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How to Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving on iPhone

By: Waseem Patwegar

It is easy to Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode on iPhone and prevent yourself from being distracted by Calls, Messages or Notification Alerts on iPhone, while driving.

Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode On iPhone

Do Not Disturb While Driving on iPhone

As you must have experienced, getting a Call or incoming Message Alert on iPhone can often distract your attention while driving.

Hence, Apple provides the option to Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode on iPhone, which totally prevents Calls, Message Alerts and other Notifications from appearing on iPhone, only while you are driving.

Based on your preference, you can either setup iPhone to Automatically switch to DND Mode or Manually Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode on iPhone.

1. Automatically Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving on iPhone

iPhone can be set to automatically switch to Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode, whenever it detects that you are moving.

Go to Settings > Focus > tap on the + Icon, located at top-right corner.

Add Items to Focus on iPhone

On the next screen, select the Driving option.

Driving Mode Settings Option on iPhone

On the next screens, tap on Next button > tap on Allow None > select Turn Driving on Automatically option.

Turn Do Not Disturb While Driving Automatically on iPhone

On the next screen, tap on Done to save the Do Not Disturb While Driving Setting on your iPhone.

After this, iPhone will automatically go into Do Not Disturb Mode, whenever it detects that you are moving.

The disadvantage of this method is that it puts your iPhone in Do Not Disturb Mode, even if you are taking a Bus, train or travelling as a passenger in a car.

2. Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving When Connected to Car Bluetooth

If your Car is equipped with Bluetooth speakers, you can Setup iPhone to automatically enter Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode, as soon as it gets connected to the Bluetooth System in your Car.

Go to Settings > Focus > Driving > tap on While Driving option, located under “Turn ON Automatically” section.

Driving Mode Settings Option on iPhone

On the next screen, select When Connected to Car Bluetooth option.

Enable DND When Connected to Car Bluetooth

While this method prevents your iPhone from going into DND Mode while taking a Bus or Train, it can still go into DND Mode if you are travelling as a passenger in your own car.

3. Enable Do Not Disturb Mode When Connected to CarPlay

If you have a newer Car with CarPlay technology, you can setup iPhone to automatically switch to DND Mode with CarPlay.

Go to Settings > Focus > Driving > While Driving > enable Activate With CarPlay option on the next screen.

Activate DND With CarPlay

4. Manually Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode on iPhone

Go to Settings > Focus > Driving > While Driving > select the Manually option.

Manually Enable DND While Driving on iPhone

After this, iPhone will switch to Do Not Disturb While Driving, only when you manually set Driving ON by going Settings > Focus > Driving and move the Driving toggle to ON position.

Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving Mode on iPhone

You can also Enable DND While Driving Mode from the Control Center on your iPhone (Swipe up from bottom of the screen > tap on Focus > Driving.

Change Do Not Disturb While Driving Auto-reply Message

By default, the Auto-Reply message is set to “I’m driving with Focus turned on. I’ll see your message when I get where I’m going.”

However, you can change and personalize this message by going to Settings > Focus > Driving > Auto-Reply.

Auto Reply Settings Option on iPhone

On the next screen, tap on the Default Message and type your own Auto Reply Message.

Change Auto-Reply Message on iPhone

Note: By default, only Contacts marked as Favorites in iPhone Contacts App will be able to see your Auto-reply message, but you change this.

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