How To Enable Do Not Disturb While Driving In iOS 11

The iOS 11 comes with a new set of features, including safety ones. One of such features is Do not disturb while driving. It is designed to help the drivers stay safe while on the road, as it disables the notifications, thus, you can drive without being distracted. If you are a driver, once you install the latest software version, make sure to regularly activate and use DNDWD. In this article, we are going share a guide and show you how to enable Do not disturb while driving in iOS 11.

How to enable Do not disturb while driving in iOS 11

In order to enable this safety feature, follow the steps below:

Open the Settings app on your device
Next, tap Do not disturb
Under “Do not disturb while driving” tap Activate

Do not disturb while driving comes with three options you get to choose from:

Automatically – if you choose this option, your iOS device will detect when you are driving and it will activate the feature that very moment.

When connected to car Bluetooth – DNDWD will be activated when you connect your device to a Bluetooth system in your car.

Manually – The third option you can go for is to turn the feature on/off when you want. You can do that from the control center. In order to do so, you have to add DNDWD to control center. To do that:

Go to Settings
Select Control Center
Tap Customize Controls
Tap on the green + button next to Do not disturb while driving

Once you do this, you can just open the control center and enable and disable this feature as you please.

Customize Auto-reply

Do not disturb while driving comes with the auto-reply option. In other words, when someone sends you a text, they’ll get a message that you are driving. Once they receive that text, they can break the blockage by sending “Urgent.”

Here is a default message: “I’m driving with Do Not Disturb While Driving turned on. I’ll see your message when I get where I’m going.”

If you don’t like it, you can change it and write what you want. To do that, navigate to Settings > Do not disturb. Scroll down and tap Auto-Reply. Now write the message that will be sent when you are driving.

Another thing you can do is choose who will get the messages. To do that, navigate to Settings > Do not disturb and tap Auto-Reply To. There are following options: No one, Recents, Favorites, All Contacts. Now select the one you want.

This is how to enable Do not disturb while driving in iOS 11. Drivers, use this safety feature and enjoy the ride.