No you can't. Any teen would just use the car's menu to disconnect the Bluetooth to the phone.
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Here's How iOS 11's Do Not Disturb While Driving Feature Works
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There are two ways to turn it on, bluetooth is one of them, the other is if you are going over certain speed.
The main feature of DND is the autoreply, not the blocking of incoming messages—i.e., so the sender knows not to expect an immediate reply. Turning the phone off would also turn off navigation.
if your a passenger why would u be worried about a featured designed for drivers ... Your a "passenger" not a driver. Unless the driver picks up and veers off the road every time the phone makes em jump out of the seat.
That would be a problem. In which case I would see a doctor first.
That would be a problem. In which case I would see a doctor first.
I would agree with you, but when stupid people text and drive they don't just put themselves in danger.
I you drive in the city you see most if not all young driver look at their phone at a red light. It is crazy. BRING BACK THE OLD SCHOOL DRIVING. NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PARALLEL PARK (UP HILL< DOWN HILL)
Reading that makes me think of the incident a few years back near where I live when a woodchipper being towed by a pickup came loose on the highway and plowed head-on into a minivan, killing two of three triplets and their dad. The guy that failed to properly attach the chipper is still alive. So, while this anecdote doesn't doesn't have anything to do with Apple's new DND feature, it also argues that your comment is pointless and not even amusing.
So with that off my chest, here's my take. I have a 16-year-old daughter new to driving. she's very safe, and switches her phone to DND every time she gets into the car. However a)it's a manual thing she needs to remember every time, and with the flurry of snapchats she gets on a constant basis if she forgets to turn it on the phone would be a HUGE distraction. So I wholeheartedly support this and am looking to try it out because a)this automates the process, 2)this is an OPTION for iphone owners, (so all you naysayers stop whining) and d) no matter how much a parent trusts their child, you just can't possibly know what they'll do in the absence of parental supervision. So the parental restriction setup IMHO is the killer feature here (no pun intended).
The day a distracted driver hits someone you know (let's hope not) you'll wish the driver had used a feature like this themselves.
You will need to read the message to see who it is that sent you a message. You could ask Siri but in the end its easier to have an auto reply do it in the background without sending you a notification at all so no distraction. Sure, I could tell them I'm busy but that is not the point.
This is the reason Apple is doing this.
Yes, intelligent people either turn their phone off or don't answer text messages when driving.
But most states have had to enact anti-text and drive laws and people are still doing it. And some of the people being affected aren't the ones texting but the people-and property- the texting people hit.
This is like drunk driving laws- it doesn't stop all of it, but it does stop some. And it gives a better legal basis for personal lawsuits when a textor violates that law and causes damage, injury or death to someone else.
Nope, I have to hope or wish that the driver was responsible and if not, that they go to jail. Life is a risk and the only way to avoid the risk is to stay locked up in a padded room with a caretaker that you hope is trustworthy.
What you are saying is that you would rather depend on the phone rather than make absolutely sure you teach your daughter responsibility. If she is old enough to drive, she is old enough to be responsible. If you can't trust her, if there is any doubt in your mind, then you should NOT be letting her drive. Period. That is what parenting is all about. But that would require parents to take responsibility and learn how to discipline and talk to their children.
What you are teaching her by depending on technology is that if the device lets her do it, its OK to do it. That is wrong on so many levels.
I know, I know, that we don't hold kids accountable because it is tough on parents and they make mistakes. I understand it is politically correct to protect the children at all costs. I understand parents have been told that they are a bad parent unless they take all risk away from children. But just because parents have been told that does not make it true and it does not help children become responsible.
I'm using the beta and I must have somewhere enabled this, because on my drive in to work today it disabled my phone and put a notification on the screen saying that DNDWD would prevent notifications from now on.
While I generally like this feature, I hope that Apple will give more flexibility over how you use it.
While one poster said they are distracted by their Apple Watch, I actually like my notifications. Since your hand is on the wheel, along the line of sight, just looking at the notification is not any more distracting than looking down at your speedometer.
I would like to have notifications still go to my watch, but be prevented from responding. If I see a text I need to respond to I could pull over and deal with it.
I just felt like I was blind (pardon the pun) while driving not being able to see notifications. I (almost) never respond to a notification while driving, and my phone is in my pocket so I don't deal with it, but I still want to see incoming messages, or at least the first line of them while driving.
While I generally like this feature, I hope that Apple will give more flexibility over how you use it.
