Notifications with data turned off

You will continue to get push notifications of cellular data is turned on on the phone. If you don't want to get notifications, turn on Do Not Disturb. Or, go to Settings>Notifications and turn off notifications for either everything or just those apps you don't want to hear from.

baraa224 wrote:

exactly. thank you. i don't get what the point is of the option to turn cellular data on/off for certain apps if it doesn't actually work that way.

It turns off the app using cellular data. Push notifications are a system service. And, they are designed to be turned off through notifications.

bear224 wrote:

Thank you for your knowledge and insight, Idris. It seems the way we wish things worked is not always the way they actually work.

How very true!

My main concern is reducing the cost of operating my phone by limiting the amount of unneeded data usage. I have no problem receiving notifications, it’s not that they are an annoyance or anything. I just don’t want uncontrolled leaking of data usage when I have my settings to “Cellular Data Off”. But it seems I will have to lose the benefit of notifications entirely to achieve this. Either that, lose my personal time turning notifications on and off when I am on and off of WiFi, respectively. It will probably be more efficient (but less useful)to just to leave them off.

Notifications use very, very little data. Unless you have an extremely restricted data package, they shouldn't be a big concern. This should be especially true if you turn off notifications for apps that you really don't need notifications for at all. It seems that pretty much every app I load asks if it can send me notifications. I sometimes accidentally say yes to things like games or other apps from which I don't actually need notifications. Once a month or so, I go through Notifications and double check to make sure that I haven't turned on anything that I don't really need. For me, it's the waste of attention that these notifications cost.

It may also be worth calling your carrier and discussing your usage. Carriers are always changing their plans. Frequently, there is something cheaper that they've released but that you won't know about unless you ask.

Hi bear224, 

Thank you for reaching back out to Apple Support Communities. 

From your post, it appears that Safari is using data even though that app is turned off. We want to help. Your screenshot doesn’t show if all cellular data is turned off. It could be that other apps opening Safari are using data. Do you have cellular data turned off completely? If not, you can turn that off and test. 

Also, if you haven’t done so yet, you can update your iPhone. It is a good practice to back up your iPhone before updating. 

Here’s How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Here’s how to: Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support 

Best Wishes!

My cellular data is turned off for everything but Google Maps and Mail. No wifi either. And still, I get push notifications. Its very annoying. Why/how does it work?

exactly. thank you. i don't get what the point is of the option to turn cellular data on/off for certain apps if it doesn't actually work that way.

Hi bear224, 

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. 

From your post, it appears that you have a question about notifications and cellular data. We want to help. This article has the steps to take to  Check the cellular data usage on your iPhone and iPad - Apple Support

You can follow the steps under the “Turn cellular data on or off” section to turn data off. 

Hope that helps. 

Best Regards!