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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.)
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 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.
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.
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.