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rcrymes

Level 1 (18 points)

How can I customize iPhone notifications for day and night?

I would like my phone to vibrate for everything during the day, but at night I’d like the phone to ring for calls only. I can’t believe this cannot be done. I don’t want my phone making noise at work and I only want calls at night as they may be important. Right now I’m forced to silence and un-silence everyday.

Posted on Sep 22, 2026 4:52 PM

2 replies

sberman

Level 10 (280,982 points)

Sep 22, 2026 5:55 PM in response to rcrymes

It sounds like setting up a Work Focus can accomplish your objective.

Set up a Focus on iPhone - Apple Support

rcrymes Author

Level 1 (18 points)

Sep 22, 2026 8:46 PM in response to sberman

Thanks. I did figure it out. I messed with focuses for hours and never could figure it out. The piece I was missing was the last option “FOCUS FILTER”. I didn’t realize you could add a filter that turns on “silent mode”. That was the key. I can’t believe I missed that.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363078