How to turn off multiple message notifications on iPhone

Whenever you receive a message on your iPhone, there is a notification to let us know. And after a few minutes, you will receive the iPhone message notification again. The default setting of the iPhone will remind you of the message notification twice, each time two minutes apart. If you find the message notification on your iPhone unnecessary, you can turn it off according to the article below.

Instructions to turn off multiple message notifications on iPhone

Step 1:

First, you access the settings on your iPhone, then click on Notifications to adjust. Switch to the new interface, we find the Messages application to change the message notification on the iPhone.

Step 2:

In the notification settings interface for the Messages application, users scroll down to the bottom and finally click on Customize notifications .

Step 3:

You will then see that the Message Alert Repeat mode is set to Twice .

Now you will set the repeat notification mode for new messages on iPhone to Once if you want, or Never to not send repeat notifications for new incoming messages on iPhone.

So whenever you receive a message, the iPhone will only send a notification the first time and never again after two minutes.

Samuel Daniel

Update 26 May 2025