What is Do Not Disturb vs silent?

Do not disturb mode is the customized version of silent mode. It's a silent mode with additional features. Apart from silencing the notifications, the device screen won't light up. The phone won't vibrate.
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What happens when your phone is on Do Not Disturb and someone calls you?

When Do Not Disturb is turned on, it sends incoming calls to voicemail and does not alert you about calls or text messages. It also silences all notifications, so you're not disturbed by the phone. You might want to enable Do Not Disturb mode when you go to bed, or during meals, meetings, and movies.
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Does Do Not Disturb silence calls?

The Do Not Disturb option on the iPhone stops notifications, alerts and calls from making any noise, vibration or lighting up the phone screen when the screen is locked.
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What does silence mean on Do Not Disturb?

You can silence your phone with Do Not Disturb. This mode can mute sound, stop vibration, and block visual disturbances. You can pick what you block and what you allow.
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Does iPhone notify people when you have Do Not Disturb on?

The only time people can actually tell when you are on DND is when you use DND While Driving, it sends an automatic message.
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Why do I still get texts on Do Not Disturb?

Answer: A: Answer: A: Reboot the phone and see if the problem continues. Also, check to see if you have an emergency bypass set for the text message tone for the contacts you're hearing the notifications for.
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Can you put one person on Do Not Disturb?

Open Messages app and tap on the conversation thread that you want to set Do Not Disturb for. Tap on the blue circle with an “i” on the upper right. Move the slider for Hide Alerts to the right to enable Do Not Disturb feature for this contact. Tap Done.
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What's the difference between Do Not Disturb and silent on iPhone?

Silent: The phone will not make noise (apart from alarms), but if you have it set to Vibrate while silent, your phone will still vibrate and your screen will light up with any call, text, or other notification. Do Not Disturb: Your phone will not light up, make a sound, or vibrate for any notification.
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How do you tell if someone has you on Do Not Disturb?

Most obviously, you'll see a large dark grey notification on the lock screen. This will also tell you how long the mode will be on for. If there's room for it (the X- and 11-series handsets don't, because of the notch), a faint little crescent-moon icon will appear in the top bar on your iPhone or iPad's screen.
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Does notifications silenced mean blocked?

If you have been blocked, or if you have blocked someone, then you would not be able to see if they have notifications silenced, and vice versa.
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Do not disturb vs blocked?

Maybe They're Using Do Not Disturb Mode? Sometimes you might think you've been blocked when the person you're calling is actually using Do Not Disturb mode. When someone enables this mode on their phone, neither you nor that person gets a notification when you send a message or try to call them.
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Who can get through do not disturb?

This allows you to block most notifications but allow those from your spouse, mother or other important people. You can also allow “repeat callers” so that if someone calls you twice within 15 minutes — as would be common in emergency situations — it bypasses Do Not Disturb.
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What does it mean when someone says notification is silenced?

It means they most likely have the DND settings set up on their phones and you are most likely not one of their favorites . So when the designated DND times are on, your messages will be silenced.
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Do calls go straight to voicemail on Do Not Disturb?

If your phone is set to «Do Not Disturb,» most or all of your phone calls will go directly to voicemail. So it's worth checking to see if the phone has been accidentally put in that mode.
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How do you call someone if their phone is on Do Not Disturb?

  1. Call Once and Call Again Within 3 minutes. The default Do Not Disturb Mode setting allows Calls to go through if someone Calls Again from the same Phone Number within three minutes of the first Call. ...
  2. Call At A Different Time. ...
  3. Call From Different Number.
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What happens when you silence notifications?

What does “Notifications Silenced” in Messages mean? As I stated above, this means that the recipient of your message is using Focus and she or he has notifications silenced. If you are using this feature, then your friends may see this message when they message you.
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Why does my iPhone ring even when on silent?

Disable Emergency Bypass: This might be one of the most common reasons behind the iPhone ringing even after Silent Mode is switched on. The Emergency Bypass feature allows calls from specific contacts to ring even though the Silent and Do-not-disturb modes are active.
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What happens to texts when Do Not Disturb is on iPhone?

You can use the Do Not Disturb feature on your iPhone whenever you want to block any calls, texts, or other notifications from making your phone ring. The notifications and alerts will still be stored on your phone, and you can check them at any time, but your iPhone won't light up or ring.
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How do you tell if your texts are blocked?

If you suspect you have indeed been blocked, first try to send a courteous text of some kind. If you get the "Delivered" notification underneath it, you weren't blocked. If you get a notification like "Message Not Delivered" or you get no notification at all, that's a sign of a potential block.
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What does half moon on text mean?

Well, the half moon icon next to your iPhone text message indicates you've muted that particular contact, or enabled Do Not Disturb mode for that conversation. Apple puts a half moon to identify conversations in that mode. However, this does not mean you won't receive messages in that conversation.
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What happens when you mute someone on an iPhone?

When you mute a contact in the Messages app, you won't get any notifications from them until you unmute them again. You still be able to see their texts when you open the app though.
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Why are my Messages silenced on iPhone?

Tap 'People' to choose which contacts can notify you when that Focus mode is enabled. Similarly, tap 'Apps' to select which apps can send notifications with that Focus mode turned on. Any people or apps not included in those lists will send silenced notifications when that Focus mode is active.
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How do you know someone's phone is on silent?

Truecaller's Availability feature makes it possible for you to know if the person you're about to call is busy or not. For example, if you see a red bell icon next to that number it means that phone is on silent mode. If you see a red phone icon, it means that person is on the phone.
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Can a text go through if I'm blocked?

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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When you block someone do they know?

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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