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Hidden iPhone trick could help you out in an emergency
MISSED phone calls are annoying but they’re especially bad when they’re from someone important.
If you’re an iPhone user, you can turn on a feature that means important contacts will always be able to bypass when your phone is on silent.
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This means a select few people will be able to make your iPhone ring loudly.
The feature is called ‘Emergency Bypass’.
It could come in handy if someone was trying to contact you in an emergency.
It can also be useful if misplace your iPhone when it’s on silent mode and can get one of your emergency contacts to ring it.
It’s very easy to set up and will only take you a few seconds.
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How to use ‘Emergency Bypass’ on iPhone
Open your Contacts app and click the name of the person you want to be able to ring you in an emergency.
Click ‘Edit’ in the top right-hand corner and then scroll down until you see ‘Ringtone’.
Click it and you should see an ‘Emergency Bypass’ option pop up at the top of the screen.
Turn it on my using the toggle and you’re good to go.
You can also pick a specific ringtone for that contact.
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