Sleep mode

Hi Mummyraine,

From what you described in your original post, we recommend you look at the link below to learn how to turn Sleep Focus off on your husband's iPhone.

Turn your Sleep Focus on or off on iPhone

Next, we'd like to show you how to perform the recommended troubleshooting steps via the link above. Please click to open the link, then read through the steps in the section titled "Quickly turn your Sleep Focus on or off" and "Turn off your Sleep Focus for all sleep schedules."

Quickly turn your Sleep Focus on or off

Open Control Center, then tap Sleep.

Your Sleep Focus turns on or off again at your next scheduled bedtime or wake up time.

Turn off your Sleep Focus for all sleep schedules

1. In the Health app , tap Browse at the bottom right, then tap Sleep.

2. Scroll down to Your Schedule, then tap Full Schedule & Options.

3. Turn off Use Schedule for Sleep Focus.

When this setting is off, your sleep schedules remain in effect, but your Sleep Focus doesn’t automatically turn on. You can turn this setting on again at any time.

We recommend the steps above because they will show you how to turn Sleep Focus off on your husband's iPhone.

As for turning off Sleep Focus on his Apple Watch, check out the steps here: Use Focus on Apple Watch

Turn a Focus on or off

1. Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.

2. Touch and hold the current Focus button, then tap a Focus.

3. If no Focus is on, Control Center shows the Do Not Disturb button .

4. Choose a Focus option—On, On for 1 hour, On until this evening/On until tomorrow morning, or On until I leave.

To turn off a Focus, just tap its button in Control Center.

When a Focus is active, its icon appears at the top of the watch face, next to the time in apps, and in Control Center.

Please let us know the outcome after giving the above steps a try.

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

Cheers!