For many Mac users, notifications are essential for staying on top of all the things they need to know. They keep you on track and ensure you don't miss anything that might be important.
As you get more and more notifications on your Mac, it can become difficult to focus. If this is the case for you, stay tuned as we go over how to turn off notifications on Mac!
macOS provides several ways to turn off notifications, providing you a great deal of control over when and how apps can notify you with banners and alerts.
The average US smartphone user gets 46 push notifications every day as per a report from CleverTap – something of an attack.
How to Turn off Notifications on Mac Automatically
1. Click the Apple symbol in the top-left corner of your screen.
2. Click System Preferences
3. Click Notifications
4. Select Do Not Disturb
5. Adjust the Do Not Disturb Settings
The faster method to turn on Do Not disturb is with the Control Center. Below are the steps:
How to Turn off Notifications on Mac With Control Center
1. In the Menu Bar, click the Control Center icon.
3. You can also click the arrow on the right side to choose these options:
- For 1 hour
- Until This Evening
- Until Tomorrow
- Forever
How to Temporarily Turn off Notifications on Mac From a Single App
macOS has a great feature that lets you disable notifications from any app on your computer. For instance, if the Mail App is the only thing bothering you, just follow the steps below:
1. Click the Apple symbol in the top-left corner of your screen.
2. Click System Preferences
3. Click Notifications
4. Toggle Allow Notifications off or adjust the settings to your liking
Hopefully, we helped you learn how to manage your notifications. When you need to focus on a specific task or want some peace from notifications, turn on Do Not Disturb mode. You'll be able to see what was missed when the time is right!
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If you know of any other helpful refresh tricks, keyboard shortcuts, or other options that could be helpful to Mac users, drop in below and leave a comment.
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