What is the point of silent mode?

Silent mode
While the ring/silent switch mutes all alerts and notifications (along with sound effects and game audio), your iPhone may still vibrate when you receive a call. And your screen will light up with the arrival of a phone call or text.
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What is the purpose of silent mode?

Silent mode is a setting available on mobile phones and pagers that, when activated, disables the ringtones and, in some cases, also the vibrating alerts or alarm. Unlike the airplane mode, the silent mode still allows the device to receive and send calls and messages.
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Is silent mode better than Do Not Disturb?

The silent mode is used when you want to silence everything without creating any exception or schedule. The do not disturb mode is used when exceptions play an important role. For instance, if you put your phone on this mode at night, you can allow alarm in the morning.
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What is the difference between silent mode and do not disturb on iPhone?

The Differences

The Ring/Silent switch is the easiest to turn on or off, so its really the best if you find yourself somewhere your phone shouldn't be ringing, like a meeting. Do Not Disturb can be scheduled, so it's good for nighttime.
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Does silent mode reject calls?

yes, it rejects them (busy tone), that's why i don't use it. it makes the caller think that i'm on the phone at 6 in the morning if he calls. it's a word game, you won't hears calls so they are silenced...in your point of view.
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What do callers hear when my phone is on Do Not Disturb?

There won't be any sound or vibration, your lock screen will stay dark, and incoming calls are sent directly to your voicemail.
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How do I ignore a call without blocking?

Top 10 Tricks to Make Your Phone Not Reachable
  1. Airplane/Flight Mode. The easiest way to make your mobile phone unreachable is simply putting it on an aeroplane or flight mode. ...
  2. Change The Mobile Network. ...
  3. Change Network Mode. ...
  4. Forward call. ...
  5. Sim Card Trick. ...
  6. Third-Party Applications. ...
  7. Remove The Battery. ...
  8. Aluminum Foil.
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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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What happens when your phone is on Do Not Disturb and someone texts you?

When activated on an iPhone (or iPad, for that matter), it silences all incoming notifications, calls and texts so you don't get woken up or distracted when you need to be left alone. It's useful for the person using the mode, but rather less enjoyable if you're the one who can't get through.
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Do Not Disturb iPhone still rings?

If Silence is set to “while phone is locked” and it isn't locked, it will still ring. Set it to Always or make sure to lock it before testing. Check settings, phone, enable silence unknown callers. If Silence is set to “while phone is locked” and it isn't locked, it will still ring.
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What does iPhone silent mode do?

When you put your iPhone in silent mode, you're stopping it from making any noises. This is for both notification sounds and system sounds, such as keyboard clicks. You'll still receive all your notifications, texts, and calls to your iPhone visually.
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Can I make my phone silent except for one person?

The best is probably to create a group as that allows you better flexibility. After you have created the group with only the people that you want to allow to reach you, select it from the list. Now, to enable silent mode except for those two people turn on Do Not Disturb in Settings.
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Does flight mode do anything?

This means you can't make or receive calls, send texts, or browse the internet. You can still use your phone, however: you can take photos, listen to music, play games, or compose emails/messages to send later. Basically anything that doesn't require a signal or internet.
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What is a silenced call iPhone?

To turn on Silence Unknown Callers, go to Settings > Phone, then scroll down, tap Silence Unknown Callers and turn on the feature. Calls from unknown numbers are silenced and sent to your voicemail, and appear in your recent calls list.
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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 do texts look like on Do Not Disturb?

With DND mode, all incoming calls and text messages, as well as Facebook and Twitter notifications, are suppressed and hidden from the user until DND mode is deactivated. DND mode is marked by a half moon icon in the top center portion of the lock screen.
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Why am I still getting texts on Do Not Disturb?

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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Will Imessage say delivered if phone is on Do Not Disturb?

They'll be told the message was delivered. That does not equate to it having been read, just like if they sent you a message when the phone wasn't on DND and you didn't open messages and read it.
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Does DND show on Imessage?

When you moon someone or a group of people, you effectively silence the texting conversation by putting it in Do Not Disturb mode. But it's being called mooning in reference to the light gray moon that appears to the left of the conversation in your Messages folder, signifying that thread's Do Not Disturb status.
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How do you know if someone is ignoring your calls?

The best way to know if someone is declining your calls is the number of rings you hear before the call goes to voicemail. As mentioned previously, you won't receive a message or any feedback when a recipient declines your call. But, if you only hear one or two rings, the contact likely declined your call.
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How can u tell if someone has your number blocked?

“The simplest way to tell if you have been blocked by an Android user is to call,” Lavelle says. Just like with an iPhone, listen for it to be diverted to voicemail or play you a pre-recorded message.
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How do I stop all incoming calls?

How to Block Incoming Calls on Android
  1. Open the main Phone app from your home screen.
  2. Tap the Android settings/option button to bring up the available options. ...
  3. Tap 'Call settings'.
  4. Tap 'Call rejection'.
  5. Tap 'Auto reject mode' to temporarily reject all incoming numbers. ...
  6. Tap Auto Reject List to open the list.
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Does a phone ring on airplane mode?

In a nutshell, you will not get any calls while on airplane mode. Your phone will not ring when it is in airplane mode.
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