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iOS 16 notifications disappear from Notification Centre

On iOS 16. If I have notifications, once they are viewed in Notification Centre they disappear so I can’t re-read them again later if they don’t need responding to immediately. I hope I explained this clearly. I’m finding it very frustrating. Is there a way to fix?

iPhone XS

Posted on Sep 16, 2022 12:23 PM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2023 5:47 AM

Hi this morning I revived notifications from my bank and when I clicked on them they opened and then disappeared- and I could not find a way to re read them. These were transaction notifications that indicated fraud transactions . So when I called the bank they asked me for the details but I could not see those notifications again . Hence how do I see a notification again after I have read them and hence stop them from disappearing pls .

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Jun 13, 2023 5:47 AM in response to omalina

Hi this morning I revived notifications from my bank and when I clicked on them they opened and then disappeared- and I could not find a way to re read them. These were transaction notifications that indicated fraud transactions . So when I called the bank they asked me for the details but I could not see those notifications again . Hence how do I see a notification again after I have read them and hence stop them from disappearing pls .

Sep 16, 2022 12:38 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

No. I’m not talking about if you open the notification from the Notification Centre. I’m talking about if you just read it from the notification screen. If I viewed a notification and then left it for two hours I could go back and re-read it. But now as soon as I viewed it in the notification centre I can’t view it again. It’s most definitely not the same as it always has been.

Sep 17, 2022 6:38 AM in response to omalina

update 2: after system reinstall I see that this is the way system is designed. It means that once the notification is displayed, even if you don’t read it, it will disappear from the visible notifications. To see this notification you have to swipe up from the Lock Screen (or swipe down when device is unlocked and then swipe up) to see the Notification Centre manually.


it sounds ridiculous that you have to remember to check unread notifications later. The whole list of notifications should be visible somewhere all the time to help you keep tracking important messages.

Nov 29, 2022 6:04 PM in response to omalina

I hate this new notification system. I’ve missed so many important notifications because of this because my hand accidentally activated the screen so it thinks I “seen” it when I didn’t and then hours or a day later when I remember to swipe up I see my many upon many missed notifications. I hate it.

May 17, 2023 5:34 AM in response to Rayraypick

This is really maddening and obviously a glitch. Since the recent IOS update, once you unlock your fone, your notifications disappear. So if you have notifications showing on the Lock screen, but you don't have time to look at each of them right now, but need to use your fone, you lose all the notifications (for example, all those that appeared when you went to sleep will be gone once you unlock the screen). They are no longer in the notification center, they are just GONE. So if you wake up, need to make a call immediately so you unlock your fone, you LOSE all the notifications from during the nite before. This is patently wrong and needs to be FIXED!!!!

Sep 16, 2022 10:40 PM in response to Rayraypick

I think I may have the same problem.


Let's say I have five notifications from different apps. I see them but don't want to open or read them. Just to left to read later. Then I unlock the phone, and the notifications screen is empty. Even when I pull down the screen from the notch, there is no notification. To display the list of unread messages, I have to, on the lock screen, pull up the screen from down to see the Notifications Center. Otherwise, I have no chance to read any of them.

Dec 1, 2022 6:26 AM in response to Samegames

Samegames wrote:

This is a show stopper for me. I use the notification list as a to-do list 24/7/365.

While you're certainly free to use your phone in any way that makes sense for you, keep in mind that, when you use it in ways other than how Apple intends, Apple may make changes that don't align with how you use it.

I need the notifications to be there until I actually clear them. I agree having to swipe here or there from this far up or that place is ridiculous .

Tell Apple what you want/need here:


Product Feedback - Apple

My solution, I will be researching reloading previous backup with old IOS version until this is fixed.

Restoring from a previous backup will not restore the old version of iOS. Apple has never supported downgrading.

iOS 16 notifications disappear from Notification Centre

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