Tag: Alerts

Facebook Messenger read receipt sound alert bug

How To Stop Facebook Messenger From Playing “Read” Alerts When iPhone Is Locked

Those of you that use FB Messenger might have already noticed that the Facebook owned instant messaging app plays the “Read” sound even if your iOS device is locked and you’re not actively using the software. The “Seen” feature allows you to know if your message was read or not by your conversation partner. The…




ios 12 grouped notifications

iOS 12 Group Notifications Tips And Tricks

One of the most expected changes coming with iOS 12 is the Group Notifications feature. It allows your iPhone to better organize missed alerts on the Lock Screen. Notifications are now arranged according to their app origins, which allows you to easier notice what you missed, while being away from your iOS device. The appurtenance…




amber alert notification on iphone

How To Disable AMBER Alerts On iPhone

Has your iPhone ever flashed you with a missing person warning prompt, accompanied by a loud alert? U.S. citizens often receive these kind of messages, if their iOS device is configured to broadcast various government alerts! They are also called AMBER alerts. AMBER stands for America’s Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response and it’s the government’s way…




iphone receiving duplicate text message

How To Stop Receiving Duplicate Message Notifications On iPhone

An unpleasant glitch that notifies you twice about the arrival of the same text Message might occur on your Apple smartphone. In fact, in some cases this can’t be considered a flaw, because iOS comes with a setting that allows your iPhone to alert you twice about a SMS or iMessage. Why? Because some people…




Apple Watch disconnected from iPhone status.

Apple Watch Alert While Exiting The Paired iPhone Range

One very helpful feature that we would love to see on Apple’s smartwatch, is the ability to issue an audio and/or haptic notification, whenever the wearable exits the paired iPhone range. This would be particularly useful for those owners that forget their iOS device in a foreign location, risking to permanently lose their smartphone. An…