iOS 18.4 will bring Apple Intelligence-powered ‘Priority Notifications’

Apple on Friday released its first developer beta for iOS 18.4, which adds a new “Priority Notifications” feature, powered by Apple Intelligence. The addition aims to help users manage their notifications by prioritizing important alerts and minimizing distractions from less important ones. 

These priority notifications are displayed in a separate section on the phone’s Lock Screen. Apple Intelligence will analyze which notifications it believes should be shown in this section, but you can still swipe up to view all of your notifications. 

Currently, the iPhone will sort notifications chronologically, with the most recent alerts displayed on top. With the new feature, you’ll see important notifications first — even if you received them a while ago when compared to others.  

According to 9to5Mac, Priority Notifications is off by default, but you can enable the feature by heading to your Settings app, selecting the “Notifications” option, and then opening the “Prioritize Notifications” section. Here, you can toggle the feature on. 

Apple announced today that Apple Intelligence is heading to the Vision Pro as part of visionOS 2.4. A beta version of the software is currently available for developers, while the public version is set for an April release. The tech giant also revealed Apple News+ Food, an upcoming section that will allow users to search and save recipes from dozens of existing News+ publishing partners.