Turn off all focus (DND, Driving, Work, Sleep, Personal, Any other). Open the Control center and see if this helps.
And then turn back the only Focus that you need.
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If your family is still receiving texts with the message "notification silenced" when messaging you, it could be due to a few different settings or configurations on your iPhone or iPad. Here are some troubleshooting steps you can follow to resolve the issue:
Check Individual Contact Settings:
- Open the Messages app on your iPhone.
- Find a conversation with one of your family members.
- Tap the contact name at the top of the conversation to open the contact details.
- Check if "Hide Alerts" or "Emergency Bypass" is enabled for that contact. If so, toggle it off.
Check Mute Conversation:
- In the Messages app, swipe left on the conversation with your family member.
- If "Hide Alerts" or "Mute" is enabled, tap on it to unmute the conversation.
- Hide Alerts watch the GIF below
![](https://support.apple.com/library/content/dam/edam/applecare/images/en_US/mac_apps/itunes/divider.png)
SMS and iMessage notifications settings are not different. However, if the recipient has enabled Hide Alerts for a specific message thread then there won't be any sound irrespective of DND
For Hide Alerts please see the pic 1 below. Follow Pic 2 for two scenarios; DND+Hide Alert and Only DND
Pic 1 (Hide Alerts)
![](https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/67036014-6ae6-4f3f-afb3-c52ecd0e1c8c)
Pic 2 (Two Scenarios) 1. DND + Hide Alert, 2. Only DND
![](https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/15bdc7d7-8723-48ad-96f1-412c53233669)