I would like to stop getting notifications from a group text. I turned on "hide alerts," but that hasn't stopped the notifications. It's stopped the alerts, but the messaging app will still say "17" etc. to indicate how many messages I've gotten from the group. I want to mute the conversation all together so I don't get any kind of notification. Is there a way to do that?
It would be great if Apple makes this an option in their next iOS update. Currently, the only option to stop receive badge notifications for a specific group text is to leave the conversation, which is not what I want to do. I just don’t want to be swamped with text message badge icons.
Additionally, it would be incredibly useful for Apple to create a feature that allows you to mark a text as unread. Too often, I, as well as countless others, forget to respond to a text message. If you’re like me, I’ll read a text message while I’m preoccupied and forget to respond. It’s a habit that I have trouble curbing. It would be fabulous if I could mark a text as unread (just like how this is possible with email) so that I can get back to them at a later time. This way, friends and family won’t get the impression that I am ignoring them or don’t prioritize them enough to respond. I don’t know why Apple has created this feature. This is a very common problem for plenty of iPhone users.
Hi jform,
If we understand correctly, you want to be able to disable notification badges on Messages for one specific conversation, is that right?
Messages will continuing showing badge icons, so you know when there's unread messages in a conversation you're involved in.
You can learn more about available notification options on the following page: Change notification settings on iPhone
That said, we're always interested in hearing about the options you'd like to see. We encourage you to share your input with us, here: Product Feedback
Take care!
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