Can you silence one person on your iPhone?

When you set up a Focus, you can select people and apps you want to receive notifications from by either silencing them or allowing them.
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Is there a way to silence calls from one person?

Can you silence a specific person calls? Android doesn't offer a native way to mute calls from one person. However, you can easily download a silent ringtone from the internet and assign the same to the contact that you want to mute.
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Can you silence individual Messages iPhone?

Mute notifications for a conversation

In the Messages list, touch and hold a conversation. Tap Hide Alerts.
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Will someone know if I put them on Do Not Disturb?

for Do Not Disturb) appears in the status bar and on the Lock Screen, and your status is automatically displayed in the Messages app. People who try to send you a message will see that you've silenced notifications, but they can still notify you if something is urgent.
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How can you tell if someone silenced you on iMessage?

Look for the moon icon in iMessage

If that is the case, you'll see a notification that says [Contact] has notifications silenced with a small moon symbol next to the notification.
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How to Mute a Contact to Silence Calls, Messages



Can you silence a contact without blocking?

How to Mute a Contact on Android. Android doesn't offer a native way to mute calls from one person. However, you can easily download a silent ringtone from the internet and assign the same to the contact that you want to mute.
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How do you get someone to stop texting you without blocking them?

25 effective ways to get someone to stop texting you
  1. Ask them to stop. If telling them doesn't work, you should ask them to stop. ...
  2. Send only one-word replies. ...
  3. Tell them how you feel. ...
  4. Let them know you're busy. ...
  5. Offer an alternative. ...
  6. Pretend you don't know them. ...
  7. Don't interact. ...
  8. Don't read their texts.
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Can you stop someone from messaging you without blocking them?

From the menu, tap Privacy. Tap Message Delivery. Tap on the people you want to control messages for. Select where to deliver their messages or tap Don't receive requests to stop receiving their messages.
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What happens when you silence a contact on iPhone?

Want to know how to silence text messages on your iPhone? When you mute a contact in the Messages app, you won't get any notifications from them until you unmute them again. And you can still see their texts when you open the app.
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Can you block someone on iMessage without them knowing?

The blocked person also does not receive any notification that they're blocked. However, many iPhone users may be able to deduce that you've blocked them. This is because of the iMessage text “status” feature on iPhones.
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How do you temporarily stop someone from texting you?

Most Android phones have a native number blocking feature.
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Follow these steps to block a number from texting you:
  1. Open the "Messages" app.
  2. Open the conversation with the person you want to block.
  3. Tap the "More" icon.
  4. Select "Block number"
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When you block someone what do they see when they text you?

When someone that you've blocked texts you, their texts go nowhere. They won't receive any notification that they're blocked, and their messages will still look like they've been sent. But you won't receive any of them, and you can't respond.
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Can someone tell if you've silenced them on Iphone?

When you give an app permission to share your Focus status, others can see that you have notifications silenced, but not the name of the Focus you have turned on. This information is shared only when you have a Focus turned on and after you give the app permission. Go to Settings > Focus > Focus Status.
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How do you tell if someone muted you on the phone?

Or if someone rejects your call by muting it? If the phone rings once or twice and goes to voicemail, they probably rejected your call. Sometimes muting it just means letting it ring silently . If someone mutes you during conversation, you'll stop hearing background noise.
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What do blocked callers hear?

The blocked party won't get a notification that they've been blocked, but if they call your landline they may hear a busy signal, or a message that their call couldn't go through or that the number is busy. Which variation of this they hear will depend on the carrier.
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Do blocked texters know they are blocked?

Blocking Someone on Android Messages and Apple iMessage

When you block a contact over Android or iPhone, they will still be able to send you text messages. These messages will not show up on your phone but the sender will see the messages as sent. They won't know that they've been blocked.
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Does green text mean blocked?

Why are my texts green? A green text message on your iPhone isn't a sign that your phone number was blocked, or that the text was not delivered. Instead, it means that the message was sent as a standard SMS message rather than an iMessage, which will appear as blue.
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Can you silence someones texts?

How do you silence someones texts? For Android users, swipe down from the top of the screen twice to reveal the Quick connect menu, or tap the top of the screen twice. Click the 'Do not disturb' button to silence all calls, texts, notifications and alarms.
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How do you block someone on your phone without them knowing?

Block unknown numbers
  1. Open your Phone app .
  2. Tap More .
  3. Tap Settings. Blocked numbers.
  4. Turn on Unknown.
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Will someone still get my texts if they blocked me?

If an Android user has blocked you, Lavelle says, “your text messages will go through as usual; they just won't be delivered to the Android user.” It's the same as an iPhone, but without the “delivered” notification (or lack thereof) to clue you in.
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How do you hide someone in iMessage?

How to hide messages on iPhone
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Select Contacts on the bottom menu and then find and tap on the contact whose messages you want to hide.
  3. Tap Edit on the top right corner.
  4. Scroll down, and hit Delete Contact, then tap Delete Contact again on the pop-up window to confirm.
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Will a text message say delivered if blocked?

A red flag that you've been blocked is when you don't see the delivery status or the read receipt at all. The message you just sent will still be in a blue bubble, but it will have no delivery status below it – not even a "Not Delivered."
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