Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions with Apple Intelligence on iPad
With its deep understanding of language, Apple Intelligence* can help condense the information most important to you. Notifications are summarized so you can scan them for key details, such as when a group chat is particularly active. In iPadOS 18.4 or later, your iPad can determine which notifications have priority over others. And the Reduce Interruptions Focus shows you only the notifications that might need immediate attention, like a text about an early pickup from daycare.
Note: To use Apple Intelligence, you need an iPad model with M1 or later or iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPadOS 18.1 or later, with Apple Intelligence turned on. Apple Intelligence is not available in all languages or regions. To check whether Apple Intelligence is available for your device, language, and region, see the Apple Support article How to get Apple Intelligence.
Customize notification summaries
Your iPad can summarize long or stacked notifications, making them easier to understand at a glance.
Go to Settings
, then tap Notifications.Tap Summarize Notifications, turn on Summarize Notifications, then tap Choose Notifications to Summarize.
Tap the notifications you want to summarize, then tap Summarize Selected Notifications.
To change which notifications you want to summarize, tap the button next to an app.
Turn notification summaries on or off
Go to Settings
, then tap Notifications.Tap Summarize Notifications, then turn Summarize Notifications on or off.
Turn priority notifications on
In iPadOS 18.4 or later, your iPad can determine which notifications have priority over others. Priority notifications appear at the top of the stack, so you can catch up on what you may have missed.
Go to Settings
, then tap Notifications.Tap Prioritize Notifications, then turn Prioritize Notifications on.
To turn off priority notifications, turn Prioritize Notifications off.
To change which notifications you want to prioritize, tap the button next to an app.
You can also change settings when you receive a priority notification on the Lock Screen. When a priority notification appears, do one of the following:
Turn off Priority Notifications for a specific app: Swipe left, tap Options, then tap Turn Off All [app] Notifications.
Turn off all Priority Notifications: Swipe left, tap Options, then tap Turn Off Prioritization.
Use the Reduce Interruptions Focus
The Reduce Interruptions Focus understands the content of your notifications and shows you the most important ones, but silences notifications that are less important.
You can customize a Reduced Interruptions Focus.
Go to Settings
> Focus.Tap
at the top right, then tap Reduce Interruptions.Tap Customize Focus, then tap People or Apps.
Note: When you turn on Intelligent Breakthrough & Silencing for any Focus, any notifications specifically allowed or silenced will always be allowed or silenced.