You can change whether or not you’re notified about text messages you receive, and how the notifications appear or sound. For example, you can turn off message notifications so you aren’t distracted by notification sounds when you’re in class or other quiet settings, or assign a special sound for certain contacts so you know when you get a message from them.
You can temporarily stop notifications for all apps by turning on Do Not Disturb (or another
You can stop getting notified about activity in the Messages app while continuing to receive messages. When you’re ready to read them, you can open Messages to see the texts you missed while notifications were off, and volume is audible.
You can also stop notifications from other Apple apps and third-party apps. See Flash the indicator light for notifications.
You can choose a tone or sound for alerts and how loud it is.
Go to Settings on your iPad.
In the Messages list, do one of the following:
Swipe left on a conversation, then tap announce messages on your iPad speaker or supported headphones.
To hear incoming messages on MFi hearing devices, see Schedule a Focus to turn on or offTurn read receipts on or off in Messages on iPad