How do you unselect the SILENCE feature "Only while iPhone is locked" in Do Not Disturb?

The option to silence when locked is ONY relevant when DND is turned on. If it is turned off, it has no effect. Unchecking it would serve no purpose.

If you're not hearing alerts when your phone is locked, check the mute switch on the side of the phone and the volume setting.

I have Do Not Disturb set on a schedule for my iPhone, and have had it that way since Do Not Disturb came out. It is set from 2300 hours to 0700 hours. The Silence is set to Always. I've updated to iOS 11.1, and have updated everything in between. I've not experienced the issues you describe.

As my answer was in the beginning of this thread back in 2013, unless Do Not Disturb is on, evidenced by the crescent moon icon in the Status Bar, then those Silence settings mean nothing.

Same issue on Wife's iPhone6, turned off Bluetooth and all is well now. Not sure why BT is causing this, but maybe another update will fix this provided Apple is watching this.

I read where you said that and it made sense. However, I’m not finding that to be the case at present. I just turned off the Scheduled Do Not Disturb feature, restarted the phone and had a friend text me and that appears to have fixed the issue. I’m going to turn Scheduled Do Not Disturb back on in a bit and see if the problem repeats itself.

It is not a bug. If there is a Bluetooth device connected all notifications go to the Bluetooth device. As your Bluetooth adapter was still on all sounds went to it. Your phone has no way of knowing that your sound system is off, all it knows is that your Bluetooth adapter is on.

This is a great example of how the new feature that allows you to disconnect from a Bluetooth device but still leave Bluetooth on would solve your problem. Open the iOS 11 Control Center and tap the Bluetooth button to disconnect the current device only.

I had the same issue . But i figured out.. check to “always” then problem solved.. you will get all notifications.. thank you

This problem just surfaced for me on my 5S after upgrading to 11.03. I have been using the Do Not Disturb schedule feature prior to the upgrade with no issues. But, I inadvertently selected the Silence While Phone is Locked recently while exploring Do Not Disturb While Driving. Now, it appears the phone is always silent for text messages when the phone is locked. The only thing turned on in Do Not Disturb is the Scheduled Do Not Disturb. Now, when I unlock the phone, I’ll routinely see a notification that I have multiple unviewed text messages. I’ve also received a notification that I have a voice mail with no indication that I have a missed phone call.

RESOLVED - I have been having this issue too for several years now. For no specific reasons, I would regularly observe that there was no more text message sound notification (silent switch and Do not Disturb functions were not activated). I would clear the bug by simply rebooting my phone (switch OFF-ON). Today, I tried again to determine the cause of this erractic behavior and I manage to replicate the bug. I can confirm that it is related to the bluetooth. I have a Denon sound system that I have equipped with a Bose bluetooth adapter (optical connection). Earlier this week, I connected to my sound system to listen to Sirius music from an App on my iphone 6. Since then, there was no more text message sound notification. Even if my sound system is turned off and the Sirius App is closed, the phone remained connected to the Bose Bluetooth adaptor. I switched OFF-ON the iphone bluetooth and voila! The Bose bluetooth adaptor was longer connected to the phone and the sound notification of text message went back to normal. I tested one more time to confirm and validated that the same bug occured (no sound), disconnected the bose adaptor from my iphone bluetooth and the notification sound was back.

I keep my Fitbit Surge connected to my phone via Bluetooth for activity updates to the Fitbit app every morning. Sounds like my notifications may be going to my watch. Am I missing something because that does sound like a great feature?

It is a bluetooth problem, no doubt about that. When I turn bluetooth off, notifications sounds and lights show up on my iphone. When I have bluetooth ON, the messages do not go to my phone AND also do not go to my watch or earbuds on a consistent basis.

I can do a reboot and for a while I get messages on the watch and sometimes also on the iPhone. The fact that this is inconsistent says it is a bug.

Just for clarification and as i have been missing important business and family calls since somewhere in iOS 11, does this mean when i am connected to my Bluetooth vehicle OBDII diagnostic adapter the phone is sending all sounds to it instead of normal notifications?

I think it depends on the phone. I have a 5s and turning off Bluetooth had no effect that I could discern. Like another comment, for me it’s inconsistent. The 5s is not WiFi calling capable and where I’m located, I have a weak cell signal but strong WiFi. I’m wondering if this issue disappears for me if I upgrade to a WiFi calling capable phone.

Fixed it for me too. i noticed that Bluetooth had about 10 connection possibilities, though all were reporting “no connection” at the time of error. To narrow the problem, I deleted about 7 Bluetooth con figs which I New I rarely ever use, and left the 3 popular one. Behold, all now works. This points to a bug, as deleting Bluetooth configuration that state “no connection” should not be affecting a “disabled“ Do Not Disturb option. Incidentally, Apple should do every a favor and “hide” the menu options like “schedule”and “silence” when DND is disabled. Real P.I.T.A.

Try this and it may work. Im looking for answers too as I have the same problem. Just done this myself and hoping it works. Worth a try I reckon. Lock Screen Notifications: Now by default, notification content that appears on the lock screen is kept secret until the owner looks at the phone and Face ID identifies you. Dependent on the circumstances you may want to see the notification content appear, for example whilst you’re sat at a desk without having to pick up your phone so Face ID can identify you. To always see your notification previews Go to Settings > Notifications > Show Previews and select Always.

Personal-Tvl-Ski-Agent wrote:

Try this and it may work. Im looking for answers too as I have the same problem. Just done this myself and hoping it works. Worth a try I reckon. Lock Screen Notifications: Now by default, notification content that appears on the lock screen is kept secret until the owner looks at the phone and Face ID identifies you. Dependent on the circumstances you may want to see the notification content appear, for example whilst you’re sat at a desk without having to pick up your phone so Face ID can identify you. To always see your notification previews Go to Settings > Notifications > Show Previews and select Always.

That feature was not available back in 2013 when the person to whom you're replying posted. It's also not clear what it has to do with the original question. The original question has been answered: "Only while iPhone is locked" only has any affect if Do Not Disturb is turned on.