Manage message notifications and privacy
Manage notifications for messages. Go to Settings > Notifications > Messages. See
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Set the alert sound for messages. Go to Settings > Sounds > Text Tone. See
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Assign different text tones for the special people in your life. Go to Contacts, select a
contact, tap Edit, then tap Text Tone. To allow alerts for messages sent by this contact
even when Do Not Disturb is on, turn on Emergency Bypass.
Mute notifications for a conversation. View the conversation, tap , then turn on Do
Not Disturb.
Block unwanted messages and FaceTime calls. View the conversation, tap , tap the
phone number or name to view the contact card, then scroll down and tap Block this
Caller. To view and manage your list of blocked phone numbers and contacts, go to
Settings > Messages > Blocked. For more information, see the Apple Support article
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Filter iMessage messages from unknown senders. Go to Settings > Messages, then
turn on Filter Unknown Senders. This turns off iMessage notifications from senders who
aren't in your contacts and moves the messages to the Unknown Senders tab in the
Messages list.
You canʼt open any links in a message from an unknown sender until you add the sender
to your contacts or reply to the message. If the message is spam, tap Report Junk (below
the message) to delete and send the message to Apple.
Notifications
Sounds
and silence
Block phone numbers and contacts or filter messages on your iPhone, iPad or
iPod touch
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