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How to undo "Do Not Disturb" focus without switching to another focus?

It's ridiculous to exclude every single contact and App one at time! Where is the "toggle" button to switch DND off that existed in previous iOS versions? Anyone knows? Thanks!

Posted on Mar 8, 2023 2:10 AM

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Posted on Mar 9, 2023 1:00 PM

Never mind, I turned my phone off and back on and now it's behaving as it should.


However, let me tell you this:


It's unclear that you have to re-select the same option on the DND menu to turn it entirely off.


Initially it seemed you can only choose one of the options ("For 1 hour", "Until xxx", "Until location", etc.). When you click on any of these options a little check mark appears next to it. Thereby engaging DND.


One has to re-select the same option to disable it! Thereby, disabling DND entirely.


It seemed like one is stuck; having to chose one option or the other and not being able to disable DND entirely.


Hope this helps someone figure this out.

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Mar 9, 2023 1:00 PM in response to MacOSVentura

Never mind, I turned my phone off and back on and now it's behaving as it should.


However, let me tell you this:


It's unclear that you have to re-select the same option on the DND menu to turn it entirely off.


Initially it seemed you can only choose one of the options ("For 1 hour", "Until xxx", "Until location", etc.). When you click on any of these options a little check mark appears next to it. Thereby engaging DND.


One has to re-select the same option to disable it! Thereby, disabling DND entirely.


It seemed like one is stuck; having to chose one option or the other and not being able to disable DND entirely.


Hope this helps someone figure this out.

Mar 8, 2023 2:23 AM in response to MacOSVentura

Nope! Not anymore. When you tap DND in Control center it gives you these options:


For 1 hour

Until .... (changes)

Until I leave this location

Until (end of an event from your calendar)

Settings


None of these immediately turns off DND


And if you choose "settings" you have to manually exclude every single contact and App to receive notifications associated with them! That will take HOURS in my case with over 1000 contacts! Help!


Who removed the "toggle" button?


Certainly I'm not ready to create a "Focus" or "Focus"es (I know it's Foci) where I exclude certain groups of people or Apps. I have no need for this!


And certainly I will not spend the time to create an "ALLOW ALL" focus to allow communication from every single contact and App on my phone. Simply won't happen.

How to undo "Do Not Disturb" focus without switching to another focus?

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