How to force your loved one’s iPhone to ring in an emergency

The Do Not Disturb feature on an iPhone is a great way to stop calls, texts, or other notifications from lighting up or ringing your phone.

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You can turn it on manually or have it turn on automatically at certain times of the day. I often use it when I go to bed. Of course, the notifications and alerts are saved on your phone and you can check them at any time. Here’s how to easily turn Do Not Disturb on or off on your iPhone:

• Open your iPhone control center by swiping down from the top right corner
• Beat focus
• Beat Do not bother.

You can turn it on manually or have it turn on automatically at certain times of the day. I often use it when I go to bed.
(Kurt Knutsson)

You can also set your phone to be on Do Not Disturb at certain times of the day:

• Tap on settings
• Tap on focus
• Tap on Do not bother
• Scroll down to Set a schedule

You can also set your phone to be on Do Not Disturb at certain times of the day.
(Kurt Knutsson)

• Beat Add schedule
• Beat time
• Set your desired hours
• Beat Did in the upper right corner.

If you’ve marked an appointment on your calendar, you may be asked if you want Do Not Disturb to turn on during those scheduled times.
(Kurt Knutsson)

Also, if you’ve marked an appointment on your calendar, you may be asked if you want Do Not Disturb to turn on during those scheduled times.

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Having Do Not Disturb turned on can result in you missing a very important or even urgent call or message from friends and family. However, there is an easy way to allow certain family members and friends to contact you even when Do Not Disturb is on by changing the settings on your iPhone.

Having Do Not Disturb turned on can result in you missing a very important or even urgent call or message from friends and family.
(Kurt Knutsson)

Here’s how to allow selected contacts to send you messages when your iPhone is set to Do Not Disturb

• Open minded settings
• Beat focus
• Beat Do not bother
• Beat People

Here’s how to allow selected contacts to send you messages when your iPhone is set to Do Not Disturb.
(Kurt Knutsson)

• Insure yourself Allow notifications from is checked
• Beat add people
• Select the contacts you want to add
• Then tap Did in the top right corner of the screen.

Make sure, that “Allow notifications from” is deselected before you “Add people.” activate
(Kurt Knutsson)

Here’s how to allow selected contacts to call you when your iPhone is set to Do Not Disturb

• Open minded settings
• Beat focus
• Beat Do not bother
• Beat People

How to allow selected contacts to call you when your iPhone is on “Do not disturb” is set
(Kurt Knutsson)

• Beat Allow calls from
• You will be given four choices, All, Allowed people only, Favorites, Contacts only
• check off Approved people onlywhich people you have permission to send you text messages.

If you only allow selected contacts, namely your nearest and dearest, they can contact you when you have your phone set to Do Not Disturb.
(Kurt Knutsson)

Allowing only selected contacts, namely your nearest and dearest, to contact you when you have your phone set to Do Not Disturb gives you peace of mind knowing that a friend or family member is in an emergency situation they can get in touch with promptly contact you.

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Let us know if you use this feature and how it has helped you and your family.

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