Any way to tell iCloud or iOS to only sound a notification on phone rather than some other nearby device?
How can I force audio notifications to just be on my phone rather than any other nearby iCloud device?
Thanks.
iPhone 13 Pro Max
How can I force audio notifications to just be on my phone rather than any other nearby iCloud device?
Thanks.
iPhone 13 Pro Max
idjwert wrote:
Apps make notifications in iOS. Apple also makes notifications like when you go to log in to your Apple ID on a new device, or when you get a message in iMessage, or voicemail or phone call, etc.
So which are you asking about? App notifications? Call/text notifications? Two-Factor Authentication code messages? Or some combination? Please be specific.
Generally, a third party app will only notify you on a specific device.
Calls and text can notify you on all the devices signed into the same Apple ID. You can select which ones under (on your phone) Settings>Messages>Text Message Forwarding and Settings>Phone>Calls on Other Devices.
See also here:
Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
You can decide which devices get the 2FA code by selecting which devices are "trusted". See here:
Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
idjwert wrote:
Apps make notifications in iOS. Apple also makes notifications like when you go to log in to your Apple ID on a new device, or when you get a message in iMessage, or voicemail or phone call, etc.
So which are you asking about? App notifications? Call/text notifications? Two-Factor Authentication code messages? Or some combination? Please be specific.
Generally, a third party app will only notify you on a specific device.
Calls and text can notify you on all the devices signed into the same Apple ID. You can select which ones under (on your phone) Settings>Messages>Text Message Forwarding and Settings>Phone>Calls on Other Devices.
See also here:
Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
You can decide which devices get the 2FA code by selecting which devices are "trusted". See here:
Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
Ok so maybe I posted this in the wrong forum and misunderstand what umbrella the services fall under or what exactly is happening.
Apps make notifications in iOS. Apple also makes notifications like when you go to log in to your Apple ID on a new device, or when you get a message in iMessage, or voicemail or phone call, etc.
What seems to happen is that whether from apps or from Apple (not sure if it is just some or all of these but like if you get a phone call I think it only audibly rings on one device, or get a text or voicemail), if notifications make a sound, it will only be on one device even if you have many logged in to the same Apple ID. I'm not sure whether this is by locality (like if they are all in the same room or same basic location) or if it would happen even if the device-other-than-my-phone were not nearby. I want all these notifications to make a sound on my phone instead of randomly (?) pick another device.
Maybe this is two or more separate issues. Maybe it's the Apps themselves doing it each individually. I want my phone to always make a sound when there is some notification on the pool of devices logged in to the same account(s).
Thanks.
Also I think I was confused this morning because my bluetooth headphones had been left on and I was hearing sounds from elsewhere. Maybe it is just apps that are doing it and not actual Apple/iOS notifications.
I think I conflated how Siri only answers on one device (or seems to) if there are multiple ones in the room with how certain apps seem to only make one audio notification and not necessarily on the device I want it on. The actual Apple notifications do happen across all devices.
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Generally, a third party app will only notify you on a specific device.
Yeah that seems to be the problem I am having. I assumed this was a feature of iOS and some kind of service but I guess that was a bad assumption.
Did you see my subsequent comments/replies? I explained some of the confusion.
idjwert wrote:
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Generally, a third party app will only notify you on a specific device.
Yeah that seems to be the problem I am having. I assumed this was a feature of iOS and some kind of service but I guess that was a bad assumption.
So, are you saying that you are getting notifications from an app on one device on a different device? Have you checked to see if you have the app installed on both devices?
Or did you mean something else?
Did you see my subsequent comments/replies? I explained some of the confusion.
Yes, they significantly added to the confusion.
You can turn off notifications on any third-party apps on any devices you don't want to hear them on. For example, if you have an app on both your iPad and your iPhone, you can turn off the notifications on the iPad. Any notifications from the app will still happen on your iPhone.
If the app is only installed on one device, you will only hear/see the notifications on that device.
What notifications are you talking about? By "iCloud Device" do you mean another Apple device logged into the same Apple ID?
Yes.
idjwert wrote:
Yes.
?????? Once again, what notifications are you asking about?
Why don't you take a guess and I'll tell you if you're right. You managed to guess correctly what you think the right term for "iCloud Device" is so I have high hopes.
If you decide you want to answer the clarifying question, I'll be happy to try to help. Until then, best of luck.
Yes the app(s) are installed on the other device(s). I thought maybe this was a feature of iOS to direct the notification to one place rather than ding on all of them.
Any way to tell iCloud or iOS to only sound a notification on phone rather than some other nearby device?