The original iPhone featured a physical Ring/Silent switch on the left side, and it has carried over to every iPhone since. This is the only way to switch between ring mode and silent modeor is it?

To receive important calls even when your iPhone is on Silent or Focus mode, you can use the “Emergency Bypass” feature. Go to the contact, tap “Edit,” select “Ringtone,” and enable Emergency Bypass.

There are plenty of reasons you may want to temporarily mute notifications on your iPhone, like if you're in an important meeting or just need a screen time break. There are two easy ways to go about ...