Using Shortcuts to Turn On/Off Notifications

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Using Shortcuts to Turn On/Off Notifications

Im running iOS 15.1.1 on an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and I want to make a shortcut that turns notifications off for certain apps (Outlook, A Support Ticket app, Slack, etc.)

This could be for a period of time, or until I use a different shortcut to turn them back on.

The reason I want it to be a shortcut is so that I can activate it when I need to instead of relying on a schedule (screen time) or going into each apps notification settings.

Is this something I can do using the native iOS shortcuts app? I can't find a notification action when attempting to do so...

Bonus points if anyone can help me do it for a ~specific~ slack workspace.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Dec 10, 2021 10:14 AM

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Answer 1

destiny241

Community Specialist

Dec 14, 2021 7:19 AM in response to ristianchrathke

Hi Ristianchrathke,

That's correct. When you set up a Focus, it will ask which apps you want notifications from and not selecting other apps should exclude their notifications. This is explained in Set up Focus on iPhone under step 3.

Wishing you the best, cheers.

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Answer 2

destiny241

Community Specialist

Dec 11, 2021 12:05 PM in response to ristianchrathke

Welcome Ristianchrathke,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Based on your post, you'd like to set up a Shortcut to disable notifications for specific apps in an easy way. We'll do our best to assist with this.

For creating a shortcut, this may be helpful: Shortcuts User Guide

Create a custom shortcut on iPhone or iPad

We'd suggest using the new Focus feature that is built-in to iOS 15: Set up Focus on iPhone

Use Focus on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Hoping one of these helps to solve this for you, take care.

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Answer 3

Dec 11, 2021 2:20 PM in response to destiny241

Hey destiny,

Does this work for specific apps? I'd love to still get notifications from apps like messages, instagram, and other apps while still keeping a select few quiet

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Using Shortcuts to Turn On/Off Notifications

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