Imagine you’re in a meeting and your phone suddenly starts making a lot of sounds from notifications. Or you decide to read a book and enjoy the silence. You’ll find the most useful introvert feature on your phone useful – iPhone mute. It allows you to get rid of unnecessary sounds and notifications during important meetings and rest.
There are two modes on the iPhone that allow you to turn off sound: Silent and Do Not Disturb. The first replaces sound with vibration, so you will receive calls, messages, and notifications without attracting unnecessary attention. The second completely turns off all signals, including vibration and light effects.
How to turn off sound on iPhone
To turn off the sound on the iPhone, you literally need 2 touches. You need to do the following: press the lower volume control key several times until the scale on the smartphone screen drops to zero.
It is important to remember that there is a difference between sound effects: one turns off the sound when playing media files, the second – during notifications. If you reduce the volume, the sound will disappear, for example, in YouTube, but the call will still be heard. To avoid this, you need to adjust the sound on the main screen.
Another way to adjust the sound is to use the top curtain, where you can touch the volume slider to move it to zero.
Silent mode
If you find it inconvenient to press the side volume button several times to mute your phone, there is another way to quickly and easily activate silent mode on your iPhone.
To turn off incoming calls and notifications on an Apple smartphone, there is a volume control in the form of a rocker, by moving it to a certain state, you can turn on silent mode.
In this mode, all sound notifications will stop functioning, which will allow you not to be distracted by your phone.
If the iPhone is already old and the switch is broken, it is still possible to activate the required mode. You just need to click on the corresponding icon in the form of a crossed-out bell. In the latest iOS updates, it may be missing, so this procedure should be carried out by moving the volume slider down.
To turn off silent mode on your iPhone, simply slide the switch to the right on the body of your smartphone. The phone will vibrate as confirmation and a bell icon will appear on the screen.
Do Not Disturb Mode
In addition to the silent mode, there is another useful feature called Do Not Disturb. It is more convenient than the previous option, as it saves you from all sound and vibration notifications.
This option is ideal if you need to get enough sleep, so it is often turned on before going to bed. After you have had enough sleep, you can safely turn it off and receive all the pushes and signals on your phone. In the latest versions of the iPhone, this mode has several options. For example, for 1 hour, until the evening, or until you change your location.
There is an alternative way to activate this mode, it is considered more convenient due to its customizability. For example, you can specify a time period of the day in which it will be active automatically.
To do this, you need to do the following:
- Go to settings;
- Click on the “Do Not Disturb” section;
- Set the parameters and confirm.
Other functions
In addition to the above options, there are many more options related to notifications, messages and calls. To configure them, you need to go to the “Sounds” section in Settings and select the line you need.
- Ringtone and notifications – adjust the volume of the ringtone and notifications. Here you can also allow or prohibit changing this using the volume buttons.
- Ringtone – you can set your favorite song as your ringtone.
- Message Sound – Set the sound for incoming messages.
- Answering machine – the ability to record and select the sound of a voice message for incoming calls.
- New mail – sound when receiving an email.
- Sent – signal when sending a letter.
- Calendar alerts – if you have important events marked, you can set up a sound here to remind you of them.
- Alerts – Set up an alarm for reminders.
- AirDrop – even the sound of receiving a request can be customized.
- Keyboard clicks are a basic feature that allows you to make adjustments to the way you press keys.
- Lock Sound – You can select a sound for locking and unlocking the screen.