Get government alerts. In some areas, you can turn on alerts in the Government Alerts list. Go to
Settings > Notifications.
For example, in the United States, iPhone can receive presidential alerts, and you can turn AMBER
and Emergency Alerts (which includes both Severe and Extreme Imminent Threat alerts) on or off
(they’re on by default). In Japan, iPhone can receive Emergency Earthquake Alerts from the Japan
Meteorological Agency. Government alerts vary by carrier and iPhone model, and may not work
under all conditions.
Choose whether to show Today and Notifications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings >
Touch ID & Passcode (iPhone 5s or later) or Settings > Passcode (other models), then choose
whether to allow access when locked.
Close Notification Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn off the sounds iPhone plays when you get a call, text, voicemail, email, tweet,
Facebook post, reminder, or other event.
Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as ringtones and alert tones, vibration
settings and patterns, and ringer and alert volumes.
Set vibration patterns. Go to Settings > Sounds, then choose an item from the Sounds and Vibration
Patterns list. Tap Vibration to select a pattern or create your own.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming calls, alerts, and sound effects, see and
.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPhone, whether you’re going to dinner or to sleep. It keeps
calls and alerts from making any sounds or lighting up the screen.
Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then
tap . When Do Not Disturb is on, appears in the status bar.
Do Not Disturb
Ring/Silent switch
