How Can You Truly Silence an iPhone?

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How Can You Truly Silence an iPhone?

It's 3a, I can't sleep. I am in Silent Mode with the volume all the way down--phone partially hidden under the blanket so as not to wake my wife. I'm scrolling through news articles and my fingers inadvertently hits a embedded video and WHAM...volume 10 and I get slapped upside the head! AutoPlay is off, but being 1/2 asleep, I admit to starting the video. But, is there a reason it doesn't start playing without volume? Why does the video sound override the device settings? Can I stop it from happening, or do I need to plug headphones into my phone in preparation for my occasional insomnia?

I would appreciate any tips someone may have to avoid all sounds while in silent mode.

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 25, 2022 5:13 AM

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Erica_S1

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Jan 26, 2022 11:12 AM in response to LokalX

Hi there LokalX,

We understand you'd like to silence your phone to ensure accidentally played videos don't wake up your wife.

Get started by making sure your iPhone is in silent mode to silence notifications: How to put your iPhone on vibrate, ring, or silent mode

When you want to ensure your iPhone is silent, you can also then turn the media volume all the way down: Adjust the volume on iPhone

We hope this helps.

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LokalX Author

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Jan 27, 2022 12:50 PM in response to Erica_S1

I did mention in my question that the Silent Mode is on, and the volume is all the way down...however, when the video is inadvertently selected, the volume defaults to loud. For now, I am pluging in headphones prior to going to sleep. Then if I do hit a video link by mistake, it cannot be heard. Should be a better way, but I haven't found it.

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