Ever get bombarded with notifications from your iPhone Messages app? It can be quite distracting, especially if you’re trying to focus on a task or are in a meeting. If you’re looking for a way to silence those pesky alerts for a specific conversation, then you’re at the right place. In this post, I’ll guide you through the steps  to hide alerts in the Messages app on your iPhone.

 How to hide message alerts from specific chats using iMessage

Follow the easy steps below to hide message alerts from specific chats using iMessage:

1. Open the Messages app on your iPhone. 

2. Navigate to the specific conversation or message thread for which you want to customize the notification settings.

3. Tap on the profile icon to access more options related to the conversation.

4. Look for Hide Alerts and toggle it on.

5. Select Done to save your changes and return to the message thread.

You can also go to Messages, slide the message from left to right, and tap on the bell icon.

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How to hide message notifications from unknown contacts

Here’s how you can hide message notifications from unknown contacts:

1. Launch the Contacts app on your device. 

2. Look for the search bar and tap on it. 

3. Now, type in the name of the contact you want to delete. Once you find the contact, tap on the contact card to open their details.

4. Choose Edit from the available options. Scroll down through the options and select Delete Contact.

5. Tap on Delete Contact again in the confirmation prompt to confirm and permanently remove the contact from your list.

6. Leave the Contacts app and head to the Settings app.

7. Head to Messages and tap Unknown & Spam.

8. Toggle on Filter Unknown Senders and choose SMS Filter.

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Customize iPhone’s notification stack for the Messages app

Adhere to the simple steps below to customize iPhone’s notification stack for the Messages app:

1. Navigate to the Settings app on your device.

2. Launch Notifications and go to Messages.

3. Choose any or all of the following under the Alerts section.

• Lock Screen: This setting prevents alerts from displaying on your Lock Screen.
• Notification Center: Removes alerts from your Notification Center.
• Banners: Prevents alerts from showing as banners on your iPhone.

Note: Make sure that the selected option is grayed out to ensure it is disabled.

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Disable iMessage preview

It’s easy to disable the iMessage preview. All you need to do is follow the instructions explained below:

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap Notifications and choose Messages.

3. Head to Show Previews and select Never.

Note: If you only want to see message previews when using your device, choose When Unlocked. It is also the default option.

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Alerts hidden!

Wasn’t it easy to hide alerts in the Messages app on your iPhone? Now, you can enjoy a quieter iPhone experience with fewer message notifications interrupting you. For those times you do need to see alerts, you can easily turn them back on following the same steps. Do you have any other tech-related issues? Please leave them in the comments, and I’ll do my best to help you fix them.

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