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Enable Do Not Disturb For Specific Individual Contacts on iPhone

By: Waseem Patwegar

It is possible to Enable Do Not Disturb for One or more individual Contacts on iPhone. This will silence only those selected or Specific Contacts on iPhone, while allowing messages and calls from everyone else.

Enable Do Not Disturb For Specific Contacts on iPhone

Enable Do Not Disturb For Specific Contacts On iPhone

Enabling Do Not Disturb for One on More Individual Contacts on iPhone can be useful in situations where you find the need to prevent Specific Individual Contacts from bothering you, while allowing others to Call you.

Depending on your case, you can place selected or Specific Individual Contacts on Do Not Disturb Mode, using either Messages App or the Contacts App on your iPhone.

You will find below the steps to Enable Do Not Disturb Mode for One or more Individual Contacts on iPhone using both Messages App and also the Contacts App.

1. Enable Do Not Disturb For One Specific Contact Using Messages App

If you have a recent or past message from a specific Contact, you can follow the steps below to Enable Do Not Disturb Mode for this particular Contact on iPhone.

1. Open the Messages app on your iPhone.

2. Tap on the Conversation of the Contact that you want to place in Do Not Disturb mode.

Messages Screen on iPhone

3. On the next screen, tap on Contact Name or Number and then tap on the “i” (Details) icon.

Contact Info Icon on iPhone

4. On Contact Details screen, toggle ON the option for Hide Alerts and this will enable Do Not Disturb Mode for this particular Contact on your iPhone.

Hide Alerts From Specific Contact On iPhone

5. Tap on Done to save the settings for this Contact.

Once you hide alerts for this Contact, you won’t be getting any Message or Call Notifications from this specific Contact, while all other Contacts will be able to Call and Message you.

Now, when you go to the Messages App, you will see a “crescent shaped Icon” next to the Message of the Contacts that you have placed in Do Not Disturb mode.

Specific Contact Placed in Do Not Disturb Mode on iPhone

2. Enable Do Not Disturb For Specific Contacts Using Contacts App

In case you do not have a Message of the Contact that you want to place in Disturb Mode, you can make use of the Contacts App to Enable Do Not Disturb for specific Contacts on iPhone.

1. Open the Contacts App > tap on the Contact that you would like to place in Do Not Disturb Mode.

Contacts On iPhone Contacts App

2. On the next screen, tap on the Message icon.

Message Icon on iPhone Contacts Screen

3. On the next screen, tap on the Contact Name or Number and then tap on Info Icon.

Contact Info Icon on iPhone

4. On the Contact details screen, toggle ON the option for Hide Alerts, and tap on Done.

Hide Alerts From Specific Contact On iPhone

This way you can place specific Contacts on Do Not Disturb Mode, even if you do not have a message from them.

3. Disable Do Not Disturb For Specific Contacts On iPhone

Once you are done with your busy period or the reason for enabling Do Not Disturb Mode for specific Contacts, you can Turn OFF Do Not disturb by following the steps below.

1. Open the Messages app on your iPhone.

2. Next, tap on the Conversation of the Contact that you want to Turn OFF Do Not Disturb Mode.

Messages Screen on iPhone

3. On the next screen, tap on the Contact Name or Number and then tap on the “i” (Details) icon.

Contact Info Icon on iPhone4. On the next screen, toggle OFF the option for Hide Alerts.

Allow Alerts From Specific Contact on iPhone

5. Tap on Done to save your settings.

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