
Weird, right? But once you think about it, it sort of makes sense.ĭon't Miss: How to Disable Notification Previews for All Apps But if you have News stories above and none below, they will persist. While clearing notifications is supposed to get rid of all alerts in the Notification Center, in our experience, newer ones above the "Notification Center" threshold will persist if the app it's from wasn't also below in the older section, regardless of how you arrange your notifications for the app.įor example, if you have texts from Messages below and above "Notification Center" and clear alerts, they will all disappear. However, the feature can be confusing if you don't see all alerts disappear. So, if you're running iOS 12, iOS 13, or iOS 14, you have two choices, no matter the device.


However, the long-press (X) then tap "Clear All Notifications" method was in iOS 10 for 3D Touch models only, then appeared as an option for all devices in iOS 12 and up, after the iPhone X R with Haptic Touch came out. The tap (X) then "Clear" way was the way introduced in iOS 11 and still works on newer systems.
