When Notification Center was first introduced, users were only allowed to access it when the device was unlocked by swiping down from the top of the screen. With iOS 7 it's now possible to view ...

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

The Do Not Disturb mode can be activated and configured in the System Preferences app (just click the Notifications icon), but you can ultra-quickly activate it in two ways. The first is to hold down ...

Notifications on the iPhone are annoying. There, I said it. They drop at the most inopportune times, and I always end up activating them, while the iPhone is more than happy to hop over to the ...

“Instant Tuning” is the rather odd name that Apple gave an excellent new iOS 12 feature. You know how some apps on your iPhone keep popping up notifications you never want or need? And you keep ...

Apple's desktop operating system, OS X, is starting to look more and more like iOS, the system that runs iPads and iPhones. One of the features that's crossing over, the Notification Center, helps ...

Notification Center in iOS is a panel that keeps track of all of your incoming notifications so you can easily access them. It has been around since iOS 5, but it has been completely redesigned in iOS ...

Introduced with OS X Mountain Lion in 2012, the Notification Center quickly became a big feature for Mac users. Here’s how to customize it and get the most out of it. The Mac Notification Center can ...

One of the larger changes in iOS 11 is the Notification Center, which has been overhauled yet again on Apple’s new mobile operating system into a somewhat confusing design. Apple is taking a different ...

Notifications have been a part of iOS from day one, and last year’s iOS 5 update improved them greatly with Notification Center and the new banner style (the one that rolls down from the top of the ...

Getting Mountain Lion's new system-wide notifications to work best for your own needs may take a little adjusting. Notification Center gives developers an official, standardized way to send ...

Some OS X users have a love-hate relationship with Notification Center. They appreciate the occasional alert, but don't enjoy the continuous stream when they are busy and don't want to be disturbed.