Alerts

DismissAnywhere lets you tap anywhere outside of an alert to dismiss it

Anthony Bouchard ∙ April 28, 2017

Different kinds of alert messages pop up in the middle of your screen throughout iOS. They can appear for a variety of reasons, including after an attempt to buy an in-app purchase or while you try to delete apps from your Home screen.

These alert pop-ups normally have both an actionable button and a cancel button, but a new free jailbreak tweak called DismissAnywhere by Demy Kromhof puts a new spin on things by eliminating the cancel button and letting you tap anywhere outside of the alert to dismiss it.

Zeal is a battery management system for your jailbroken iPhone or iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ March 25, 2017

Lots of people take their battery life seriously, and it goes without saying that Apple provides the bare minimum of battery health and information tools; it has often been up to jailbreak developers to fill in these gaps.

A new jailbreak tweak release called Zeal by iOS developers Rabih M. and Stijn aims to answer all the cries from battery sticklers that have yet to be answered by Apple. It provides both an informative battery management interface that you can invoke on demand to see more about how your battery is doing and conserve power.

How to turn off iMessage notifications for unknown senders

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 12, 2022

If you don’t want to get constant notifications throughout the day from people you’re not familiar with, you'll be happy to know that you can configure your iPhone to suppress iMessage notifications from non-contacts. This tutorial will walk you through the steps to silence iMessage notifications from unknown senders.

AdaptiveColorAlerts colorizes all your alert messages to match anything behind them

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 14, 2017

Most people use banner notifications for their day-to-day notifications, but some apps like Calendar and Reminders default to alert-style notifications because they require a little bit of extra attention.

For the most part, these alert messages look pretty boring on a stock iOS device, but with a new free jailbreak tweak release called AdaptiveColorAlerts, your alerts can automatically color themselves based on whatever background is residing behind them.

This tweak brings iOS 8-styled alerts back to iOS 9

Anthony Bouchard ∙ July 28, 2016

iOS 9 made some UI refinements over iOS 8, despite the fact that most of the UI looks primarily the same as before. One of the things Apple tweaked were the alerts that can pop up on your screen from notifications.

In iOS 9, Apple changed the design a little bit and made the corners much rounder, and if you aren't a fan of the change, then a new jailbreak tweak called 8Alerts may tickle your fancy.

How to change your FaceTime ringtone on your Mac to match your iPhone or iPad

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated December 29, 2023

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to change your FaceTime ringtone on your Mac so that it sounds the same as your iPhone or iPad.

How to turn off AMBER, Emergency, Public Safety, and Test alerts on iPhone

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated September 1, 2023

Don't want Amber, Emergency, Public Safety, or Test alerts on your iPhone? Learn how to turn them off and stop receiving these alerts on your iPhone.

Palert brings tvOS-inspired notification alerts to iOS

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated April 7, 2016

The Apple TV 4 has a completely new operating system called tvOS, which sits right alongside OS X, iOS, and watchOS in Apple's operating systems.

One of the nice parts about tvOS is the design of the alerts and notifications. In fact, iOS developer Robin Vekety (@Integeritis) thought it would be a cool idea to port the new alert style over to the iOS experience for those with jailbroken devices.

How to have your iPhone LED light blink and flash when you get a call, text message, or app notification

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated December 19, 2022

Your iPhone usually lets you know when there is an incoming call, text, or app notification using sound, vibration, or both. But in certain situations, audible alerts and vibrations won't be enough to attract your attention, like when in a loud environment such as a nightclub. Or perhaps you simply don't want to be disturbed by sound or vibration at all.

Thankfully, iPhones can use the LED flash next to the rear camera to alert you of incoming calls, messages, and other app notifications. In this post, we'll show you how to enable LED flash alerts on your iOS device.

How to adjust or mute sounds on Apple Watch

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated December 26, 2022

Like any electronic device, sometimes you just want to silence any sound emitting from them, and Apple Watch is no exception in this matter. Fortunately, Apple has included lots of options for dealing with sound.

In this walkthrough, we show you how to manage volume and mute sounds on your Apple Watch.

How to stop your iPhone from beeping twice when you get a message

Joe Rossignol ∙ Updated July 11, 2022

When you receive an iMessage or a text notification on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that you are unable to check at the moment, your natural course of action is probably to ignore it. No big deal — you'll check it later. Unfortunately, Apple has set alerts to repeat at two-minute intervals by default on iOS devices.

As such, just a few minutes later, your device lights up, vibrates, or rings again to remind you of the same message notification a second time. The reason for this is that Apple sets notifications and alerts to repeat once by default on iOS devices. To me, this was incredibly annoying. Fortunately, there is an easy solution to disable this feature.

iOS 7: The ultimate Notification Center guide

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated April 16, 2018

Notification Center first appeared in iOS 5 as a way of receiving and accessing notifications from anywhere. It consists of an overlay slide down menu interface, banner notifications, and other types of alerts. Prior to iOS 5, notifications were extremely intrusive and clunky. Notification Center solved many of the issues stemming from receiving notifications on iOS.

Over the past two iOS iterations, Notification Center has been streamlined and improved. iOS 7 brought about several new changes to Notification Center, including the new Today View, which provides users with an overview of the pertinent appointments, stock prices, and even driving alerts.

Needless to day, Notification Center has evolved into a significant feature in iOS with many moving parts. To assist you, we’ve created this ultimate Notification Center guide in order to help you understand how to benefit most from this handy feature.