How to turn off all notifications when calling on iPhone?

When you make a call on your iPhone, other notifications still appear and send to you. Many people often ignore this problem, but some people are interested in completely turning off notifications when making calls on iPhone. Although there is no option to automate this problem, you can still do it manually by following the instructions below.

Turn on Do Not Disturb on iPhone

The best, easiest, and most practical way to turn off all notifications while you're on a call is to turn on Do Not Disturb mode. This will turn off all text and app notifications so you can make calls without being interrupted by notifications.

Or you can also turn on silent mode on iPhone  when making calls. This mode will mute new notifications but still display them temporarily as banners.

Turn off app notifications on iPhone

For annoying applications, you can turn off notifications of those applications. We should turn off notification sounds and banner notification content on the lock screen in case we do not need to receive notifications.

1. How to customize notifications on iPhone

Turn off iPhone call waiting

When you're on an important call and someone calls, their call will appear on hold on your screen. If you don't need this feature, you can adjust it in Settings.

We tap on the Phone app , then tap on the Call Waiting setting and turn this setting off.

In general, to turn off all notifications on iPhone, Do Not Disturb mode is more suitable. And after the call ends, you must remember to turn off Do Not Disturb mode to receive all notifications as before.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 08 December 2025