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iOS Notification Summaries Lost in Translation? How to Turn Them Off
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AI requires a lot of computing power, so uses up lots of energy, which, if supplied by fossil energy, contributes to global warming.
I know that. I'm just not seeing any new summaries. Does it just attempt to summarize certain types of content? Most of my notifications are from Twitter, and I don't see any summaries of those.
When I had it turned on, it was pretty much any notification that included text (messages, emails, certain apps). Not sure if instagram or Facebook were doing it.
that's awful. so you're not going to read my 1200 words break up message? Then who did I type it for?
Had not seen that video, but I think it is absolutely spot on.
Twice now I’ve got a summary of a Walmart order email where the summary said I ordered a different item, Apple picks a “you might also like” item out as the item ordered 🤦♂️
I'm keeping the summaries on. They have been fine for me. Not perfect, but good enough for a quick overview. They will get better over time as the underlying models improve.
Seems the same on the hardware side as well. Car project halted after $10B spent, Vision Pro is years away from being at best, a niche product. And the only thing in the rumor pipeline is house robots and HomePods with screens on them.
Hey MacRumors, you should also mention turning this feature off creates a “bug” where all notifications will come in delayed. This alone with the massive battery leak on WatchOS 11.1, which Apple has personally admitted to me exists and “might” be “fixed” in coming updates, are just two of the major issues with Apple’s 2024 OS updates.
I guess as long as it’s smart enough to also filter out the “[pick a pronoun] never listens to me!” complaint for accuracy. 🤷♂️
I agree
And if they pile up, who cares because at least they're condensed by app and I have no problem looking at the individual notifications
Outside of the system default apps, I only have notifications turned on for apps that it makes sense for like my sports scores app (Sports Alerts) and other messaging apps
Otherwise, I feel like I'd have notification overload
Ahhh, so that explains why my watch's battery has been astronomically bad as of late!
Thought it was just me!
No joke, prior to watchOS 11.1, with what I'd be doing with my watch like workout tracking (sometimes 2 a day, sometimes 1), the occasional notifications, and media control, I would EASILY get to later in the day with half the battery left or more...
Sure hope they fix this, because it's kind of annoying getting through 3/4 of my day and having my battery be dead or almost dead after not much use; I've had my S8 for just over 2 years now and with still fairly decent battery health (88%) so it's clear to see that there's some kind of bug that's causing the battery to drain much faster than it should
I don't use the old summaries for notifications, and I probably won't use this one. It doesn't take long to sift through a few notifications a few times a day. Turn off anything you don't want to regularly see as a notification instead, you'll save yourself a lot of time.
Hardware is the epitome of a mixed bag. Outmoded phone form factors with premium prices yet behind in key areas like camera tech and that huge ugly notch. Yet their silicon is top of the heap. Apple seems to be able to only do one thing well at a time, and right now they've chosen Silicon.
Judging from the samples in the OP it might be worth leaving on just for the comedy factor. Some of those are hilarious
The notifications are half useless as they are, grouped or not grouped. Clicked notifications disappear so you can't find them again, but days old notifications stay and clog up the display.
It's hard for me to explain what I really want, but it's not how Apple does it.
It's hard for me to explain what I really want, but it's not how Apple does it.
