How to Auto-Reply to Texts on Your iPhone While Driving

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Do Not Disturb While Driving disables text message notifications on your iPhone while you drive, but did you know that you can set up an auto-reply to respond to text messages while Do Not Disturb is on? To send an auto-reply text while driving, open the Settings app, go to Do Not Disturb While Driving, and create and enable an auto-text response. Read on to learn more.

Related: How to Let Emergency Contacts Reach You When Do Not Disturb Is Turned On

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You can turn on Do Not Disturb manually at any time, or enable Do Not Disturb to auto-engage while driving. Whether you enable the setting manually or have car mode set to auto-engage, it's easy to create an auto-reply to answer texts without having to disable Do Not Disturb while you drive. 

How to Auto-Reply to Texts While You’re in Drive Mode

1. Open Settings.
2. Select Do Not Disturb.
3. Under Do Not Disturb While Driving, tap Auto-Reply To.​
   
   
    
4. Here, you can choose to send auto-replies to No One, Recents, Favorites, or All Contacts.
5. Tap Back once you've made your selection.​
   
   
    
6. Now select Auto-Reply. If you prefer to customize the default reply message, you can do that here.
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That’s it! When Do Not Disturb While Driving is turned on, the contacts you selected will automatically receive the message you customized if they try to reach you via text.