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Tuning Apple Watch sleep-score alerts for clearer mornings
technology4 days ago

Tuning Apple Watch sleep-score alerts for clearer mornings

Apple’s watchOS 26 sleep score rates sleep quality using duration, bedtime consistency, and interruptions. The piece suggests making sleep-score data more actionable by turning off notifications for high/very high scores and enabling alerts only for OK, Low, or Very Low scores, so you get a morning prompt when sleep quality is worse (and can reflect on causes). It also explains how to enable these granular alerts on iPhone (Watch app > Sleep Score Notifications) or directly on the Apple Watch, and notes the score’s basic calculation and device requirements.

via 9to5Mac|
#apple-watch#notifications#sleep-score
Sims 4’s June 2026 Patch Delivers QoL and Notification Tweaks Across All Platforms
technology10 days ago

Sims 4’s June 2026 Patch Delivers QoL and Notification Tweaks Across All Platforms

The Sims 4 receives a major Quality of Life patch on June 30, 2026 across PC, Mac, and consoles that refines in-game notifications and adds more control via Game Options. The update includes general fixes and cautions that some mods may break until creators release compatible versions; patch versions are PC: 1.125.56.1030, Mac: 1.125.56.1230, Console: 2.35. Players should update via the EA App, Steam, or Epic Games and back up saves before applying the patch; automatic updates will install the patch when available.

via Sims Community|
#game-updates#notifications#patch-notes
Callia Maebey Returns to The Sims 4 Main Menu Ahead of Tomorrow’s Update
technology10 days ago

Callia Maebey Returns to The Sims 4 Main Menu Ahead of Tomorrow’s Update

The Sims team is teasing a Sims 4 Main Menu teaser for tomorrow (June 30, 2026), centered on Callia Maebey—a Sim who first appeared in the Main Menu in 2022 and is making a comeback with new lore. The upcoming quality-of-life update aims to fix troublesome phone notifications and calls based on community feedback, and the blog post on Callia Maebey recounts her origin, lore, and past appearances as part of this return.

via Sims Community|
#callia-maebey#main-menu#notifications
Seven buried Android features you should enable today
technology19 days ago

Seven buried Android features you should enable today

Android Authority highlights seven hidden features that can boost usability: a privacy dashboard to review recent app permissions; QR codes to share Wi‑Fi; setting metered networks to curb data use on hotspots; holding Quick Settings icons to jump straight to a feature’s settings; reassigning the power button to a different action; customizing Quick Settings tiles for faster access; and managing app notification channels to filter updates. Brand differences (Samsung, HONOR) mean locations vary, so explore these options across devices to uncover more buried tricks.

via Android Authority|
#android#customization#notifications
Windows 11's New Outlook Still Delays Emails Triggered by Notifications
technology25 days ago

Windows 11's New Outlook Still Delays Emails Triggered by Notifications

Microsoft’s newer Outlook for Windows, built on WebView2, still takes about 10 seconds to show the email after a notification—far slower than the instant open of Outlook Classic. The new app uses multiple WebView2 processes and consumes more RAM (roughly 490–636 MB idle) and CPU (~4% idle) than Classic (117–148 MB idle, <1% CPU), reflecting its web-based architecture. Updates in 2026 improved other areas, but the notification path remains a bottleneck, suggesting a WinUI/native fix in the future; Classic remains available and faster for notification-driven access until it ends support in 2029.

via Windows Latest|
#notifications#outlook#performance
iOS 27 Moves Notifications to the Left, with a New Siri Search Interface
technology1 month ago

iOS 27 Moves Notifications to the Left, with a New Siri Search Interface

Bloomberg reports iOS 27 will slide notifications in from the left instead of the top, and opening Notification Center will require swiping down in the top-left corner. Swiping over the Dynamic Island brings up a new 'Search or Ask' interface tied to a revamped Siri, with the change possibly limited to iPhone 15 Pro and newer if the feature depends on Apple Intelligence. Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, with the first developer beta on day one, a public beta in July, and a September-wide release.

via MacRumors|
#bloomberg#ios-27#notifications
iOS 27 Should Fix Small Frictions Before Fancy AI Tricks
technology1 month ago

iOS 27 Should Fix Small Frictions Before Fancy AI Tricks

A CNET opinion piece argues that iOS 27 should prioritize practical quality‑of‑life improvements over flashy AI features: a smarter, plain-language Settings search; clipboard history to recover copied items; and system‑level notification categories to separate transactional alerts from promotional ones. These tweaks, it says, would reduce everyday annoyances and make the iPhone feel easier to use, potentially delivering deeper impact than more ambitious AI enhancements.

via CNET|
#apple#ios#notifications
iOS 26.5: Ten essential tweaks for privacy, storage, and battery life
technology1 month ago

iOS 26.5: Ten essential tweaks for privacy, storage, and battery life

The iOS 26.5 update offers practical tweaks to boost privacy, performance and efficiency, including end-to-end encryption for RCS where supported; controlling notification forwarding to save battery; Audio Zoom for clearer video audio; disabling automatic podcast downloads to conserve storage; enabling Background Security Updates; switching screenshots to SDR format for smaller files; enabling Optimized Battery Charging (and considering disabling Clean Energy Charging); disabling lock-screen camera access; reviewing and tightening app permissions; and using a Scheduled Summary to group non-urgent alerts.

via Geeky Gadgets|
#battery-life#ios#ios-26-5
Signal hails Apple’s iPhone patch to prevent retained notifications
technology2 months ago

Signal hails Apple’s iPhone patch to prevent retained notifications

Signal welcomed Apple’s iOS 26.4.2 security update, which fixes a logging/redaction issue that could leave notifications marked for deletion on devices. The patch is said to delete inadvertently-preserved notifications and prevent future preservation for deleted apps; the company notes no confirmed link to FBI access reports, and users are advised to install the latest software.

via Australian Broadcasting Corporation|
#apple#ios-2642#notifications
FBI Recovered Deleted Signal Messages Through iPhone Notifications
privacy3 months ago

FBI Recovered Deleted Signal Messages Through iPhone Notifications

The FBI reportedly retrieved incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone not by accessing the Signal app, but by scraping the device’s push notification database to capture alerts that displayed messages on the Lock Screen, even after the app was deleted. Signal users can mitigate this by enabling notification content blocking (Settings > Notification Content > No Name or Content) to prevent revealing who a message is from or what it contains; note that any app displaying lock-screen previews can create a similar vulnerability.

via Lifehacker|
#fbi#iphone#notifications