How to turn off Do Not Disturb on iPhone and Android

⚡️Fast fix

• Tap the crescent moon icon to disable Do Not Disturb in the Control Center on iPhone.
• Disable Do Not Disturb in the Quick Settings on Android.
• Turn off Focus modes on iPhone.
• Make sure notifications are not still silenced through schedules or Driving mode.

When your phone is in Do Not Disturb mode without you realizing it, you may miss important calls, texts, alarms, or notifications. You’re left playing a frustrating game of catch-up, trying to figure out what you missed.

Luckily, turning Do Not Disturb off and keeping it off only requires a few clicks on iPhone® or Android®. Asurion tech experts have walked millions of customers like you through troubleshooting issues with their devices. Discover how to turn off Do Not Disturb on iPhone and Android in our straightforward guide.

How to turn off Do Not Disturb on iPhone and Android

The process to turn off Do Not Disturb is slightly different depending on whether you have an iPhone or an Android.

Follow these steps on how to turn off Do Not Disturb on iPhone:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Go to Focus > Do Not Disturb.
3. Under Set a Schedule, select Smart Activation and toggle it off.
4. If there are any other active set schedules, tap them and toggle them off.
5. Alternatively, swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen (or up from the bottom of your screen on older iPhones) to open the Control Center.
6. Tap the Do Not Disturb icon, which may say Focus and looks like a crescent moon. Once tapped, the icon should be grayed out, not white, to indicate Do Not Disturb is off.

If you had previously turned off Do Not Disturb in the Control Center, but it kept coming back on, you probably had a schedule or Smart Activation enabled. Turning those off in Settings should resolve the issue. Try other ways to turn off notifications on iPhone as needed.

Follow these steps on how to turn off Do Not Disturb on an Android phone:

1. Swipe down from the top of your screen to open the Quick Settings panel.
2. Look for the Do Not Disturb icon, which typically looks like a circle with a horizontal line through it.
3. If the icon is lit up, tap it to turn off the Do Not Disturb feature.

Alternatively:

1. Open the Settings app.  
2. Go to Notifications > Do Not Disturb and toggle the setting off.
3. While in Do Not Disturb settings, you can also adjust schedules for when this feature turns on and off.

The exact menu names may vary slightly between Samsung, Google Pixel, and other Android devices. Remember that Do Not Disturb is different from Silent mode, which turns off sounds from your phone for total silence. If your iPhone goes straight to voicemail or your iPhone alarm is not going off, your Do Not Disturb feature may still be on.

Why your phone keeps turning Do Not Disturb back on

If you go through the trouble to turn Do Not Disturb off and then find your phone has turned it right back on, it’s normal to be frustrated. You wonder, “Why is my phone on Do Not Disturb again?" But don't worry. With just a few clicks, you can stop this from happening.

On iPhone:

1. Go to Settings > Focus > Do Not Disturb.
2. Toggle off Smart Activation and any other active schedules.
3. Delete or toggle off any other Focus mode automations that cause iPhone Do Not Disturb to keep coming on, like Work, Sleep, or Driving, too.
4. Make sure Share Across Devices is toggled off, so your phone isn’t affected by settings on other devices connected to your iCloud®.

On Android:

1. Go to Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb.
2. Select Turn on automatically.
3. Delete any rules you don’t want.
4. In Settings > Gestures, toggle off Flip to Shhh.  

You can go back into Settings to set up Do Not Disturb on Android if you ever want it back on.

FAQs

Why am I not getting notifications when Do Not Disturb is off?

If Do Not Disturb is off, you should get all your notifications. Focus filters, muted app notifications, Bluetooth audio routing, or app-specific settings may be blocking the notifications or the corresponding audio alerts.

Will alarms still go off in Do Not Disturb mode?

Usually, you will still hear your alarms while Do Not Disturb is on. However, these settings may vary slightly by device and app, so double-check before using Do Not Disturb when you have an important alarm set.