Why you see "Delivered quietly" on iPhone & how to turn it off
Are you seeing "Delivered quietly" under a text message in iMessage? This just means the person you texted has turned on Do Not Disturb, Sleep, or another Focus mode. If you don't want people to see "Delivered quietly" when they text you, you can stop sharing your Focus status. Read on to learn the meaning of "Delivered quietly" in the iPhone Messages app, how to turn it off, and how to get other app notifications to stop delivering quietly.
What does Delivered Quietly mean?
If you see "Delivered Quietly" under a text, the person you texted has a Focus mode (Sleep, Do Not Disturb, etc.) enabled. Your text was delivered, but they will not see a notification until they turn off their Focus mode.
Steps
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How to Turn Off Old "Deliver Quietly" Settings
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Open your iPhone's Settings. Your iPhone used to have the option to make certain notifications either "Deliver quietly" or "Deliver Prominently." This is no longer a feature in the latest versions of iOS. However, if you previously used the old Deliver Quietly feature to hide and silence notifications for certain apps, you can still make those notifications prominent again.
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Tap Notifications . This option is usually in the third grouping of menu options next to an icon of a badge on an app.
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Tap the app that you want to turn off Deliver Quietly for. This can be Messages or any other app like Facebook.
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Enable the alerts you want to see. If you chose to deliver notifications quietly, the "Lock Screen," "Notification Center," and "Banners" options will all be turned off. Tap the circles below each option to turn them back on.
- If you want to hear sounds when you receive notifications for this app, enable the "Sounds" toggle.
- Enabling the "Badges" toggle adds the number of unread notifications to the app's icon.
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