Emergency Bypass no longer working

I keep my phone in silent mode and have always had certain contacts set up as favorites with Emergency Bypass, allowing their calls to ring in silent mode. This has no longer worked now for a couple of months. WHY?

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 12, 2023 10:23 AM

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1 reply

Lissy_12

Community Specialist

Aug 13, 2023 9:48 AM in response to EllieMae63

Hi EllieMae63,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! We would like to clarify. Are you referring to Do Not Disturb? If so, you can add people by following the steps below:

Use Do Not Disturb with Focus on your iPhone or iPad

1. Go to Settings > Focus.

2. Tap Do Not Disturb.

3. You can select allowed or silenced notifications from people and apps, connect your Lock Screen or Home Screen, have this Focus turn on automatically, and add Focus filters.

If you mean something different please let us know. For example, there is alerting your emergency contacts when using Emergency SOS on your iPhone:

Use Emergency SOS on your iPhone

Hope this helps!

Have a great day.

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