Silence the ringer. Help

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Dec 11, 2012, 08:58 PM

Besides pushing the side button down to silence the phone. Can the iPhone 5 be silenced through the settings. My wife has an otterbox and it's a pain to move case to push physical button. Surely there is a way through settings or pushing the volume down. Please help

ZhenyaF · Dec 11, 2012, 09:07 PM

Setting - sounds - ringer slider

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Dec 11, 2012, 09:09 PM

This will not put the phone ringer to silent just a low ring.

BigEm · Dec 11, 2012, 09:19 PM

Do not disturb?

Or you can activate Assistive Touch.. go to Settings>General>Accessibility>AssistiveTouch

Turn it on..

Then a circle button will appear on the springboard.
Press it. click device. click mute/unmute.

I haven't tried if it works. My phone is always is silent mode.

Tell me if it works.

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Dec 11, 2012, 09:23 PM

How does do not disturb work. Will it allow for ringtones and alerts texts to be silent.

BigEm · Dec 11, 2012, 09:33 PM

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5463

Here you go. I think do not disturb will put everything in silent with some exceptions.

Or you can do the mute/unmute from assistive touch if you're looking for a way to mute/unmute everything without touching the physical buttons.

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Dec 12, 2012, 06:22 AM

Is there an app that could put on homepage to silence the phone? Seems like there would be a switch for silent wifi Bluetooth etc thanks.

outlawarth · Dec 12, 2012, 07:27 AM

Like mentioned above, it can be done through assistive touch. Settings->General->Accessibility->AssistiveTouch

Small White Car · Dec 12, 2012, 07:37 AM

Perhaps this is a jerky thing to say, but it's the first thought I had:

If your wife has a case that impedes the use of the phone's basic functions, maybe she needs to buy a better case. There are thousands that don't do that.

(Including some models by Otterbox themselves. My father-in-law has the one your wife does but my dad has another Otterbox which isn't quite so antagonistic.)

Beeplance · Dec 12, 2012, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Perhaps this is a jerky thing to say, but it's the first thought I had:

If your wife has a case that impedes the use of the phone's basic functions, maybe she needs to buy a better case. There are thousands that don't do that.

I agree. A case for the phone should not be one that makes pressing of buttons difficult. Get a better case.

The Assistive Touch solution works as well.

lovetamarav · Dec 12, 2012, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Perhaps this is a jerky thing to say, but it's the first thought I had:

If your wife has a case that impedes the use of the phone's basic functions, maybe she needs to buy a better case. There are thousands that don't do that.

(Including some models by Otterbox themselves. My father-in-law has the one your wife does but my dad has another Otterbox which isn't quite so antagonistic.)

I was thinking the same thing!

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Dec 12, 2012, 07:47 AM

No that was not jerky or rude that is what she said she wants another case. I just got her the otterbox defender to keep it protected.

Interstella5555 · Dec 12, 2012, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tbdbuckeyeitl

No that was not jerky or rude that is what she said she wants another case. I just got her the otterbox defender to keep it protected.

Try letting your wife pick a case if she even wants one at all. Any accessory that inhibits basic function of a device is worthless.

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Tbdbuckeyeitl macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Silence the ringer. Help Besides pushing the side button down to silence the phone. Can the iPhone 5 be silenced through the settings. My wife has an otterbox and it's a pain to move case to push physical button. Surely there is a way through settings or pushing the volume down. Please help
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ZhenyaF macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008	Setting - sounds - ringer slider __________________ 15" rMBP;TV2; Mine- iPhone 5 - 64GB/Black and iPad 2 32GB/WiFi/Black; Wife's - iPhone 5 -32GB/Black and iPad 3rd Gen 16GB/Wifi/Black
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Dec 12, 2012, 06:22 AM	#7
Tbdbuckeyeitl Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Help Is there an app that could put on homepage to silence the phone? Seems like there would be a switch for silent wifi Bluetooth etc thanks.
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outlawarth macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2011	Like mentioned above, it can be done through assistive touch. Settings->General->Accessibility->AssistiveTouch Attached Images
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Tbdbuckeyeitl Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	No No that was not jerky or rude that is what she said she wants another case. I just got her the otterbox defender to keep it protected.
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Tbdbuckeyeitl Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	This will not put the phone ringer to silent just a low ring.
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BigEm macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Do not disturb? Or you can activate Assistive Touch.. go to Settings>General>Accessibility>AssistiveTouch Turn it on.. Then a circle button will appear on the springboard. Press it. click device. click mute/unmute. I haven't tried if it works. My phone is always is silent mode. Tell me if it works.
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Tbdbuckeyeitl Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	How does do not disturb work. Will it allow for ringtones and alerts texts to be silent.
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Dec 11, 2012, 09:33 PM	#6
BigEm macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5463 Here you go. I think do not disturb will put everything in silent with some exceptions. Or you can do the mute/unmute from assistive touch if you're looking for a way to mute/unmute everything without touching the physical buttons.
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Small White Car macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	Perhaps this is a jerky thing to say, but it's the first thought I had: If your wife has a case that impedes the use of the phone's basic functions, maybe she needs to buy a better case. There are thousands that don't do that. (Including some models by Otterbox themselves. My father-in-law has the one your wife does but my dad has another Otterbox which isn't quite so antagonistic.)
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