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- Banner notifications on your iPhone are alerts that drop down from the top of your screen whenever you receive a notification from an app.
- You can enable or disable Banner notifications on an app-by-app basis through your iPhone's Settings app.
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When your iPhone is unlocked, most of the notifications you'll receive come in the form of banners - messages that appear at the top of your screen.
Banner notifications are used for all kinds of built-in apps on the iPhone, like Messages and FaceTime, but also through third-party apps, like WhatsApp and Gmail (to name a few). Nearly every app that uses notifications will send them using banners.
To disable or enable banner notifications for specific apps, first head to the iPhone's Settings app.
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How to enable or disable banner notifications on an iPhone using Settings
1. Launch the Settings app from your iPhone's home screen.
2. Select "Notifications."
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Open Notifications from the Settings app.
3. In the list of applications below, scroll to find the specific app you wish to enable or disable banner notifications for, and tap it.
4. Make sure that the "Allow Notifications" switch at the top is switched on. Once the slider icon is green, notifications will then be allowed.
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Allow notifications by tapping the slider icon.
5. Under the "Alerts" submenu, the Banners alert is a default setting. If you want banners, tap the circle under it so it's checked off. If you don't want banners, tap it so it's empty.
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Decide whether or not you want banner notifications.
6. In "Banner Style," select Temporary or Persistent - a persistent banner will stay on the screen until you tap it or dismiss it, while a temporary banner will remain for a few seconds then disappear. Make a selection, then go back to the app's notification page by selecting the option in the upper left-hand corner.
7. Back on the app's notification settings page, under the sub-menu "Options," select "Show Previews." The default option will be to always show previews - a snippet of what the alert contains. (For example, an Instagram banner notification will show you who liked your post or sent you a message.) You can also choose to only see them when your phone is unlocked, or never see them - this means the notifications will only appear in your notification center.
8. Once you've made your selection, you can exit Settings. You will now receive (or not receive) banner notifications for that app.
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