How to manage notifications on macOS 26

Feb 17, 2026 - 16:23
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The macOS Tahoe 26 notification settings window displays app permission toggles and focus mode options.
If your Mac's alerts are becoming a distraction, macOS Tahoe 26 includes simple settings that let you fine-tune how and when notifications appear.

Mac settings window open to Notifications, showing options for notification previews, display and lock screen behavior, app alerts, and iPhone mirroring, against a soft pastel gradient desktop background
How to manage notifications on macOS Tahoe

If you're like the rest of us, chances are you're getting a little tired of constant notifications from your devices. While this mostly happens on iPhone, you still can get quite a few notifications on Mac.

There aren't too many settings to change on Mac, but there are a few you should be aware of. Here's how you can customize your notification preferences.


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Christopher Holloway is the founder and director of Progressive Robot, a UK-based technology company. A full-stack engineer with more than two decades of experience, he works across PHP development, ecommerce, Linux infrastructure, technical SEO and AI automation, and writes here on technology, AI, hardware and software.

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