toggle off "Show in Notification Center". This will disable Message notifications from showing up in the center when you access it by swiping down from the top of the screen.
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Toggle off "Badge App Icon". Doing so will disable the notification that pops up next to the app's icon on your home screen.
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Toggle off "Show on Lock Screen". Doing so will disable notifications from popping up on the lock screen while your phone is not in use.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:
Modifying Notification Alerts

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Open Settings.
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Tap Notifications.
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Tap on Messages.
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Tap on Sound.
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Select an alert tone. This is done by tapping on the tone you want to use for notifications.
- Tapping on the various tones will give you a preview.
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Tap on Vibrations.
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Select a vibration by tapping on it.
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Tap on Sounds. It’s located at the top-left corner of your screen.
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Tap on Messages. Doing so will bring you back to the Messages notifications page where you can make more modifications.

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