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Note: To include trac conditions for your commute in the Today tab, make sure Frequent
Locations is turned on in Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services >
Frequent Locations.
Get government alerts. In some areas, you can turn on alerts in the Government Alerts list. Go to
Settings > Notications.
For example, in the United States, iPhone can receive presidential alerts, and you can turn AMBER
and Emergency Alerts (which includes both Severe and Extreme Imminent Threat alerts) on or
o (they’re on by default). In Japan, iPhone can receive Emergency Earthquake Alerts from the
Japan Meteorological Agency. Government alerts vary by carrier and iPhone model, and may not
work under all conditions.
Choose whether to show Today and Notications View on a locked screen. Go to Settings >
Touch ID & Passcode (iPhone models with Touch ID) or Settings > Passcode (other models), then
choose whether to allow access when locked.
Close Notication Center. Swipe up, or press the Home button.
Sounds and silence
You can change or turn o the sounds iPhone plays when you get a call, text, voicemail, email,
tweet, Facebook post, reminder, or other event.
Set sound options. Go to Settings > Sounds for options such as ringtones and alert tones,
vibration settings and patterns, and ringer and alert volumes.
Set vibration patterns. Go to Settings > Sounds, then choose an item from the Sounds and
Vibration Patterns list. Tap Vibration to select a pattern or create your own.
If you want to temporarily silence incoming calls, alerts, and sound eects, see the following
section and Ring/Silent switch on page 14.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence iPhone, whether you’re going to dinner or to sleep. It
keeps calls and alerts from making any sounds or lighting up the screen.
Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center,
then tap . When Do Not Disturb is on, appears in the status bar.
Note: Alarms still sound, even when Do Not Disturb is on. To make sure iPhone stays silent, turn
it o.
Congure Do Not Disturb. Go to Settings > Do Not Disturb.
You can schedule quiet hours, allow calls from your Favorites or groups of contacts, and allow
repeated calls to ring through for those emergency situations. You can also set whether Do Not
Disturb silences iPhone only when it’s locked, or even when it’s unlocked.
Sharing
Share from apps
In many apps, you can tap Share or to choose how to share your information. The choices vary
depending on the app you’re using. Additional options may appear if you’ve downloaded apps
with sharing options. For more information, see App extensions on page 27.
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