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Stop others from sending messages when notifications are silenced on
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Do you want to stop people from notifying you in Do Not Disturb or Focus Mode? When you enable a focus mode on your iPhone or iPad and a contact tries to send you an iMessage, they'll see the option to "Notify Anyway." This will override your own settings and alert you of their message. While helpful in emergencies, Notify Anyway can be troublesome if you're in a meeting or catching up on sleep. Luckily, you can disable this feature in a few simple steps. This wikiHow will show you how to turn off "Notify Anyway" using your iPhone or iPad with iOS 15, 16, and newer.

Things You Should Know

  • To disable for all contacts, go to "Settings" → "Focus" → "Focus Status" → toggle off "Share Focus Status".
  • To disable for one contact, go to "Settings" → "Focus" → select a Focus mode → "People".
  • Select "Silence Notifications From" and then tap the "+". Select the contact from the list and tap "Done".
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  1. This is the grey cog icon. Notify Anyway allows someone to send you a message even if you have a Focus Mode, such as Do Not Disturb enabled.[1]
  2. You can find this in the second group of settings, underneath Sounds & Haptics.
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  3. This will be at the very bottom.
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Disabling for One Person

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  1. This is the grey cog icon.
    • Similar to sharing your location, you can choose who can see your Focus status.
  2. You can find this in the second group of settings, underneath Sounds & Haptics.
  3. This could be Do Not Disturb, Personal, Sleep, Work, or another custom Focus. You can create a new Focus Mode by tapping the + in the top-right corner.
  4. This is the tile underneath Notifications.
  5. By default, the check mark will be next to Allow Notifications From. Tap to change it to Silence.
  6. This will be the + in a circle.
  7. You'll see a blue checkmark next to their name when selected.
    • If you want to add multiple, tap the contact.
  8. This will be in the top-right corner.
    • Your notifications from the contact(s) will be silenced when you're in Focus Mode.
    • To allow notifications from them again, tap the - next to their name.
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