How Do I View Past Notifications on iPhone?

Notifications that have recently popped up on your iPhones lock screen should remain visible for some time.

However, eventually, they will disappear or be replaced by more recent ones.

Swiping up to view the Notification Center on the iPhone Lock screen

If you happen to miss any notifications, recalling them is simple.

Swipe up from the middle of your iPhones Lock Screen to pull up a list of notifications.

If there are no notifications, youll seeNo Older Notificationsappear instead.

iPhone Notification screen with Open, Options, Clear All highlighted and swipe left indicated

Tap a notification, such as a text, to pop swing open the connected app.

Swipe left on a notification (or grouping of notifications) to pull up theOptionsandClear/Clear Allbuttons.

TapOptionsto pull up a small menu to adjust notification configs for the app the notification originated from.

iPhone Notifications with Clear, X, and Clear all Notifications highlighted

It will also not affect notifications badges appearing on the apps icon.

As withClear All, this will remove existing notifications from your iPhones lock screen.

This will reveal your iPhones Lock Screen (though it wont actually lock your phone).

Swipe down on screen indicated and No Older Notifications highlighted

The (unlocked) Lock Screen will display any available notifications, which will be organized by app.

If there are no notifications to view, the screen will display No Older Notifications instead.

you could interact with any available notifications in the same way as above.

How Do I See Deleted Notifications?

Unfortunately, you cannot view notifications once you’ve deleted them.

FAQ

Toturn off notifications on an iPhone, initiate the configs app and tapNotifications.

Tap any app you want to disable notifications for, and then toggle offAllow Notifications.

To temporarily disable notifications, put your iPhone in Do Not Disturb mode.

If you arent getting notifications about texts on your iPhone, check your notification permissions.

OpenSettingsand tapNotifications, then scroll down and tapMessages.

Ensure thatAllow Notificationsis toggled on (green).

You’ll enable Instagram notifications viaSettings.

Open prefs, tapNotifications,and then tapInstagram.