Annoying Aunt

[Zippy3505]

My wife has an aunt that invariably calls about trivial things when my wife is napping. She puts do not disturb on, but said aunt calls back after no answer and it goes thru. Any work around for this for one specific (annoying) person? We have adult kids, so she doesn't want to block calls altogether. Thanks.

😫=aunt

 

[CMoore515]

You can block just her. Go to the contact card and at the bottom of the page should be Block Caller. Depending on carrier, you can do it that way too.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Turn off the toggle that allows a repeated call to go through.

9 solutions to stop getting calls during Do Not Disturb or Focus mode on iPhone

Follow these solutions to stop getting phone, FaceTime, and other calls during Do Not Disturb or Focus mode on iPhone or iPad.

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[Zwhaler]

To block repeat callers from getting through “Do Not Disturb” on iOS, follow these steps:



1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Scroll down and select “Focus.”

3. Tap on “Do Not Disturb.”

4. Under the “Allowed Notifications” section, select “People.”

5. Here, you can manage who can call you during “Do Not Disturb” mode:

• To stop repeat callers from getting through, tap on “Calls From” and select “No One.”

6. Scroll down and ensure the “Allow Repeated Calls” toggle is turned off. This prevents calls from the same number within three minutes from bypassing “Do Not Disturb.”



By turning off “Allow Repeated Calls,” you will block any repeat callers from breaking through “Do Not Disturb” mode.

 

[sunapple]

Set some boundaries with your aunt.

“Allow repeated calls” is supposed to be letting through emergency calls. I would keep it on, based on a personal experience.

 

[laptech]

Set some boundaries with your aunt.

“Allow repeated calls” is supposed to be letting through emergency calls. I would keep it on, based on a personal experience.

One of my family members did that, was getting trivial calls because the person was lonely (lost her husband a number of years ago, never got over it) and as such just wanted a chat to the family member who was the one closest to her and her husband. The family member kept telling her not to call so much and at awkward times of the day. Calls still came. The family member put a block on the phone number. One day the lady tried to call my family member but could not get through because the number had been blocked. The lady thought there was a problem with the phone line connection. Any way turned out the lady had fallen down the stairs and tried calling my family member. Because she could not get through we later found out the lady had been shouting for help and the local postman heard her when he was putting post through the letter box. Police turned up, the lady shouted that a neighbor had a key to get in. The lady was taken to hospital for cuts and bruises to her head, arms and legs and damaged one of her knees. When my family member found out what had happened she was absolutely mortified. She still feels guilty to this day for phone blocking the lady.

Morale of this is do not jump to the conclusion of blocking someone's number just because they might get on your nerves due to a few phone calls a day. Your wife's Aunt might be a pain in making trivial phone calls but think of the possibility is something bad was to happen to the Aunt.

 

[Bichon]

<snip> Any way turned out the lady had fallen down the stairs and tried calling my family member. Because she could not get through we later found out the lady had been shouting for help and the local postman heard her when he was putting post through the letter box. Police turned up, the lady shouted that a neighbor had a key to get in. The lady was taken to hospital for cuts and bruises to her head, arms and legs and damaged one of her knees. When my family member found out what had happened she was absolutely mortified. She still feels guilty to this day for phone blocking the lady.

Morale of this is do not jump to the conclusion of blocking someone's number just because they might get on your nerves due to a few phone calls a day. Your wife's Aunt might be a pain in making trivial phone calls but think of the possibility is something bad was to happen to the Aunt.

Not to be uncaring or insensitive, but since the woman who fell obviously had a phone in her hand, why didn't she just call emergency services (911) herself when she couldn't get through to your family member?

 

[laptech]

Not to be uncaring or insensitive, but since the woman who fell obviously had a phone in her hand, why didn't she just call emergency services (911) herself when she couldn't get through to your family member?

I don't know, stress, pain, being scared can mess with the mind. What should be rational no longer becomes rational. Embarrassment can play a part as well, having strangers man handle you, asking you questions. After a while you get very comfortable being around certain people. I suppose over time, the lady got very comfortable in the presence of my family member and thus sort solace and comfort from my family member in times of need. Her mind must have gone on auto pilot and rang the one person she knew who would help her, comfort her and reassure her. Yes the emergency services would have done that but as I said, the mind does not always work the way we expect it to work in times of stress, anguish and pain.

I therefore have no doubt it would be the same for the OP's wife's Aunt, she feel's comfortable with her niece and if something was to happen the Aunt would call her niece (OP's wife) first before the emergency services.