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How to Silence Notifications for Specific Message Threads in iOS 8

Sep 17, 2014 04:45 PM
"Mobile phone screen showing 'Do Not Disturb' setting activated."

As hilarious and fun as group messages can be on your iPad or iPhone, they can also be equally annoying. You may not necessarily want to leave a group message thread, but you don't want to be bothered by notification after notification as participants in the conversation continue to send out rapid-fire texts. Thankfully, one of iOS 8's new features now makes it extremely easy to mute notifications from specified conversation threads, single or group.

While in a conversation (group or individual), select Details, then simply toggle on Do Not Disturb to mute notifications from the conversation. Also, the muted individuals will have no clue what you've done.

How to Silence Notifications for Specific Message Threads in iOS 8
Smartphone screen displaying location sharing options.
How to Silence Notifications for Specific Message Threads in iOS 8
Smartphone screen displaying location sharing options.

Once the conversation is muted, the thread will have a crescent moon symbol stamped on it to distinguish it as silenced.

Text message conversation including a fantasy football message.

It's a handy feature that can prevent you from being harassed by notifications, especially if you're at work or in school. And remember, toggle it back on when you're ready to receive notifications again.

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