How come there are little do not disturb signs on some of my contacts.

Hi there ailbhe15124,

We understand you're seeing the Do Not Disturb icon showing for some contacts on a widget on your Home Screen.

Which iPadOS version is your iPad running?

Also, if you open the Messages app for these contacts, does it show they have their notifications silenced?

This page may help: Use Focus on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Thanks!

ailbhe15124,

Thanks for sharing those details with us.

If your contacts were sharing their Focus status and have one enabled, it should show that they have their notifications silenced in the Messages thread.

Learn more here: Use Focus on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

To look into this further from here, reach out through this link: Get Support

Regards.