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When the iPhone display lights up every few minutes because the next message from the umpteenth app arrives on the device, it triggers stress in us. With the upcoming iOS 15 update, Apple is now providing all iPhone users with a new tool to cope with the daily flood of messages. The aim of the new notification overview is to bundle incoming notifications and display them at a time of your choosing. We took an early look at the function in the iOS 15 beta version and show you in advance the advantages of the feature.
requirements
With the release of iOS 15 in September / October, the new message overview will be available on all iPhone models that support the new iOS version (iPhone 6s or newer). If you want to use iOS 15 on your iPhone now and before the official launch in autumn, you can easily download the public beta version of iOS 15, which has been released for all Apple users, onto your iPhone.
“Planned overview” for notifications
Some of the messages that arrive on our iPhone every day are important and sometimes time-sensitive – e.g. B. if they come from family or friends. Most notifications, however, are only distracting and can also be consumed at a later and more convenient time. Apple knows that too. That is why the iPhone manufacturer is very careful to reduce unnecessary distractions from the iPhone – just think of the focus function, which we have already presented to you in detail in another post. The new “Planned Overview” for notifications is in the same direction.
The notification overview allows you to create a schedule for the notifications of certain apps. All notifications from apps that you have previously specified will then be sent to you at a time of your choice – e.g. B. morning or evening – displayed bundled. The advantage: You will continue to receive messages, but will not be disturbed by them in between and can later look through them in peace. As always, notifications from apps that are not on your planned overview will reach you promptly. So you will continue to receive important messages, e.g. B. when someone wrote you a message while minor notifications are being held back.
Set up a message overview
You can now access the new “Planned Overview” via the “Messages” item in the Settings app. With a tap on the switch to the right of “Planned overview”, you activate the option which by default presents you with a summary of your messages at 8:00 am (1st overview) and 6:00 pm (2nd overview).
To adjust the time, simply tap on the time and turn the wheel. You can also add other overviews that will be displayed to you at a time of your choosing. Simply tap on the menu item of the same name.
You can use the “Apps in overview” option under the “A to Z” tab to set which apps should be displayed in your overview. To do this, tap on the switch next to the respective app so that it appears with a green background. Apps for which the switch appears grayed out will not appear in the planned overview, but will be sent to you directly.
Customize notification delivery
On the “Notifications” level, you can adjust the delivery options for each individual app at any time. If you tap on an app in the list, you can choose whether the messages should be delivered immediately or should only appear in the planned overview.
For apps such as “Messages” you also have the option to set urgent messages and direct messages to be delivered immediately and not end up in the overview so that you do not miss any important notifications.
“Planned overview” – this is what it looks like
The following screenshot shows how the “Planned overview” is presented on the iPhone lock screen. The sorting in the message overview is done automatically by the system, based on your personal app usage. Relevant messages with a higher priority are displayed first. With a tap on the number in the top right, which shows the number of messages contained in the overview, you open the familiar single view.
If the messages of a certain app should no longer appear in the overview, you simply swipe them to the left, tap on “Options” and select “Deliver immediately” in the context menu. If necessary, you can mute messages here for 1 hour or the whole day, which z. B can be useful for particularly active group chats.
Source: iPhone Tricks