What does “Contact has Notification Silenced” mean in iOS 15-How to Fix it

• Disable Focus Mode from Control Center to fix “Contact Silenced” in iOS 15
• Whitelist Apps and People from Focus Mode to continue chatting with others
• go to Settings app of iOS15 and disable Focus Mode to fix “Contact Silenced”

The Focus Status feature is the latest update in iOS devices including iOS 15. We can say it is similar to the Do Not Disturb feature, and when it is enabled, you can see the ‘Contact has notification silenced’ text on the screen of your iOS 15 when you go to your iMessage chat thread. 

Sometimes, the contact we are trying to reach doesn’t enable the Focus mode, but we still receive the notification ‘Contact has notifications silenced’. In our article, we will discuss how to fix the reason. The first thing to keep in mind is that it is not a virus or any other issue; you need to understand it very well.

What is Contact Has Notifications Silenced in Messages?

Apple in iOS 15 has introduced multiple new features related to the message category, and one of them is Focus Mode’. It works like a DND mode to disable notifications for different purposes such as Reading, Driving, Sleeping, Gym, and so on. You can customize your required purpose using your device’s Settings easily, and enable the ‘Share Focus Status’ feature, and your sender will automatically receive a ‘Contact has notifications silenced’ message without feeling any panic about you.

How to Fix ‘Contact Has Notifications Silenced’ in iMessage

If you have to face an irritating situation while messaging your friend or any other family member, simply tap the ‘Notify anyway’ option from under the notification, and send your message even in case of turning on Focus Mode.

If you have a complaint from your contacts about the ‘Contact Has Notifications Silenced’ message, but you haven’t enabled the ‘Share Focus Status’ message, you can fix it easily. Here we will discuss some easy methods for your ease.

Method 1: Use Control Center to Turn Off Focus Mode to fix Contact has Notification Silenced

You can fix the ‘Contact has notifications silenced’ issue by using your Control Center and turning off the Focus Mode. Follow the given steps;

•  Unlock your iOS 15, and swipe down from the top to the Control Center.
• Select Focus Mode from inside the Control Center.
• Check if any Focus mode is highlighted, it means it is enabled.
• Simply click to disable it.

Method 2: Use Settings App to Disable Focus Mode to fix Contact has Notification Silenced

You can use the Settings App of your device to turn off the Focus Mode. Here we will discuss both iOS 15 and iOS 16 devices.

For iOS 16

• Unlock your iPhone, and head to the Settings app.
• Click on Settings and navigate to Focus mode.

• Click on the Focus Status, and toggle off your desired Focus profile.
• Toggle off at the top if you want to disable entire focus profiles.

For iOS 15

• Unlock your iPhone, and open the Settings app.
• Scroll down to Focus, and select the focus mode to disable the Focus Status.
• Toggle off the Focus Status.

• If you want to disable all focus profiles, click the toggle on top and turn it off.

Method 3: Use iMessage to Disable the Focus Status to fix Contact has Notification Silenced

 You can use the iMessage app to disable Focus Status instead of turning off focus profiles one by one. Here is how it works;

• Unlock your iPhone, and open the Settings app.
• Navigate to Messages and select Focus Mode.

• Toggle off next to Focus mode and turn it off.

Likewise, you also have the option to turn off Focus Status for specific contacts. For this purpose, you need to follow the given steps.

• Unlock your iPhone, and open the Settings app.
• Navigate to Messages and click on the contact name.
• Click to open the message thread, and toggle off next to Share Focus Status.

Method 4: Whitelist Apps from Focus Mode to fix Contact has Notification Silenced

Focus Mode is an important feature that can make it quite easy to continue your important tasks, but if you want some important alerts as well. It is easy, as you can Whitelist your favorite apps using your Focus Mode. Here is how it works;

• Click to Settings and navigate to Focus mode.
• Click on the Focus Mode to Whitelist the apps.
• From under ‘Allowed Notifications’ click on the Apps option.

• On the next screen, from under ‘Allowed Apps’ click on the + Add button.

• Select the apps you want to Whitelist and click on the ‘Done’ option.

In this way, you can get alerts of your favorite apps, even if the Focus Mode is on.

Method 5: Whitelist People from Focus to fix Contact has Notification Silenced

You also have the option to Whitelist people similar to apps and receive messages from them, even the Focus Mode is turned on. Here is how it works;

• Click on Settings and navigate to Focus mode.
• Click on the Focus Mode to open the list of custom focus schedules.
• Select focus modes for creating Whitelist people.
• From under ‘Allowed Notifications’ click on the People option.

• From under ‘Allowed People’, click the + Add button on the next screen.
• Select people you want to Whitelist from the list of contacts or use the search bar to add your required contacts.
• Finally, click on the ‘Done’ option.

Method 6: Disable Low Power Mode to fix Contact has Notification Silenced

It is also a nifty feature, as it can turn off some features such as background app refresh, and we know, that background app refresh is a feature for allowing the apps to check new information. If it turns off, you can’t receive notifications. Here is how it works;

• Click on Settings and navigate to Battery.
• Turn off the toggle next to Low-Power Mode.

• You can turn off the Low-Power Mode from the Control Center if the shortcut of the mode is available.

Bottom Lines

All-in-all, turning off Focus Mode is quite easy; you need a little know-how about the use of different features of your device. If you see the ‘Contact has notifications silenced’ label on your screen while messaging to any of your contacts, or any of your contacts complained about the same situation for your device. No need to worry, as it is an alert from the device that can be turned off easily if you haven’t any issues receiving the messages.

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