Silenced Notifications

A lot of my iPhone contacts are saying that I have notifications silenced even though I don’t. I’ve messed with all of the focus and notification settings I can possibly find and I can’t figure out why this is happened. It’s also causing me to not get notifications at night. Any advice? I am on iOS 16.2 and I have a iPhone 13

iPhone 13

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 5:05 PM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2023 5:59 PM

Hello ScootDawg,


Be sure to check and see if the contacts that are sending messages are also updated fully to iOS 16.2, as that'll ensure they're using the latest fixes/improvements.


On your device try the following:

  1. Head to Settings > Focus.
  2. If the 'Share Across Devices' option isn't enabled currently then proceed to turn it on.
  3. Enable one of the default Focus options, such as Do Not Disturb.
  4. Wait a few seconds, and then disable the Focus you had enabled.
  5. Check with one of the contacts it was happening with to see if they still see the same note that your notifications are silenced.


Cheers.

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Jan 4, 2023 5:59 PM in response to ScootDawg

Hello ScootDawg,


Be sure to check and see if the contacts that are sending messages are also updated fully to iOS 16.2, as that'll ensure they're using the latest fixes/improvements.


On your device try the following:

  1. Head to Settings > Focus.
  2. If the 'Share Across Devices' option isn't enabled currently then proceed to turn it on.
  3. Enable one of the default Focus options, such as Do Not Disturb.
  4. Wait a few seconds, and then disable the Focus you had enabled.
  5. Check with one of the contacts it was happening with to see if they still see the same note that your notifications are silenced.


Cheers.

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