Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode or silent mode.

The upper portion of iPhone with two close-ups of the Ring/Silent switch—one showing the switch set to ring mode (that is, towards the front of iPhone) and the other showing the switch set to silent mode (towards the back of iPhone).

In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds. In silent mode, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts and other sound effects.

Important:  Clock alarms, audio apps such as iPod, and many games still play sounds through the built-in speaker when iPhone is in silent mode.

By default, when you get a call, iPhone vibrates whether it’s in ring mode or silent mode. If iPhone is in ring mode, you can silence a call by pressing the On/Off Sleep/Wake button or one of the volume buttons. Press a second time to send the call to voicemail.

For information about changing sound and vibrate settings, see Sounds and the Ring/Silent Switch.