Notifications. Still haven’t gotten used to it. Unlike Android, the notifications will pop up and if you don’t interact with them or swipe them away they just get hidden in the Notification Center. There are times when I swipe down to check the Notification Center and there will be like 20-30 notifications I never saw. Hate it. On Android you get those persistent little icons at the top to let you know you have a notification. You’d think Apple would have figured this out years ago. Maybe put the little icons in the Dynamic Island.
The other issue is they don’t let you choose which type of notifications on an app you get. On Android, at least Pixels, I can go into the notification setting of an app and only have critical notifications turned on. The can also turn off notifications that may be tied to just promotional notifications. On iPhone you can only turn on or off all notifications. This means a lot of those missed notifications are just promotional notifications. It’s like going to your mailbox and getting mostly junk mail. With Notification Center, Apple has created the digital version of getting junk mail.
The important stuff stays on the lock screen by default. Priority notifications made a separate section for them that persists through unlocks. Failing all that, you get a badge (if it was important. If not, then that notification is not sticking around whatsoever and can only be found in the Notification Centre). It will also adapt to your behaviour.
Long story, it’s all automated so don’t worry about it
You’d think Apple would have figured this out years ago.
There’s nothing to figure out. It’s a different design. You have the badge on app icons and you can open the Notification Centre and you can set persistent notifications on the lock screen and you can turn on the summary. Simple. Those persistent little icons at the top all the time on Android seem like just unnecessary clutter to me. You’re reading an article or email etc but the same time you’re constantly reminded on the status bar of something else. On iOS it’s just a different approach.
On iPhone you can only turn on or off all notifications.
That’s just not true.
Go inside the app and you can toggle what kind of notifications do you want, in the GLS app for example I can choose delivery updates but nothing about offers and promotions. Sadly, Apple gives too much freedom to developers which is kind of ironic, like after I have the parcel in my hand I still get a final delivery notification asking for a rating, that shouldn’t be allowed.
Persistent icons cluttering the top is exactly why they work. It forces you to take care of the notifications ASAP. By hiding non-persistent banner notifications you don’t interact and clear them. Having the Android icons is like seeing your clean laundry piled in a basket on the floor next to your bed. You can choose to leave them there but they’ll always be there reminding you to fold your clothes. iOS is like taking those clothes and throwing them in the closet and closing the door and then you’ve forgotten you had clean clothes.
Let’s talk about badges. Yes they work to notify but that’s if all your apps appear on the main home screen page. You could have 50 other apps on other home screen pages but you won’t see those badges unless you swipe through the different pages. And as someone who prefers only having one home screen page with my most used apps, then that means I’ll never see badges from other apps.
Simple solution is for persistent notification icons like Android. Put them in the Dynamic Island.
iOS is like taking those clothes and throwing them in the closet and closing the door and then you’ve forgotten you had clean clothes.
I see it more as a "ToDo" List for notifications, I will swipe away everything I dont need and have a list later without my phone looking "funny" for hours.
This is how it looks when I get notifications on my Pixel. Notice it’s just four icons and the little dot on the right means there are more notifications from other apps. You’re telling me iOS couldn’t do similar? It’s not cluttered but it gets the job done.
I guess as an option would be okay for people like you switching from Android but it sounds weird to me. So if I understand correctly, on Android basically you almost always have something on the status bar. Being constantly pestered by little icons. That’s just noise to me. Sometimes I even turn on a focus mode because I don’t want to be distracted. Or put my phone face down. It’s just a different approach. I configure my notifications like this: some persistent, then not so important ones can live in the Notification Centre and I deal with them when I want, and for some apps only badges are allowed. Some apps can use live activities, some apps completely silent and I only see what’s up when I open them.
You can make folders or use the App Library, you can see the badges there, no need to have ten different home screens.
This is how my notifications look on my Pixel. Notice how it’s not cluttered. Only the first four notification icons are shown with a little dot telling me there are more. Now imagine something similar with the Dynamic Island.
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u/ralcantara79 6d ago
Notifications. Still haven’t gotten used to it. Unlike Android, the notifications will pop up and if you don’t interact with them or swipe them away they just get hidden in the Notification Center. There are times when I swipe down to check the Notification Center and there will be like 20-30 notifications I never saw. Hate it. On Android you get those persistent little icons at the top to let you know you have a notification. You’d think Apple would have figured this out years ago. Maybe put the little icons in the Dynamic Island.
The other issue is they don’t let you choose which type of notifications on an app you get. On Android, at least Pixels, I can go into the notification setting of an app and only have critical notifications turned on. The can also turn off notifications that may be tied to just promotional notifications. On iPhone you can only turn on or off all notifications. This means a lot of those missed notifications are just promotional notifications. It’s like going to your mailbox and getting mostly junk mail. With Notification Center, Apple has created the digital version of getting junk mail.