iPhone question: silencing all media except one app?

February 28, 2014 10:55 AM

I like to listen to my white noise app on my iPhone while I work, but the alerts from email, texts, etc. disrupt my zen zone. Is there a way to silence my phone, text alert, and email alerts (basically everything except this app) without having to go to Settings and set each one's ringtone to "None?" Thanks!
posted by quixotictic to Technology (4 answers total)

Put your finger at the bottom of the screen. Slide it up. Tap the moon.
posted by phunniemee at 10:56 AM on February 28, 2014 [1 favorite]

Put the phone in airplane mode.
posted by jbickers at 10:59 AM on February 28, 2014

Like phunniemee says, the Do Not Disturb setting will do this. Just make sure to go into Settings > Do Not Disturb and choose "Always" as the silence setting, to ensure you get no alerts even when the phone is unlocked.
posted by yasaman at 11:10 AM on February 28, 2014 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Awesomely easy! Thanks, mefi!
posted by quixotictic at 11:24 AM on February 28, 2014