What is the Emergency Bypass Feature?How to Turn On Emergency Bypass for CallsHow to Turn On Emergency Bypass for Text MessagesHow to Enable Emergency Bypass for FaceTime Calls
What is the Emergency Bypass Feature?
Emergency Bypass lets you customize the Do Not Disturb mode on your iPhone or iPad. By default, DND does not notify you of any calls or messages. But with Emergency Bypass, you can choose to receive notifications from specific contacts even when your iPhone is on Do Not Disturb or Silent mode. Although there is also an ‘Always Allow Calls from‘ setting, it only works for groups of contacts. In contrast, It works for individual contacts or for multiple contacts without having to create a group.
How to Turn On Emergency Bypass for Phone Calls
Your phone will now ring even during Do Not Disturb or Silent mode when the particular contact calls you. So it might be a good idea to set a subtle ringtone for such instances. If you ever want to disable this feature, just follow the steps above and turn off the switch in the end.
How to Turn On Emergency Bypass for Text Messages
You can follow the above steps to disable Emergency Bypass for a text message. Also Read: How to Set up Emergency Contacts on iPhone and Apple Watch
How to Enable Emergency Bypass for FaceTime Calls
To disable FaceTime calls, you can repeat the steps above and simply toggle OFF the switch under Ringtone and Text Tone. Summing Up Setting up Emergency Bypass can ensure that you never miss important calls when on Do Not Disturb or silent mode. It can be especially helpful when you forget to turn off DND. What do you think about this feature? Let us know in the comments below. Also, another feature that can prevent you from missing important calls is the auto-answer setting on the iPhone.