While one poster said they are distracted by their Apple Watch, I actually like my notifications. Since your hand is on the wheel, along the line of sight, just looking at the notification is not any more distracting than looking down at your speedometer.
I would like to have notifications still go to my watch, but be prevented from responding. If I see a text I need to respond to I could pull over and deal with it.
I just felt like I was blind (pardon the pun) while driving not being able to see notifications. I (almost) never respond to a notification while driving, and my phone is in my pocket so I don't deal with it, but I still want to see incoming messages, or at least the first line of them while driving.
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It would be great if turning this feature off somehow notified your motorist insurance and/or law enforcement. Without some sort of consequence for turning this off and hitting people with vehicles motorists will continue to use their phones as they drive.
Theater Mode is your friend.
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It's basically a busy signal to let senders know the receiver is occupied. Once the feature is released, and the "you're not the boss of me" drama queens complaining here actually get a few of these autoreplies and see their utility, they'll find something else to gripe about.
Absolutely NOT! That's the last thing we need.
I'm amazed at how many people voluntarily plug those insurance company nanny plugs into their cars. Ugh! Does no one see how dangerous this is. It's bad enough the government is capable of monitoring almost anything without permission but you and others want to help them AND some big insurance company too.
SMH
If stupidity wasn't normal, people would use a 60 second phone call to decide what theatre to meet at, which movie, what time, where parking, and where they'll meet instead of a series of 100 texts. If texting goes beyond three rounds, I simply drop out with no further comment.
I wish it did hid the text messages and did the auto reply without doing anything else. Ever since I installed ios11 my phone now locks in the car even while playing music or listening to audible. I don't want or need to see texts while driving, but I do want to pause skip or change audio often, and having to unlock the phone every single time is more dangerous than getting text alerts I can ignore.
Everyone should learn on stick shift.
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That's a terrible feature. I hope you've reported it via feedback.
The simple truth is, "common sense" isn't really all that common.
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Using Waze is mostly no different than before; the only difficulty you might encounter is that when you initially go to unlock your phone, it may ask you if you're driving or not. (Ahem...) Lie to it, and you're in.
It would just require iOS to communicate with Sync. Apple could deny this without being liable as long as their phone still have the capability. It is not a requirement that one company makes their software compatible with another company's. I just think the 911 assist in the sync software is a great feature in case I am unconscious after an accident.
[doublepost=1501274620][/doublepost]This had better be an opt-in feature of the system rather than a default. If iPhone cuts off my ability to receive calls when on the move, then I will drop iPhone like a bad habit and go with another cell phone company that doesn't try to act like a Nanny.
iOS 11 introduces a new Do Not Disturb While Driving feature that's designed to block incoming calls, texts, and notifications while you're driving, with the aim of cutting down on distractions to prevent accidents.
Do Not Disturb While Driving was enabled in the second developer beta of iOS 11, and is available now for developers and public beta testers. We went hands-on with the feature to give MacRumors readers an idea of how it works.
An extension of the existing Do Not Disturb feature that blocks incoming notifications during set times, such as while you're asleep, Do Not Disturb While Driving can be set to come on automatically, when connected to a car's Bluetooth, or manually.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
With the automatic setting, Do Not Disturb While Driving will turn on whenever your iPhone detects the acceleration of a vehicle, an option that could be inconvenient when you're a passenger (though you can toggle it off in this situation). The Bluetooth setting turns the feature on whenever your phone connects to your car's Bluetooth, an ideal setting if you're the only person who drives your vehicle, and manually, as the name suggests, lets you turn it on from the Control Center.
While active, Do Not Disturb While Driving will mute incoming phone calls, notifications, and text messages, and your iPhone's screen will stay dark. For texts, there is an option to send your contacts a message that lets them know you're driving and will get back to them later. In an emergency, a person who is attempting to contact you via text while you're driving can break through Do Not Disturb by sending a second "urgent" message. The auto reply can be customized and turned on for all contacts, or specific groups like favorites or recents.
Phone calls are allowed so long as an iPhone is connected to a car's Bluetooth or a hands-free accessory, allowing you to respond without needing to pick up your phone. If not connected to Bluetooth or a compatible accessory, calls will be blocked like text messages and notifications.
Do Not Disturb While Driving is a fully optional feature that drivers can choose not to use or can toggle off at any time, but it's an important new safety feature that you should consider turning on to cut down on distractions.
For parents of teenagers, there's also a specific restriction setting (General --> Restrictions --> Do Not Disturb While Driving) that prevents Do Not Disturb settings from being changed, so you can make sure children are driving safely.
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