How to set iPhone 11 to message silent mode

One of the most common ways to set the silent mode on the iPhone 11 is to swipe the button above the volume button on the left side of the phone. When the button turns orange, it means the phone has entered silent mode.

How to put iPhone into vibrate, ring, or silent mode

The Ring/Silent switch is located on the left side of iPhone. You can use it to control the sound that plays through your iPhone speakers.

Turn Ring/Silent Mode on or off on iPhone

In Ring Mode, you hear tones and alerts. In Silent mode, you won't hear ringtones and alerts, but iPhone can still play sounds, such as music or videos.

Use Ring Mode

To put iPhone into Ring mode, move this switch so that the orange color is not displayed.

Use Silent Mode

To put iPhone into Silent Mode, move this switch so that orange appears.

Change ringtones, sounds, and vibrations

On iPhone 7 or later, go to Settings > Sounds & Touch. On older iPhone models, go to Settings > Sound.

Select what you want to adjust, such as "Ring tone" or "New mail received."

Tap the desired alert tone. You can also tap Vibrate and choose a vibration mode, or create a custom vibration.

Use buttons to change ringtone and alert volume

If you want to control ringtone and alert volume independently of other apps, turn off Adjust with buttons. You'll then need to manually adjust the ringtone and alert volume in Settings > Sounds & Haptics or Settings > Sound.

Choose when your device vibrates

On iPhone 7 or later, go to Settings > Sounds & Touch. On older iPhone models, go to Settings > Sound.

You can choose whether or not iPhone vibrates when it's set to ring or silent mode. If you turn off both settings, your iPhone will not vibrate.

Create a custom vibration

Go to Settings>Sounds & Haptics or Settings>Sounds.

Select an option under "Ringtone & Vibrate Mode."

Tap Vibrate, then tap Create New Vibration Pattern.

Tap the screen to create a vibration pattern, then tap Stop.

Tap Play to test the vibration.

Tap Save and name the vibration pattern. You can also tap Record to redo a custom vibration.