Apple published iOS 18.4 on March 31, more than two months after the release of iOS 18.3. The latest update has introduced a new recipe section to Apple News, and brought a handful of new emoji to all iphones. The update also brings priority notifications to Apple Intelligence compatible iPhones, such as the iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max or the iPhone 16 range.
“Apple Intelligence can show you notifications that can be important in a separate section of the lock screen, so that you can catch up what you may have missed,” writes Apple in the description of the functionality. “You can always slide up to see all the notifications.”
This means that if you activate the priority notifications, the notifications of messages from your friends and family can appear near your notification battery, rather than being buried under ring alerts, Apple News updates and more. In this way, you will first see the notifications that are most important to you.
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When I downloaded iOS 18.4, the priority notifications have been disabled by default, so you must activate the functionality after downloading the update.
Here’s how to activate priority notifications on your iPhone. And don’t forget, only Apple Intelligence compatible iPhones can now access this functionality. If you do not have an iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max or a device from the iPhone 16 range, you cannot yet access this feature.
How to turn priority notifications on
1 and 1 Open Parameters.
2 Faucet Notifications.
3 and 3 Faucet Prioritize notifications.
4 Press the cursor next to Prioritize notifications.
After typing Prioritize notificationsA drop -down menu will appear with all the applications of which you can receive priority notifications. Each menu application will be authorized to send you priority notifications. You can browse the menu and deactivate some or most applications, allowing only certain applications to send you priority notifications.
I don’t need priority notifications for Bluesky or Mail, for example, but I want the functionality for messages and the phone. If someone calls me, it must be important, right?
To find out more about iOS 18, here is what you need to know about iOS 18.4 and all New emoji on your iPhone. You can also consult our IOS 18 cheat sheet.
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