Ironically, after switching from android I’m missing less notifications. Having the small icons on top let me know that I had a WhatsApp message. But since I am in so many groups, my brain just assume it’s from the group and ignores it.
On iPhone, the notifications showing up on the lock screen lets me know if I received a message from a direct message or from a group and I check it out. Also, not having the small icons on top makes go for the notification bar more often.
Funny thing is, Apple didn’t even had to lift a finger