How do I put a specific contact on silent?

Putting a contact on silent means that you will no longer receive notifications when that person calls, texts, or messages you on various platforms. You will essentially “silence” any alerts from that specific contact.

There are a few key reasons why someone may want to put a contact on silent:

To avoid distractions if you need to focus and that person tends to message frequently

To take a break if someone is messaging excessively or making you feel overwhelmed
To mute group conversations that are too active
To avoid being woken up at night if a contact tends to call or text late

Overall, it allows you to still remain connected to that contact while controlling the notifications you receive from them across various messaging platforms and devices.

On iPhone

You can easily silence notifications from a specific contact on your iPhone. Here are the steps:

Open the Contacts app and select the contact you want to silence.

Tap “Edit” in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Scroll down and toggle on “Custom Ringtones”.
Under “Text Tone”, select “None”. This will silence this contact’s message notifications.

You can also set the “Ringtone” option to “None” to silence call notifications from this contact.
Tap “Done” to save the changes.

Now this contact’s calls and/or messages will no longer trigger notifications on your iPhone. You can reverse these settings at any time to resume getting notifications.

For more details, check out this Apple Discussions thread or this article from iPhone Life.

On Android

You can silence a contact’s notifications on an Android phone by following these steps:

Open your phone’s Contacts app and select the contact you want to silence.

Tap the menu icon (three vertical dots) in the top right corner.
Select “All calls to voicemail.” This will send all calls from that contact directly to voicemail.

To disable just message notifications:

Open the Messages app and select the conversation with the contact you want to silence.
Tap the menu icon (three dots) in the top right corner.
Select “Notifications” and then toggle off “Notifications” to disable notifications for just that conversation.

You can repeat this process with any messaging apps to silence notifications from specific contacts.

On WhatsApp

To mute notifications from a specific contact on WhatsApp, follow these steps:

Open WhatsApp and go to the chat for the contact you want to mute.

Tap on the contact’s name at the top of the chat to open their contact info.
Tap “Mute notifications” and select how long you want to mute the contact (8 hours, 1 week, or Always).

Muting a contact will silence notifications, calls, and messages from that specific person. You can unmute at any time by going back to their contact info. For more details, see How to manage your notifications from WhatsApp.

On Facebook Messenger

To mute a conversation with a specific contact on Facebook Messenger, follow these steps:

Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone or go to messenger.com on your desktop computer

Navigate to your conversation with the contact or group you want to mute
Tap and hold on the conversation. On iOS, a menu will appear. On Android, select the options icon in the top right
Select the “Mute conversation” option

Select how long you want to mute the conversation for (ex: 8 hours, 48 hours, or forever)
Confirm by tapping the “OK” button

Once you mute a conversation or contact on Facebook Messenger,
you will no longer receive notifications for any new messages from them.
However, messages will still go through and you can view them if you navigate back to the conversation later.
Your conversation will be muted until you manually unmute it yourself, or until the mute period
(Facebook Help Center) you selected expires.

On Snapchat

To mute Snapchat notifications and stories from a specific contact:

Open the Snapchat app.
Tap and hold the conversation with the contact you want to mute.
Tap on “Story Settings” at the bottom of the popup menu.

Turn off notifications and stories by turning off the “Allow Notifications” and “View Story” toggles.
You can also tap “Allow Notifications” to open more advanced options for controlling notifications.

By turning off the toggles, you will stop receiving notifications and stories from that contact. The other person will not know you muted them. You will no longer see their stories, and they will not know if you view their stories or open their snaps. However, neither person is blocked and you can still send messages back and forth (Source 1).

On Instagram

To mute stories or posts from a specific Instagram user that you don’t want to see, follow these steps:

Go to the profile of the user you want to mute by tapping their name or profile picture.
Tap the three dots icon in the top right corner of their profile.

Select “Mute” from the menu.
Choose whether you want to mute their “Posts” or “Stories or both from the options.

Muting someone on Instagram blocks their content from your feed without unfollowing them or indicating that you’ve muted them [1]. You can unmute accounts you’ve muted at any time by going back to their profile and tapping the bell icon next to the mute option to turn notifications back on.

On Twitter

To mute tweets, mentions, and retweets from a user on Twitter, follow these steps:

1. Go to the profile of the user you want to mute by finding one of their tweets or clicking on their profile.

2. On the right side of the profile header, click the three dots icon and select “Mute”

According to Twitter Help, muting an account on Twitter means “you won’t see their Tweets on your home timeline” and “their Tweets and Retweets won’t show up as notifications.” However, muting alone does not prevent direct messages or keep the user from seeing your tweets.

To prevent a user from viewing your tweets or messaging you directly, you need to block them. Twitter notes that “Blocking is for much more serious situations, as blocked accounts cannot follow you or see your Tweets.” So if simply muting tweets and mentions is not sufficient, blocking may be required.

On LinkedIn

To mute posts and notifications from a specific connection on LinkedIn, follow these steps:

1. Go to the profile of the connection you want to mute. This can be done by searching for their name and clicking on their profile.

2. Click on the “More” icon near the top right of their profile.

3. Select “Mute [Name]” from the dropdown menu.

This will stop posts and notifications from that connection showing up in your LinkedIn feed. You can unmute them at any time by returning to their profile and selecting “Unmute [Name]” from the same dropdown menu.

According to LinkedIn’s help documentation, when you mute someone, you stop seeing their posts and notifications, but they can still see your activity and will not be notified that you muted them.

Sources:

Follow or unfollow people | LinkedIn Help

How to Mute Someone on LinkedIn – LisaMarie Dias Designs

Conclusion

There are a variety of ways to silence notifications from specific contacts across major platforms like iPhone, Android, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The main ways include using system-level Do Not Disturb settings, muting conversations, disabling notifications for certain contacts, and blocking or unfollowing contacts.

Being able to selectively mute notifications from certain people can make your digital experience much more pleasant and productive. You avoid getting distracted or irritated by unnecessary notifications. You can focus on conversations and contacts you truly care about. And you can manage your digital wellbeing better by reducing disruptions from specific people. Overall, muting select notifications is an empowering way to curate your digital space.