iPhones have long been the offenders of waking us up in the middle of night with beeps, buzzes, and bright flashing screens. Fortunately, Apple has found a solution for those sleepless nights (and times when you'd rather just not be bothered) in the form of Do Not Disturb mode. When you place your phone in this mode, your device will remain silent until you're ready to deal with notifications.
To have Do Not Disturb mode run on a schedule, navigate to Settings > Notifications > Do Not Disturb, and flip the Scheduled switch from Off to On.
Tap in the From/To area to set the start and end time for the Do Not Disturb mode schedule. The mode will automatically activate during these hours, and will silence alerts and calls coming into your device.
Incoming call preferences can be set by tapping on the option for “Allow Calls From.” Here, you can select between Everyone, No One, Favorites, or a certain group in your contacts list.
At the bottom of the Do Not Disturb settings, you will find an option for “Repeated Calls.” Flipping this switch on, whenever someone calls back a second time from the same number within a 3-minute time frame, the second call will not be silenced.
To enable Do Not Disturb mode manually, navigate to Settings and flip the “Do Not Disturb” switch from Off to On. A moon will appear in the status bar on your device, letting you know that your device is currently in Do Not Disturb mode.
Cory Bohon is a freelance technology writer, indie Mac and iOS developer, and amateur photographer. Follow this article's author, Cory Bohon on Twitter.
johntheeditor
September 22, 2012 at 6:11am
OK, but what does "Favorites" mean? There's no such group in my address book. How do I set which numbers are Favorites?
AhmedFouad
September 20, 2012 at 11:26pm
It is very good but it need more modification like connecting it to locations, so it is activated when iam in the meeting room for example
jsnowbordr47
September 19, 2012 at 11:46am
I hope in the future they will give us the ability to schedule it via geofences.
