In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Access Messages app Settings
• Adjust Notifications
• Manage emergency alerts
Messages settings allow you to control image size, message history, and more.
Access Messages app Settings
1. From the Home screen, select the
2. Scroll to and select Messages. Adjust message settings as desired.
Note: Available options vary when iMessage is turned off.
Adjust Notifications
From the Settings screen, select Notifications > scroll to and select Messages > edit your Messages notifications as desired.
Note: Learn more from the Apple website: //www.apple.com/ios/messages/.
Manage emergency alerts
From the Notifications screen, scroll to and select the desired
Note: Learn more about Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).
Get notifications about your data usage, local emergencies, Google Fi news, and other notifications you choose. If you turn off all notifications, you'll still get important messages about your service. For example, we'll let you know about order-related updates, issues with your account, or an overdue payment.
Turn notifications on or off
- Open
the Google Fi app .
- In the "Account" tab, scroll down to "Account Settings."
- Select Notifications.
- Select the notifications you want to receive.
Turn emergency alerts on or off
You can get alerts about nearby threats or emergencies. If your phone is on Wi-Fi only mode, or there’s no cell signal, you might not get emergency messages.
iOS
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings.
- Tap Notifications.
- Scroll down to "Government alerts."
- Select the alerts you want to receive.
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Apple has added a new "Test Alerts" toggle to the Settings app in iOS 15.6 and the third beta of iOS 16. The toggle is visible only on iPhones connected to a U.S. carrier and allows users to enable test emergency alerts from the U.S. government.
Turning on "Test Alerts" enables test emergency alerts to be received on both the iPhone and Apple Watch. The toggle is located in the Settings app under Notifications → Government Alerts and is turned off by default. Apple says the
government is responsible for the content and the frequency of the test alerts.
It was already possible to enable test alerts on previous versions of iOS by installing a special profile from Apple or dialing a code in the Phone app. The toggle simply provides users with an easier way to opt in to receive test alerts.
Apple has updated support documents for the iPhone and Apple Watch with more details.
(Test Alerts graphic based on screenshot shared by via @MikeBeas)
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