swipe left to delete notifications on home screen is no longer working

Why is my swipe left to delete notifications from my Home Screen not working anymore?


iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 8:41 AM

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Feb 1, 2021 11:14 AM in response to 4cls2c

Hey there, 4cls2c.


It appears that you're wondering why you're no longer able to swipe left to remove a notification anymore. To clarify, is this happening in the Notification Center or when you see a notification appear as a banner on the Home screen? If this is happening in the Notification Center, please see the information below from this article: Use notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch


"Open from Notification Center

The Notification Center shows your notifications history, allowing you to scroll back and see what you've missed. There are two ways to see your alerts from the Notification Center:

  • From the Lock screen, swipe up from the middle of the screen.
  • From any other screen, swipe down from the center of the top of your screen.


To clear your notification history, touch and hold the X button and tap Clear All Notifications. Or tap the X button and tap Clear.

 

Manage notifications

To manage your notifications from the Lock screen or Notification Center:

  1. Swipe left over an alert or group of alerts.

2. Tap Manage, then select from these options: 

    • Deliver Quietly: These notifications appear in the Notification Center, but don't show up on the Lock screen, play sounds, or show a banner or badge icon.
    • Turn Off: This turns off all notifications for a specific app. To turn this back on, go to Settings > Notifications, select the app, and tap Allow Notifications. 

You can also tap Settings to change your alert styles or alert settings for a specific app."


You could see if restarting your iPad may help: Restart your iPad It may seem like a simple step, but can sometimes help resole issues.


Take care!

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