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Suppressing calls and notifications (Do Not Disturb)
If you don't want to be disturbed by calls or notifications, you can set your tablet to silent mode for a specified period of time. You can also choose that your tablet should ring when you receive calls from certain contacts even though your tablet is in silent mode.
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1. Turn on Do Not Disturb
Tap Settings.
Tap the indicator next to "Do Not Disturb" until the function is turned on.
2. Select option
Tap Notifications.
Tap Do Not Disturb.
Choose one of the following options:
Set period of time, go to 2a.
Select contacts, go to 2b.
Turn Repeated Calls on or off, go to 2c.
Choose one of the following options:
Set period of time, go to 2a.
Select contacts, go to 2b.
Turn Repeated Calls on or off, go to 2c.
3. 2a - Select period of time
Tap the indicator next to "Scheduled" until the function is turned on.
Please note: your tablet is only in silent mode when the screen lock is turned on. If the screen lock is turned off, you'll hear all calls and notifications.
Tap the field below "Scheduled".
Please note: your tablet is only in silent mode when the screen lock is turned on. If the screen lock is turned off, you'll hear all calls and notifications.
Tap From or To.
Please note: your tablet is only in silent mode when the screen lock is turned on. If the screen lock is turned off, you'll hear all calls and notifications.
Drag the wheels to specify the period of time in which you don't want to be disturbed.
Please note: your tablet is only in silent mode when the screen lock is turned on. If the screen lock is turned off, you'll hear all calls and notifications.
Tap the field below "Scheduled" to go back to the settings.
Please note: your tablet is only in silent mode when the screen lock is turned on. If the screen lock is turned off, you'll hear all calls and notifications.
4. 2b - Select contacts
Tap Allow Calls From.
You can select which contacts can call you or sent you messages even though the function is turned on.
You can create groups in iCloud on your computer.
You can create groups in iCloud on your computer.
Tap Everyone, No One, Favourites or the required group.
You can select which contacts can call you or sent you messages even though the function is turned on.
You can create groups in iCloud on your computer.
You can create groups in iCloud on your computer.
Tap Do Not Disturb to go back to the settings.
You can select which contacts can call you or sent you messages even though the function is turned on.
You can create groups in iCloud on your computer.
You can create groups in iCloud on your computer.
5. 2c - Turn Repeated Calls on or off
Tap the indicator next to "Repeated Calls" to turn the function on or off.
You can set your tablet to ring if the same person calls you twice within three minutes even though the function is turned on.
6. Return to the home screen
Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.
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