How do app notifications work with Dumb Phone?

Dumb Phone will continue to respect your iOS notification settings, and will not interfere in any way.

However, since app icons are replaced by simple text buttons on your Home Screen, notifications badges for selected apps will not appear.

What if I have an urgent app that I need to keep an eye on?

Notifications for apps will continue to appear in the Notification Center, visible from the Lock Screen or when you pull-down from the top of the screen to view them. This remains the same as before.

However, if the visibility of a notification badge for a particular app is extremely important to you, consider keeping that app in the Dock.

How can I reduce the prominence of apps kept in the dock?

In iOS 18 and later, you can mute / tint the appearance of app icons to blend them in very closely with the dark Dumb Phone theme.

How to:

  1. Long-press on the Home Screen to enter Edit Mode → tap Edit → Customize
  2. Select the Tinted style
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