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[–] Helluh@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I figured out recently that you can set individual contacts to ignore silent mode, so they always ring. This is extreme power, so be careful who you choose.

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Only my partner has this honor. mostly so she can help me find my phone lol (and emergencies obviously, but we are rarely apart outside of work)

[–] Helluh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly the same here, lol.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If the screen lights up, that's still sometimes enough to find it.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or the buzzing of the vibration. At least, that's what I listen for in this scenario. The only time I put the sound on for my phone is when I know there's a call coming that I have to listen for.

Sometimes that's even vibrations are disabled though. Not usually the case, but it's not really silent if it's on vibrate imo anyways.

If I'm waiting for a phone call, I often just turn music on and use that being interrupted to know I'm getting a call.

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Silence, plus DnD, plus everything muted. If my phone emits a sound without my request I have an immediate response to fight the phone back.

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I bought an Apple Watch for exercise and the best feature I didn’t know existed is a little button that I can press to audibly ping my phone, even when it’s on silent.

…I get more use out of that than the exercise features nowadays.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I believe you can also trigger a ring with all android phones from a Google website, don't remember which

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I do that, but then it freaks my cats out.

Admittedly if they weren't sleeping on it, it'd be less of an issue...

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh my gawd legitimately last night this happened to my partner and myself.

Our cat was NOT happy hahaha

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 3 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine if you didn't have the watch, all those calories burned while searching for your phone...

I feel you, I have a smart watch too. I can see how few steps I've taken, how low my blood oxygen level is, and best of all, how few hours I've slept.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Trifecta actually. Adhd, autism and I am also trans :3

You went for the treble!

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

My type of person! Same!

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ouch. Way too close to home.

upvote

[–] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can trigger the ‘find phone’ function on your Apple Watch. The phone will make a sound and your watch shows a live view of how far away the phone is and a general direction.

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Ah yes, for all of the Lemmy FOSS enthusiasts with their Apple products /s :)

[–] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 7 points 2 weeks ago

Lemmy isn’t just for FOSS enthousiasts.

Personally I run Linux/FreeBSD on my servers but use macOS / iOS on my laptop/tablet/phone, best of both worlds.

Hi, that's me.

I love foss, but there's only so much bad UI/UX I can tolerate. Also for my phone I want it to just kinda... phone. (and have a good camera)

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There are ways to do this with android as well

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah my Garmin can do this on my Android.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can do a similar thing with Android's find hub thing. IIRC it will also ring even if the phone is in silent mode

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Doesn't it need to be connected to a Google account though? I feel like the same people who don't use Apple also try to steer clear of Google. I promise I'm not trying to intentionally be difficult!

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah it does. And I'm in that weird spot where I can't stand apple but still am somewhat ok with Google (mostly due to residual goodwill from their old philosophy if I'm being honest...) as long as I can mostly deprive them of my personal data

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm an autistic sex addict. Does that count?

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i am happy to only have autism. if you get a chance to pick, choose autism

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not entirely convinced they are different things

[–] moonbunny@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not officially, but I’m diagnosed ADHD and for now, self-diagnosed autistic

I managed to finally save up enough money to put myself on a waitlist to get called to setup an appointment to start my autism assessment in several months from now, so…yay?

[–] just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely yay!

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

if android, just google "where is my phone" and it will tell you where your phone is and give a button to force it to ring even if silent.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Back in the early days of modern smartphones it was "find my Android". Regardless, either search will still get you where you need to be today. (That is unless of course you've degoogled.)

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's not autism. That's getting spam calls ten to twenty times a day.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Off topic: Google's "find my phone" bypasses silent mode.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It also shows its location on a map if you have tracking on, which was useful the time it slipped under my truck's floor mat.

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[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I plan to set my spouse's number to always audibly ring. Someday it will happen and then I'll never have to search again!

[–] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Someday because the spouse is missing or because you can't pull yourself together to set it up?

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hahaha, in this context I can say it's thankfully my inability to do it

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

This is why Find My has been a godsend for me. It'll ring no matter how many layers of Do Not Disturb you put your phone under. It'll still ring (unless the battery has run out, of course).

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ha ha I only ever put it on silent when I'm playing music on a Bluetooth speaker so that incoming alerts don't disrupt the music.

I literally never remember to turn it off silent.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're on android, try the do not disturb function maybe? it has a timer option so it's automatically back to normal after i.e. an hour or two.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah on iOS I have to put it on focus or else notification sounds keep playing.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't have autism and I still do that.

[–] Wbear@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is the main reason I have a smart watch.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Same, but my watch has died too, so I have a backup watch.

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[–] sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

just autism, but darn this situation happens too many times ;-;

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's not special.

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