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If you've ever been awakened in the middle of the night by your iPhone's alerts, maybe it's time to turn off/silence these alerts while you're sleeping. This article will tell you how to turn on the Do Not Disturb feature automatically without any further action by the user of the iPhone.

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Steps

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    Tap the Settings app. You can find this on your iPhone.
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    Tap Notifications.
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    Tap on "Do Not Disturb".
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    Slide the slider of "Scheduled" so it is listed as "On".
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    Tap the box labelled "From" and "To" (one option combined in same button, but labelled on different lines).
    • Notice that, by default, you are setting the time your device is planning to turn on this option.
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    Slide your finger up and down the various wheels for the hours, minutes, and whether the item is PM or AM.
    • If your device is currently set to display 24/military time, you won't need to deal with the AM/PM bar.
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    Tap the "To" line". This is the time, your device is expected to turn off the Do Not Disturb option.
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    Repeat the sliding of your fingers on the various wheels (hours/minutes/AM-PM) once again.
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    Press the arrow/back button at the top of the window to Save the new times. The button should be called "Do Not Disturb".
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    Tap the "Settings" arrow button at the top of the window to go back to the "Settings" menu.
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Tips

  • When Do Not Disturb is turned on, a little moon symbol will appear to the left of the device time at the top of the screen.
  • Decide which additional options you'd like to partake, when your device is in "Do Not Disturb" mode with your calls, whether or not you'd like to allow calls, along with whether or not you'd like your device to silence repeated calls within three minutes.
  • The time that your device's Do Not Disturb option is initially set to (by default) is to turn on at 10pm and off the next day at 7am your local time. But you can set it to whatever time you want.

Warnings

  • Do Not Disturb is only available for devices running iOS 6 or higher.

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