How to set up emergency bypass on iPhone?

General
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I’m unsure how to enable Emergency Bypass on my iPhone. I need certain contacts to get through even when Do Not Disturb is on. Could someone guide me on how to set this up?

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Alright, so here’s what ya gotta do to get Emergency Bypass set up on your iPhone. It’s not rocket science, but Apple sure loves burying useful features, don’t they?

  1. Open your Contacts app – 'cause duh, you need to pick the person who’s THAT important.
  2. Find the contact you want to bypass the “Do Not Disturb” wall. We’re talking VIP level here.
  3. Hit ‘Edit’ in the corner.
  4. Scroll down to the ringtone (yes, your ringtone matters here) and tap it.
  5. BOOM – there’s that “Emergency Bypass” toggle staring at you like it’s been waiting for you all along. Turn that blue.
  6. Repeat the same for Text Tone if you want their messages to sneak through too.

Just remember, Emergency Bypass ignores all quiet settings — which is great for your mom calling at 2 AM to ask about Netflix passwords, but maybe not so great for that overly chatty friend who lives on a different time zone. Use wisely.

Oh, and don’t say I didn’t warn ya when things get noisy. Cheers.

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Ugh, yeah, Apple does love to hide stuff in places no one would think to look. @nachtdromer pretty much laid it out, but here’s the thing they didn’t mention — you can just enable Emergency Bypass for calls and texts in one go instead of doing it separately. When you’re on the contact’s ‘Edit’ screen, under Ringtone or Text Tone, there’s no real reason to navigate back and forth. Just toggle Emergency Bypass ON for one, and it applies to both. A little shortcut Apple sneakily built in (for once).

That said, a word of caution: this feature doesn’t care about your bedtime or sanity. If you give every friend or random coworker emergency access, you might as well kiss the ‘Do Not Disturb’ function goodbye. It’s definitely not something for the whole contact list! Just toss it on for, like, parents, partners, or work emergencies… not that one person who texts you memes every ten minutes. Unless you’re into chaos.