Video: How to Set a Time Limit for Do Not Disturb on Your iPhone (Jailbreak Tweak)

One of the features on the iPhone that keeps you from being disturbed is Do Not Disturb. It prevents calls, messages, and notifications from reaching you while you’re busy at your work or you’re sleeping even. Apparently, Apple forgot to put a timer so that this mode only remains activated for a certain period of time. So that when you get back home, the do not disturb functionality gets deactivated and you start getting your regular notifications like before.

Enter DisturbMeLater, a Cydia tweak, that allows you to set a time limit for do not disturb on your iPhone. Using this tweak, you can specify how long you want the aforesaid mode be enabled, and once this period expires, the mode gets disabled. Here’s how to install and use it:

I. Jailbreak your iPhone/iPad

1. In order to do this procedure, your device must be jailbroken. If you haven’t done so yet, please head to our How to Jailbreak iOS 8.1.1 tutorial and do it, then return to this procedure and continue.

II. Install DisturbMeLater

1. Tap on Cydia in your Springboard.

2. Tap on Search in the bottom-right corner.

3. Search for and tap on DisturbMeLater.

4. Tap Purchase.

5. Use your preferred method to complete the purchase.

6. Tap Close once purchased.

7. Tap Install (it used to say Purchase).

8. Tap Confirm.

9. Tap Reboot Device when the tweak’s done installing and wait for your device to reboot.

III. Use DisturbMeLater

1. Tap on Settings.

2. Scroll down until you see DisturbMeLater. Tap on it.

3. Tap on the switch next to Enable Tweak and the tweak will be enabled.

4. Pull up the notification bar.

5. Hold down on the do not disturb icon for a few seconds.

6. You can now set a time limit for do not disturb on your device.

IV. Cancelling the Time Limit

1. Pull up the notification bar.

2. Hold down on the do not disturb icon for a couple of seconds.

3. Tap Remove Timer.

4. You’re done!

For more customization tweaks like this, please be sure to check out our iOS Jailbreaking How To’s section .