Apple iPhone 6s

Apple iPhone 6s

iOS 10.0
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Use Do Not Disturb on your Apple iPhone 6s iOS 10.0

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If you don't want to be disturbed by calls or notifications, you can set your phone to silent mode for a specified period of time. You can also choose that your phone should ring when you receive calls from certain contacts even though your phone is in silent mode.

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Find "Do Not Disturb"

Press Settings.

Step 2 of 11

Find "Do Not Disturb"

Press Do Not Disturb.

Step 3 of 11

Turn Do Not Disturb on or off

Press the indicator next to "Manual" to turn the function on or off.

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Select period for Do Not Disturb

Press the indicator next to "Scheduled" and follow the instructions on the screen to select the required period for Do Not Disturb.

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Select contacts

Press Allow Calls From.

Step 6 of 11

Select contacts

Press the required setting to select which contacts can call you even though Do Not Disturb is turned on.

Step 7 of 11

Select contacts

Press Do Not Disturb.

Step 8 of 11

Turn Repeated Calls on or off

Press the indicator next to "Repeated Calls" to turn the function on or off.

Step 9 of 11

Select silent mode settings

Press Always if you want to set your phone to silent mode permanently.

Step 10 of 11

Select silent mode settings

Press Only while iPhone is locked if you want to set your phone to silent mode only when the screen lock is turned on.

Step 11 of 11

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

1. Find "Do Not Disturb"

Press Settings.
Press Do Not Disturb.

2. Turn Do Not Disturb on or off

Press the indicator next to "Manual" to turn the function on or off.

3. Select period for Do Not Disturb

Press the indicator next to "Scheduled" and follow the instructions on the screen to select the required period for Do Not Disturb.

4. Select contacts

Press Allow Calls From.
Press the required setting to select which contacts can call you even though Do Not Disturb is turned on.
Press Do Not Disturb.

5. Turn Repeated Calls on or off

Press the indicator next to "Repeated Calls" to turn the function on or off.

6. Select silent mode settings

Press Always if you want to set your phone to silent mode permanently.
Press Only while iPhone is locked if you want to set your phone to silent mode only when the screen lock is turned on.

7. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.