How to Use iPhone Silent Mode wihout Switch

Learn How to Use iPhone Silent Mode Without a Switch.

The iPhone’s silent mode is straightforward to activate or deactivate. Just raise or lower the iPhone’s side-mounted mute/ringer switch. What happens, though, if the mute button is broken? Although you can try these solutions, it is preferable to understand how to activate or deactivate quiet mode on an iPhone without a switch.

Even if your mute switch is flawless, reading about alternatives is always preferable, so don’t skip this post. After all, you’ll discover every method for turning off quiet mode if something goes wrong with your iPhone. Let’s start!

1. WITHOUT SWITCH, SILENCE IPHONE VIA ASSISIVETOUCH:

• Open Settings, then choose Accessibility.
• Choose Touch.
• Turn on AssitiveTouch by tapping AssistiveTouch.

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• Here, you have two options:
• “Customize Top Level Menu” — choose any action and substitute “Mute” for it — then press “Done.
• Custom Actions > Single-Tap/ Double-Tap/ Long Press return to the main menu by selecting Mute.
• Depending on your earlier decision, you may now pick Mute by tapping the AssistiveTouch button.

Despite its utility, most users (including us) dislike having an AssistiveTouch hovering on their screen at all times. Notably, it interferes with our ability to watch. Thankfully, AssistiveTouch may be turned on or off as needed.

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AssistiveTouch on iPhone: How to Hide or Unhide:

1. Using Siri

Ironically, Siri can turn AssistiveTouch on and off with only one command, while it cannot assist you in turning on or off the quiet mode on an iPhone. Ask Siri to activate or deactivate AssistiveTouch, which will comply with your request.

2. Utilizing an accessibility shortcut

• Accessibility may be found under Settings.
• Select Accessibility Shortcut by scrolling down.
• Click AssistiveTouch.
• If asked, select Continue.

AssistiveTouch will now appear and vanish on the iPhone anytime you triple-press the side button. From this point forward, you may turn on or off quiet mode by using the AssistiveTouch and then concealing it when you’re done.

Advice: Try these remedies to get AssistiveTouch operating on your iPhone if you’re also having problems with it.

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2. iPhone SILENT MODE CAN BE DISABLED OR ENABLED USING A BACK TAP:

Back Tap, a fantastic accessibility feature with iOS 14, allows you to do predetermined tasks like quiet mode activation without pressing a button.

Before continuing, remember that the function is only accessible on iPhone 8 and later.

• Start by choosing Settings > Accessibility > Touch.
• Go down the page and choose Back Tap.
• Choose from Triple Tap or Double Tap.
• Pick Mute from the menu of choices.

Tap your iPhone’s back twice or three times after the action is established (around the Apple icon).

Significantly, you can activate Accessibility Shortcut with Back Tap and utilize AssistiveTouch to activate or deactivate the iPhone ringer. Check out our guide on repairing the Back Tap if, for any reason, it isn’t functioning as it should.

3. TO SET THE IPHONE IN SILENT MODE, USE THE FOCUS

Focus can silence all alerts even if it doesn’t silence the iPhone. You may thus use a custom Focus to activate a mute-like mode.

Conversely, Focus will turn off all alerts, preventing your iPhone from buzzing. Thus, you risk missing the warnings. It could be great for a meeting or some alone time, but not for the entire day.

Configure the Mute Focus Mode:

• Focus on the launch settings.
• Tap +, then select Custom.
• Tap Next after entering the Focus’s name.
• Click on Customize Focus.
• Then click Allow Notification From in the next window. Tap Next to deselect all currently selected contacts.
• Select Allowed People Only, then click Done.
• Select all currently installed applications, deselect them all, and then hit Done under the apps area.
• Make sure None Allowed appears in the People and Apps sections of the Focus Page.
• Using Focus, turn off the phone entirely.
• Toggle Allow Repeated Calls off by tapping People.
• Toggle off Time-Sensitive Notifications by selecting Apps.

Set the Focus Mode to Mute

• Centre for Launch Control,
• On an iPhone with Face ID, swipe downward from the top-right corner of the screen.
• With Touch ID, swipe upward from any iPhone screen’s bottom border.
• To access the Focus menu, long-press Focus.
• Choose the Focus you made in quiet mode.

Repeat the previous procedures to turn off Focus mode on your iPhone. Do not forget that there is no way to unmute alerts from the iPhone or the Focus while it is in use.

Additionally, while utilizing Focus to silence your iPhone has certain drawbacks, it has some advantages. For instance, you may automatically enable a Focus based on the time, place, and application.

You may also use Focus Status to let family members and other callers know you have disabled all notifications.

FAQs

Can I turn off the iPhone’s quiet mode when it’s on?

Fortunately, turning off quiet mode on an iPhone via the first two ways, AssistiveTouch and Back Tap is still possible even when the mute switch is turned on or stuck/broken in the silent position.

Can the iPhone be muted using the volume buttons or slider in Settings?

Unfortunately, the iPhone cannot be muted using the volume slider or down volume button under Settings Sound & Haptics. However, if all you need to do is turn down the volume, it works like a charm because the function can do it.

How can I silence the iPhone’s vibrations?

Scroll down to the Ring/Silent Mode option under Settings Sounds & Haptics (Sounds if you’re using an iPhone 6 or before). Toggle this switch off to disable vibration while the iPhone is in quiet mode.

DON’T USE THE MUTE BUTTON; SILENT MODE

Apple occasionally attends to even the slightest things. But it entirely misses the point, on the other hand. Isn’t it ironic that you can ask Siri to end calls but not to switch the iPhone ringer on or off? How strange.