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Everyone has those moments when they need their iPhone to stay quiet.

I’ve often found myself scrambling to silence my unit at just the wrong moment.

Apple iPhone 16 held in the hand.

The Action button, parameters, and Control Center all offer quick ways to mute your unit.

Before first use, you’ll need to customize it for Silent Mode.

Go toSettings, select Action Button, thenswipe to find and select Silent Mode.

Silencing iPhone 16 through the control center

Once set up, simplypress and hold the Action button to switch to silent mode.

Adjust in tweaks

For more detailed control,head to tweaks, thenSounds & Haptics.

Here you cantoggle on Silent Modeand choose whether to display the silent mode icon in your status bar.

Setting up the iPhone 16 action button to silence calls and notifications

This method also lets you customize which notifications can break through silent mode.

Silencing iPhone 16 through Sounds & Haptics

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