Apple makes it easy to see all your notifications in one place, but sometimes you don’t want iMessage notifications to interrupt your work when you’re on your Mac. This guide will show you how to turn off iMessage notifications on your Mac running OS X Yosemite.
Just like with Do Not Disturb on iPhone, you can use a similar option on your Mac to temporarily turn off iMessage notifications.
When you need to work uninterrupted, muting iMessage and other notifications is an essential part of staying focused and working. This is an option we use regularly to work faster and with interruptions. This is built into OS X Yosemite, so you don’t need to buy extra apps to get this job done.
With the addition of text messages to the Messages app in OS X Yosemite and the ability to receive phone calls on your Mac, and the multitude of other notifications that come with the use of Facebook and other connected services, distractions can slow down work significantly and even interrupt presentations. with details you don’t want to appear on the screen.
Here’s how you can turn off and turn back on iMessage notifications and other notifications in OS X Yosemite.
Turn Off iMessage Notifications on Mac
OS X Yosemite finally lets users turn off iMessage notifications with a single control point. In previous versions of OS X, iMessage notifications were sounding even when Do Not Disturb was on, but now this controls all notifications.
Use Do Not Disturb on Mac to stop iMessage notifications.
Use a to open Notification Center on Mac. The home screen shows the clock and other widgets, while a second screen shows your notifications for various apps. If you don’t like using the swipe gesture, you can also left click on the top right icon in the menu bar.
Pull down to open Do Not Disturb for Mac.
With the Today Screen display on the trackpad. This will reveal the Do Not Disturb toggle switch. and it will stop iMessage Notifications and other notifications in OS X Yosemite.
You can avoid interruptions when Do Not Disturb is turned on on Mac.
You can, or it will automatically turn off the next day. This means you won’t accidentally miss notifications the next time you use the computer.
You won’t see any notifications when this is on, but you can change the settings to allow calls and to set when Do Not Disturb automatically turns on on Mac.
You can change Do Not Disturb notifications on Mac.
To see the main settings, go to. We recommend turning on Do Not Disturb automatically when the screen is in sleep mode and projecting to TVs and projectors. If you routinely need to avoid distractions, you can turn on Do Not Disturb on your Mac at a specific time and turn it off when you’re done. This screen also lets you allow calls and allow repeated calls when Do Not Disturb is on.
There is no way to sync Do Not Disturb with a calendar or your iPhone, so you need to make sure you have it set.
