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Isn't this exact feature available via Do Not Disturb? I have DND on 24/7, and you can quickly turn it off for Lyft/etc if needed. If you make groups within your contacts you can even hone the whitelist and can fairly quickly mod it.

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DND does not direct calls to voicemail, it just keeps your phone silent and doesn't ring/vibrate while the incoming call screen is showing. I've still accidentally answered calls while in DND mode. Sometimes I just want to turn phone calls off entirely and use my phone like it's an iPod touch with a data SIM card.

No - DND blocks all notifications in addition to calls which makes it not usable.

I still want notifications for other things (especially text).

I have DnD constantly too and find it convenient.

Not just convenient. I’ve been in DND mode all day every day for months now, and I’ve witnessed a drastically improved overall quality of life. Mostly from the lack of texts and notifications, not just from the lack of phone calls. It has also resulted in my not being glued to my phone responding to everything. I can feel my mental health improving, and I don’t think I could go back to non-DND.

I assume dnd is no notification or signal? I have had this since high school (15 years I guess)? At the time phones weren't allowed so every day my phone had to be on silent and I never turned it off. I started working and phones weren't allowed. Then college and phones weren't allowed. I don't even know what my ring tone is and I only assume my alert messages work because my phone can play music...

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