Do not disturb notification on lock screen

This is new with the iOS 12 update. I get a notificaction every single day That Do Not Disturb mode is turned on. It is obnoxious. I thought one of the advances with iOS 12 was fewer notifications! I have yet to find a way to disable this notification. Any advice would be helpful.

I think Apple will put out a patch that resolves this newly introduced nuisance, and it is a major nuisance to be sure. Not only does it come up so often, but it also positions itself at the top so it bumps down everything else. A problem made worse if someone is using Accessibility features to make text larger (and thus, the boxes that hold the text are larger).

I have become accustomed, for years, to enabling DND so the phone doesn't buzz, beep, and otherwise distract me or others I'm in a room with. Yet I still check my phone lock screen for messages or calls that are coming in while I'm in DND mode. To contend with that unnecessary alert is very annoying.

And also, the **** thing is totally unnecessary from my view. Here's what I mean: the phone is locked, and the screen is off. If calls/messages came in and you didn't hear them, then being reminded of that fact as you bring the screen to life is achieved by the fact that there are new calls/messages on the lock screen that you hadn't seen before, so having an alert that also says you're in DND mode is completely redundant and useless.

Further on that point, I acknowledge there are people who didn't know they were still on DND mode, but I have to shake my head because you'd have to be a nitwit not to be able to recognize that fact when you brighten your phone screen and see that you had missed calls/messages. Again, the "DND is on" alert is really just useless for all intents and purposes that I can see.

Apple can solve this problem by allowing users to decide if they want this alert or not - that lets everyone decide on their own and solves this problem perfectly. Or if it must be the way it is now, maybe just have some kind of icon somewhere, or a different color tone on the time, or something other than this obtrusive alert in the notifications area.

So anyway, now that I know for sure there is no feature to fix this I will patiently wait for Apple to wise up with a patch.

And to somewhat answer a question posed earlier about whether Apple monitors these forums: I don't know about Apple specifically. Usually companies do not, simply because they don't have the resources to do it consistently for all threads in all sub-forums. Larger companies sometimes do: they hire full-time forum moderators that double as 1st-level support agents and the whole forum is set up in a way that threads are flagged as "needing an answer" and mods+mvp's can be configured to be alerted to unresolved questions so the forum doesn't become a black hole where questions go to die.

But when you cater to the consumer market, it's usually not done. Respectfully, but the majority of consumers are uninformed complainers that don't give consideration to what they're saying before they belch their ignorance onto a forum thread. But those are intermixed with intelligent consumers so my perspective is not black and white here. Fortunately those on this thread have so far all been of the latter type. But keep in mind, the product management and quality teams from these organizations usually DO scour the forums looking for common sources of complaint or feature requests, so even though you don't have the satisfaction of knowing your voice was heard, if you start a thread that you know will catch their attention, it's a fair bet it'll be read. Of course, mentioning your particular issue on the 13th post of an obscure thread will not likely get any attention. Nor will large posts, such as the one I just made 😉

Please don't play games. Answer my question as there have been many posters that complained about the lack of a reminder.

Before you go to bed, it's normal for a human to check to confirm that the alarm is set.

If you are going to use a setting like DND, you have to accept that there is a certain amount of responsibility that comes along with using it. Yes, I have missed phone calls because of it. But I quickly learned to use it responsibly when needed. I find that a reminder that cannot be disabled that comes up several times a day is much more obtrusive than the occasional missed phone call.

Philly_Phan, there is something a bit snide about your responses to this questions. Why not give humans the options to turn such reminders on or off. Frankly, I neither need nor want a persistent reminder that DND is turned on. If others want it, that's OK, but I don't.

I use DND as a scam/robocall blocker, and I have it on 99.999% of the time. I turn it off only briefly when I am expecting a call that might come in from a number not in my Contacts. Otherwise, if the call is not from a Contact, my phone doesn't ring and that is fine with me. If someone outside my Contacts needs to reach me, they can leave a message. Discovering I could use the DND function in that fashion has made life better. Like you, I do not like the recent change that seems to have made reminders about DND inescapable. I have searched in vain for a way to turn these reminders off.

upelevator wrote:

Philly_Phan, there is something a bit snide about your responses to this questions. Why not give humans the options to turn such reminders on or off. Frankly, I neither need nor want a persistent reminder that DND is turned on. If others want it, that's OK, but I don't.

Based on the many posts to this forum the vast majority of iPhone owners want this reminder. If you don't like it, simply ignore it.

upelevator wrote:

I use DND as a scam/robocall blocker, and I have it on 99.999% of the time. I turn it off only briefly when I am expecting a call that might come in from a number not in my Contacts. Otherwise, if the call is not from a Contact, my phone doesn't ring and that is fine with me. If someone outside my Contacts needs to reach me, they can leave a message. Discovering I could use the DND function in that fashion has made life better. Like you, I do not like the recent change that seems to have made reminders about DND inescapable. I have searched in vain for a way to turn these reminders off.

I use DND in pretty much the same way (mine is limited to favorites) and I appreciate the reminder in case I'm expecting a call from a doctor. If you do not like the reminder, ignore it.

Philly_Phan, I found this forum a few days ago, while trying to discover a way to disable the DND reminders. At this point, no one has simply said that there is no way to avoid these reminders. Nonetheless, you seem to have some expertise in things Apple, and I am reading your responses as a firm suggestion that the reminders cannot be avoided. Is that a correct reading of your responses? If it is, does Apple not have the ability to make these reminders optional? And, how do I raise this issue with Apple? Does Apple monitor this forum? Is there a better route to raise a complaint/concern? FWIW, the reminders initially came with a "Turn Off" button embedded, which concerned me greatly. I carry my phone in my pocket and have been known to inadvertently push buttons and make unintended calls, start music playing, etc. I did not want to unintentionally hit that button. For whatever reason, the "Turn Off" button disappeared from my reminders as of yesterday. And, that is a relief. Still, I don't want the reminders.

I've been on this forum since it began. I've seen MANY complaints about the lack of a reminder and the resulting missed phone calls. If the warning were optional I have no doubt whatever that many individuals would complain loudly that they forgot that the warning was turned off and, again, they missed phone calls.

My suggestion to you is to simply ignore the warning. That's not exactly difficult to do.

If you still wish to complain to Apple, send them a letter. I'm outa here.

I believe your impression is based on sample bias. I’ve used do not disturb for years now and been pleased with the way it worked and thus have never had to complain about it. I am annoyed every day when I see the lock screen message that my scheduled functionality is on. I would much rather miss a phone call because I’ve forgotten something then have to do something daily because Apple has changed functionality. I think it’s unfair for you to minimize how annoying this is to people and state that missed phone calls due to forgetfulness is a higher priority for a majority just because it is your higher priority. I believe the majority have not been complaining since they’ve not had an issue.

Would you prefer being one of the many posters that missed important phone calls because they forgot that DND was turned on?

I disagree. Using that logic, the next update needs to include a reminder that my alarm is turned on before I go to bed so I don’t forget to get up for work.