Another update Apple ushered in with iOS 11 was a revamped Notification Center – and while it’s supposedly designed to make viewing and managing notifications for apps and services more streamlined, I can say with certainty that actually sifting through and managing notifications is much easier on my Galaxy Note 8 running Android 8.0 Oreo.
On my Note, a simple swipe to the left or right will dismiss the notification entirely. Moreover, notifications are automatically grouped together by application. So, for argument sake, if I ever received 10 emails, 10 SMS messages, and 10 Facebook alerts while I’m away from my phone, I only see 3 notifications on the lock screen, and tapping each will take me straight to the app where I can more thoroughly view and respond to each message.
I truly feel like iPhone and iPad would benefit from a more refined and consolidated system like this, and hope Apple will simplify, in some meaningful way, its iOS notification system this year.
