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On my iPhone what does it mean next to a text after you slide it to the left and there is a Bell with a slash through it

When you slide a new text to the left thereā€™s a bell with a slash through it. What does that do?


I believe the bell with slash means alerts are hidden.


iPhone XR, 15

Posted on Feb 14, 2022 11:42 AM

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Posted on Feb 14, 2022 1:10 PM

craigdellert wrote:

Question:

Q:
On my iPhone what does it mean next to a text after you slide it to the left and there is a Bell with a slash through it
When you slide a new text to the left thereā€™s a bell with a slash through it. What does that do?

I believe the bell with slash means alerts are hidden.

It means hide alerts.

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Feb 14, 2022 1:10 PM in response to craigdellert

craigdellert wrote:

Question:

Q:
On my iPhone what does it mean next to a text after you slide it to the left and there is a Bell with a slash through it
When you slide a new text to the left thereā€™s a bell with a slash through it. What does that do?

I believe the bell with slash means alerts are hidden.

It means hide alerts.

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