HT204321: Use Do Not Disturb on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Learn about Use Do Not Disturb on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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Aug 27, 2013 1:20 PM in response to Kathetby stedman1,Yes she can. Also note that the Do not Disturb option is only in effect when the phone is in sleep mode.
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Aug 27, 2013 1:23 PM in response to Kathetby Thom_D,Yes the Do Not Disturb mode only prevents calls from coming in during the hours for which is it set. And as stedman1 says, DND mode is disabled when you wake the phone up to use it.
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Aug 27, 2013 1:26 PM in response to Thom_Dby Kathet,I am sorry, I am relatively new to all of this, does this mean even if I have it set to DND during school hours she can still use it and receive send texts and calls too?
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Aug 27, 2013 1:30 PM in response to Kathetby KiltedTim,Yes. If the phone is not in standby, then DND does not block anything at all. If it is in standby, phone calls will be sent directly to voice mail. Text messages will be received, but no notification sounds will be heard.
DND is designed to stop you from being bothered by notifications and calls from people not on the list of allowed calls during times when you don't want to be disturbed... e.g. when you're asleep or in a meeting. It is not a form of parental control and is simple to disable from the settings app.
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Aug 27, 2013 2:07 PM in response to Kathetby hexonxonx,There are NO call blocking or Text message blocking capablilities built into the iPhone whatsoever. Apple does not allow apps that can do this in the app store.
There are apps for Android phones that do do this kind of thing and even have a password screen to turn on/off the functionality and even hide the app from the apps list.
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Aug 27, 2013 2:11 PM in response to Kathetby Meg St._Clair,You should see what options your carrier has for restricting use of the device.
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Aug 27, 2013 2:13 PM in response to Kathetby TJBUSMC1973,Perhaps there's a third-party app that allows you to maintain a copy of the call history, and you could then enable a restrictions passcode to prevent her from disabling/deleting the app? Or perhaps your wireless carrier can provide a call history? And then you just set up appropriate consequences for failing to follow your directives?
For example, she breaks the rule of no phone calls during school hours, then you get her a Jitterbug for emergency calls only for the next week.
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Aug 27, 2013 2:15 PM in response to TJBUSMC1973by hexonxonx,The thought of using a Jitterbug "phone" should be enough to make any kid follow the rules on phone usage.
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Aug 27, 2013 2:17 PM in response to hexonxonxby TJBUSMC1973,That's basically the point.
And I'd paint it in the colors of whatever high school is her school's primary rival.
Or put Dora the Explorer stickers on it.