howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-on-do-not-disturb-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 14 Pro (iOS 27.0.1) and iPhone 17e (iOS 27.0.1)

In this guide

Open Control Centre
Tap Focus
Tap Do Not Disturb
Check it is on
Choose how long, if you like
Open the Do Not Disturb settings
Allow important people
Set a schedule
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open Control Centre, tap Focus and tap Do Not Disturb, which then shows On. Notifications are silenced until you turn it off. To set a schedule or allow certain people, open Settings, Focus, Do Not Disturb.

8 of 8 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: iPhone
Shown on: iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 14 Pro), iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
Starts in: Control Centre
Real screenshots: 8 of 8 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Open Control Centre
Swipe down from the top right corner. On an iPhone with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom.
Done
Tap Focus
Focus is the wide button with a moon, at the left of Control Centre.
On our iPhone it opens a list of Focus modes: Do Not Disturb, Reduce Interruptions, Personal, Work and Sleep, plus New Focus.
Done
Tap Do Not Disturb
Tap the Do Not Disturb button itself, not the ··· at its right.
Done
Check it is on
The button turns white and shows On under Do Not Disturb.
On our iPhone a moon then appeared next to the time in the status bar.
Done
Choose how long, if you like
Tap ··· next to Do Not Disturb to pick when it turns off.
On our iPhone, late at night, it offered For 1 hour, Until tomorrow morning and Until I leave this location, plus Settings.
Done
Open the Do Not Disturb settings
Open Settings, tap Focus and tap Do Not Disturb, at the top of the list.
Done
Allow important people
Under Allow Notifications, tap People and add the contacts whose calls and messages should still come through.
On our iPhone People and Apps both showed None allowed.
Done
Set a schedule
Scroll down the Do Not Disturb page to Set a Schedule and tap Add Schedule to turn it on at a set time, at a location or while using a certain app.
On our iPhone an existing schedule showed 00:00, Every day, Off.
Done

What we saw on our device

Tap Focus: On our iPhone it opens a list of Focus modes: Do Not Disturb, Reduce Interruptions, Personal, Work and Sleep, plus New Focus.
Check it is on: On our iPhone a moon then appeared next to the time in the status bar.
Choose how long, if you like: On our iPhone, late at night, it offered For 1 hour, Until tomorrow morning and Until I leave this location, plus Settings.
Allow important people: On our iPhone People and Apps both showed None allowed.
Set a schedule: On our iPhone an existing schedule showed 00:00, Every day, Off.

If you do not see this option

Focus is not in Control Centre Open Settings, tap Focus and tap Do Not Disturb, at the top of the list.
No ··· next to Do Not Disturb Tap Focus in Control Centre first. The ··· button sits at the right of the Do Not Disturb button in the list that opens.
Until this evening is not offered The options change with the time of day. Late at night our iPhone offered Until tomorrow morning instead.

If this does not work

Some notifications still come through On the Do Not Disturb page, check Intelligent Breakthrough and Silencing. When it is on, priority notifications can interrupt you. Also check who is allowed under People and Apps.
Do Not Disturb turns on by itself Check Set a Schedule on the Do Not Disturb page. A schedule turns it on automatically; ours showed 00:00, Every day, Off.
You are not sure whether it is on Open Control Centre and tap Focus. When it is on, the Do Not Disturb button is white and shows On, and a moon shows next to the time. When it is off, the moon goes.