If you’re looking for a way to stop specific contacts from disturbing you on your iPhone, then enabling Do Not Disturb mode is the best way.
Do Not Disturb is an incredibly useful feature on your iPhone that allows you to silence incoming calls, texts, and notifications from specific contacts.
With this feature, you can easily control which contacts can reach you and which ones cannot.
In this article, you’ll learn how to enable Do Not Disturb for a specific contact on your iPhone.
How To Enable Do Not Disturb For A Specific Contacts
Enabling the Do Not Disturb mode for a specific contact(s) on your iPhone is the best solution to stop calls, texts, and notifications from the person.
To enable DND mode, go to your iPhone control center or Settings, tap and hold Focus, then click on Do Not Disturb.
Although, you can choose to enable Do Not Disturb for certain people on your iPhone. The steps below will be of great assistance.
Step 1: Go To Settings
On your iPhone, go to Settings and tap on Focus, the Do Not Disturb option will appear.
Step 2: Tap Do Not Disturb
Tap on Do Not Disturb to unveil all gestures and features the DND mode incorporates.
Step 3: Tap on People
On the DND page, tap on People, and on the next screen, other options like Silence Notifications From and Allow Notifications From will appear.
Step 4: Choose Silence Notifications From
Choose the Silence Notifications From option, to quickly stop notifications from specific contacts. And toggle off the switch for Allow Calls From Silenced People.
Step 5: Tap The Plus (+) Icon
Tap on the + icon to quickly add contacts of people you wish to silence. This will enable Do Not Disturb Mode for the contact when they try to call you.
Step 6: Enable Do Not Disturb
After you have added the contact, scroll down your control center, tap on Focus and then tap on Do Not Disturb.
How To Disable Do Not Disturb For A Specific Contacts
After you must have finished up with the reason why you enabled Do Not Disturb for specific contacts in the first place, you can also disable it.
To disable Do Not Disturb for specific contacts do these steps.
Step 1: Open Settings
Open your iPhone Settings and tap on Focus, and then Do Not Disturb.
Step 2: Tap on People
On the DND page, tap on People, and on the next screen, tap on the minus icon next to the contact you want to disable the feature for.
How To Schedule Do Not Disturb For A Specific Contacts
You can choose to set a schedule for Do Not Disturb for a specific contact on your iPhone.
All you have to do is go to your iPhone Settings, tap Focus, open Do Not Disturb, and scroll down to the SET A SCHEDULE section.
After you have added the contact you want to enable Do Not Disturb for, you’ll need to set the timer for Do Not Disturb to turn on. This will not allow the call or text to pass-through for this contact.
Step 1: Go To Settings
On your iPhone, open the Settings app, tap on Focus, and open the Do Not Disturb option.
Step 2: Click on Add Schedule
On the Do Not Disturb screen, scroll down to the Set A Schedule section and click on the Add Schedule option.
When you must have clicked on the Add Schedule option, other hidden options like Time, Location, and App appears.
Step 4: Tap on Time
From the options list, tap on Time to set a schedule to automatically enable Do Not Disturb on your iPhone.
If you want to schedule DND based on location, select the Location option and choose a location.
Step 5: Select Time
To set the schedule, use From, the To, and the Day(s) options you want this schedule to last for. After choosing the time, tap on Done at the top right.
If you want to enable it anytime you go to a particular location; do this, open Settings > tap Focus > Do Not Disturb > Add Schedule > select Location > enter an Address in the search box.
Conclusion
Do Not Disturb is one of the best features the iPhone has that helps to keep users out of unnecessary or unwanted communications.
It can also deprive you of getting notifications from apps as well. You can choose to customize your iPhone Do Not Disturb feature.
