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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.

Open Messages app > Tap on Conversation of the Contact that you want to place in Do Not Disturb mode.

Messages Screen on iPhone

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

Contact Info Icon on iPhone

On Contact Details screen, toggle ON the option for Hide Alerts and Tap on Done to save the settings for this Contact.

Hide Alerts From Specific Contact On iPhone

 

This will enable Do Not Disturb Mode for this particular Contact and you won’t be getting Call and Message 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

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

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

Contacts On iPhone Contacts App

On the next screen, tap on the Message icon.

Message Icon on iPhone Contacts Screen

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

Contact Info Icon on iPhone

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 recent 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 at any time by following the steps below.

Open Messages App > tap on Conversation of the Contact that you want to Turn OFF Do Not Disturb Mode.

Messages Screen on iPhone

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

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

Allow Alerts From Specific Contact on iPhone

Tap on Done to save your settings.

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