In this tutorial, we’ll help you find out exactly how many notifications you’ve been receiving on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and what apps sent all these notifications.
If you’re curious about how many app alerts you get on each of your devices, every day or every week, it’s easy to do with Screen Time.
Is Screen Time App & Website Activity enabled?
If App & Website Activity is already turned on, then you’re golden and can move to the next section of this how-to. But if you haven’t, you’ll need to do so to take advantage of the notifications feature. Then, check back tomorrow and the subsequent days for your notification numbers.
- On iOS: Go to iPhone or iPad Settings > Screen Time > App & Website Activity and tap Turn On App & Website Activity.
- On Mac: Head to System Settings > Screen Time and turn on the switch next to App & Website Activity.
You also have the ability to share across devices that sync your Screen Time data. This allows you to view the Screen Time reports for all devices on any of the devices.
See how many notifications you receive
You can view the app notifications you’ve received for every app by the day or week.
On iPhone and iPad
1) Open Settings and select Screen Time.
2) At the top, tap See All App & Website Activity or See All Activity.
3) Scroll down to the Notifications section. By default, you’ll see the app notifications for your devices on the current week. Tap Show More at the bottom of the section to see additional app alerts.
- To view the previous week, tap the left arrow in the top bar on the screen. You can tap a day in the interactive bar chart in the Notifications section to jump to a certain day.
- To view the notifications by day, scroll to the top of the page and tap the Day. When you scroll back down to Notifications, you’ll see a temporary bar at the top (like for Week) to move between days. You can also use the bar chart in the Notifications section to switch days.
- To view the notifications for another device, scroll to the top of the page and tap Devices. Select a particular device or All Devices for combined data.
For any app in the Notifications list, you can tap to view the Notification settings and make changes if you like. So you can disable notifications for the app completely or change the alert style just like you would in the Notifications area of your Settings.
On Mac
If you set up Screen Time on your Mac to help you concentrate, then reviewing the number of app notifications you’ve been getting there goes right along with keeping your eyes on your work.
1) Open System Settings and select Screen Time.
2) Make sure your username is selected on the top left in the Family Member section, and then select the Notifications option.
- To view the previous day, click the left arrow at the top of the screen. You can click a day in the interactive bar chart in the Notifications section to move to a certain day.
- To view the notifications by week, use the drop-down switcher at the top.
- To view the notifications for another device, use the Device drop-down switcher at the top. Now, select a particular device or All Devices for combined data.
- Note: Unlike on iPhone and iPad, you cannot select an app in the Screen Time Notifications section to make changes to your Notification settings.
Maybe you only use Screen Time to set limits for your child on their iOS device. Or perhaps you use Screen Time to keep track of your own time spent on a device. Whatever the case, viewing the number of app notifications you receive can be a real eye-opener that might just have you making some changes to your device usage.
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