There are plenty of reasons you may want to temporarily mute notifications on your iPhone, like if you’re in an important meeting or just need a screen time break. You have two easy ways to go about this on iOS: Silent mode and Do Not Disturb.
Here’s the difference between each setting and when it may be best to choose one over the other.
Silent mode
The go-to method for silencing your phone is typically the switch above the volume buttons on the left side of your device.
Depending on your iPhone model, you can either hold down the Action button (on the iPhone 15 or later) or switch the toggle (iPhone 14 or older) to silence any pings or incoming phone calls. If you have a phone with Dynamic Island, you’ll see text at the top of your phone indicating you’ve turned on Silent mode. Otherwise, a confirmation pop-up will appear on your screen.
If you have
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