I just downloaded and installed the new iOS 10 and the first thing I noticed that I want to change is the notifications. I would like to get them grouped by app again, how I had them set up on iOS 9. However, I can't seem to find this option anywhere in the settings. Can someone please tell me how I can change this setting or if it's no longer an option?
Thank you in advance.
iPhone 6, iOS 10
It has been over a year since Apple removed that feature. At a guess, it's not likely to come back. But, if it's important to you, you should still submit your feedback to Apple and let them know.
The IOS 10 notification center modification makes absolutely no sense on an ipad pro, especially. The older system worked light years better showing both notifications and widgets on the same high res screen. Now all the notificatations and widgets have some box around them and take much more room so they have to be split on to separate screens. This takes more time to view simple information. The ungrouping of apps as well as the new theme are totally a step backwards and I hope this is rethought very soon. This new notification center is a very good reason to look into using a surface book or android over an ipad pro.
I Wonder why apple stops such small but important features from ios. Pls bring iy back... notifications should be grouped with apps.
mannvicky wrote:
I Wonder why apple stops such small but important features from ios. Pls bring iy back... notifications should be grouped with apps.
Probably because they disagreed with you on its importance. Submit your feedback asking for the feature back.
Personally, I find grouping by app very annoying and not at all important. Removing the option could be viewed as simplifying the interface by removing a feature that only a small minority of people used.
The notification grouping was an option! So if that annoying you then you was able to turn it off! But removing it completely by apple means they ignore a larg varaity of customers which shows their weakness!
RezaBagh wrote:
The notification grouping was an option! So if that annoying you then you was able to turn it off! But removing it completely by apple means they ignore a larg varaity of customers which shows their weakness!
I'm well aware of the fact it was optional, as you would have realized if you'd read my post through to the end with any care. You don't know that a large number of people made use of the option. It's possible it wasn't nearly as popular as you think. Or, it may have caused some sort of conflict. We have no way of knowing. So, submit your feedback to Apple.
Just left this on http://www.apple.com/feedback
Yes, I'm putting this down as a bug report because there is no way I can comprehend that you would remove "sorting notifications by application" intentionally.
Now that notifications are useless for me, I just want to turn them all off and can't figure out how to do that either without going to every application. Please fix this.
Unfortunately the latest update to iOS10 (10.1) hasn't fixed this. There has to be a reason which we are all unaware of.
With that being said, keep the lobbying going via the feedback site and hopefully it will get reinstated shortly!
The removal of this option destroyed my whole workflow. I intentionally have a specific daytime when I deal with the notifications and messages.
Now it is completely chaotic and wastes more time than not to use it at all.
Used the feedback option and hope each update for it to return!
I finally upgraded to iOS 10 and the first thing I did was try to change the notification option as well but after not finding it, I did a search and found out that the feature was removed, and then I found this thread. I have already submitted my feedback so no need to lecture on doing this, but I wanted to show my support as the option was widely used and missed. I liked the cleaner interface of my old iOS and wished I did not upgrade. Every day I would be prompted to update and now finally I figured most of the bugs should be worked out, so I broke down and upgraded, but after reading this I wish I hadn't. I have been a longtime supporter of the iPhone but this may be my last.
It's pretty bad now that you can't group notifications by app. I now no longer view my notifications anymore.
Don't understand why they had to take away the option instead of making it configurable.
ADinDubs wrote:
It's pretty bad now that you can't group notifications by app. I now no longer view my notifications anymore.
Don't understand why they had to take away the option instead of making it configurable.
Did you submit your feedback to Apple?
Yes, please submit feedback to Apple. The more the better!
bradrevell wrote:
Yes, please submit feedback to Apple. The more the better!
No, I have no interest in the feature. I think Apple was correct to remove a potentially confusing option. Feature bloat is a problem even in iOS.
Fair enough. Have to agree to disagree on it being confusing though.
bradrevell wrote:
Fair enough. Have to agree to disagree on it being confusing though.
I always appreciate disagreement with civility. 🙂
iOS 10 - How to group notifications by app?
