While notifications are purpose-built to ‘notify’ of things that may require immediate attention, you will agree that they often dive a little too deep and become distracting. If you’re a busy person ...

The bane of many active WhatsApp users is the ever-growing unread message count notification. While some find it a helpful reminder, others find it overwhelming and visually cluttered. This upcoming ...

Many people receive between 150 and 200 notifications online per day, according to a study from the University of Michigan. Not only is that influx of notifications and distractions incredibly anxiety ...

A second chance for every swipe.

A new feature is in development that could change the way some users interact with messages. The feature was spotted in version 2.24.11.13, providing users a way to clear unread notifications when ...

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Clearing notifications is a double-edged sword; there's a satisfying sense of accomplishment to dismissing them, but every once in a while, you might be overeager and discard a notification you needed ...

The numbers inside the angry notification bubbles on our phones and computer screens have become meaningless. I have 66,394 unread emails, 416 unlistened-to voice mails and 316 alerts from my bank.

With Force Touch dead, there's a new way to wipe alerts. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac This year’s watchOS 7 upgrade kills the handy Force Touch gesture we’ve been using on Apple Watch for over five ...