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Description
Is a noisy group chat buzzing away while you’re trying to work or sleep? In this quick guide I’ll show you how to mute it in seconds with Hide Alerts in the Messages app on your iPhone, without leaving the conversation, so you still get every message but none of the notifications. I’ll also show you how to keep Notify Me for mentions switched on, so you’re still alerted whenever someone tags your name directly.
Transcript
Do you ever wish there was a way to stop group chat notifications coming in when you’re trying to concentrate or get on with work? Or maybe you’re trying to sleep and your message thread is just popping off. Well, there is a way of doing it, and it’s super simple. Hi, I’m Jacob. Let me show you how you do this.
So, in the Messages app, on that home screen of all the different messages listed, find the group chat that you want to mute and then swipe it sideways. Don’t press delete, that would be bad. Instead, press the little bell icon here, and that’s going to turn off alerts, essentially silencing that chat.
From now on, you can tap on it and see the messages, but you won’t get notifications and alerts when someone adds to the chat.
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About Messages
The Messages app is Apple's messaging platform that enables users to send and receive text messages, photos, videos, and other multimedia content. It supports both iMessage for Apple devices and SMS/MMS for other devices, offering features like group chats, Memoji, and end-to-end encryption for secure communication.
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This QuickTip video was recorded on an iPhone 17 Pro Max
running iOS 27.
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Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!
iPhone, iPad and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc. Whilst I have done my best to list all applicable trademarks for this video, in the (hopefully unlikely) event that I have missed any you can find a full list of trademarks registered to Apple Inc. here.
Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!
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