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Qwertyugh Author

Level 1

4 points

There is a symbol of a bell with a circle and a back slash through it

Next to a name in my messages

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Feb 17, 2022 5:55 PM

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iphone7potato

Level 2

159 points

Posted on Feb 17, 2022 6:06 PM

That means that the person is muted so that if they text you your phone won't go off. Helpful if they are being rly annoying but still want to hear other people who are trying to reach you. Simply swipe to the left on the bar of the person in messages and tap the purple square with the bell to unmute them.

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