Can I toggle a Do Not Disturb timed Schedule on and off with a shortcut?

I have a timed Do Not Disturb schedule created with "Set A Schedule" under setting in iOS. So from 9:30pm to 6am, Do Not Disturb automatically activates so I don't get calls or notifications during that time. However, there are nights where I need to disable that so I can be reached by my work if there's an emergency overnight. It's a lot of clicks to get there, and I'm hoping to create a shortcut to toggle the timed schedule on and off.


This is different than toggling the active state, which seems easy to do with shortcuts.


What I want to do is toggle the set schedule on and off. So if at noon I realize that I might get called by work overnight that night, I want to toggle the set schedule off so it doesn't activate at 9:30 pm. Does anyone know how to do that? If I could even use Open URL to take me directly to the "Set A Schedule" screen in Settings where the toggle button is, that would be great, but the best I seem to be able to do is get to the Focus page in settings, which still leaves 2 clicks and a scroll to get to the toggle button I need to reach.

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on May 15, 2025 12:56 PM

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May 15, 2025 2:41 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks for your response. I'd like to be able to toggle it off before it activates. Sometimes I fall asleep before 9:30. That's why simply changing the active state isn't a solution. As for letting the number through, I don't want them to be able to call me on nights when I'm not on duty, so that would involve manually adding and removing the number depending on the night, which would be more work. I really need to be able to turn the timed schedule on an off. I can do it, it's just buried deep in the Settings menus and I want to make it easier.

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Can I toggle a Do Not Disturb timed Schedule on and off with a shortcut?

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