Apple Intelligence Priority notifications: iOS 18.4: How To Enable And Customize Them
Apple launched iOS 18.4 more than two months following the release of iOS 183. Apple News received a new section on recipes, while all iPhones got a few new emojis. Apple Intelligence enabled iPhones like the iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, and the iPhone 16 line, will also receive Priority Notifications. Apple Intelligence will show notifications you might have missed in a separate section of the Lock Screen. You can swipe up to see all notifications. If you enable Priority notifications, then message notifications from friends and family will appear at the top of your notification pile, instead of being buried under Ring alerts, Apple News and other updates. You can read more about this:
An expert’s guide to iOS 18
When you downloaded iOS 18.4, priority notifications were turned off by default. This means you will have to turn them on after downloading the update. Here’s how you can enable Priority Notifications for your iPhone. Remember that only iPhones with Apple Intelligence can use this feature. This feature is not available to those who do not have the iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, nor a device in the iPhone 16 line.
How to turn Priority Notifications on1.
Open
Settings
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2. Tap Notifications.
3. Tap Prioritize Notifications.
4. Tap the slider next to Prioritize Notifications.
After you tap Prioritize Notifications, a drop-down menu will appear with all the apps you can receive Priority Notifications from. Each app on the menu is enabled to send Priority Notifications. You can disable some or all of the apps in the menu to only allow certain apps to send you Priority notifications. Apple/Screenshot by CNET
I don’t need Priority Notifications for Bluesky or Mail, for example, but I do want the feature for Messages and Phone. For more information on iOS 18, check out this guide to iOS 18.4 with all the new Emoji for your iPhone. Check out our iOS 18 cheatsheet.
