The E-Mail Must Get Through - iPad Mini - page 138

You hear the sounds when you audition them in the Settings app, even if you
have the ring/silent switch set to Silent. After you exit the Settings app, however, you won't
hear a sound when a message arrives if the ring/silent switch is set to Silent.
If you don't want to hear an alert when a message arrives, then (instead of tapping one of
the listed sounds) tap the first item in the list of alert tones: None.
If you don't want any messages, you can turn iMessages off. The Do Not Disturb that ar-
rived with iOS 6 lives up to its name. Flip the switch in Settings so the setting is turned on and
you see a moon icon in the status bar. Even easier, turn Do Not Disturb on via Control Center.
And you won't be inundated with messages. For more about this feature and other settings,
head to Chapter 15 .
The following pointers explain what you can do with iMessages that you receive:
Receiving a message when your iPad is asleep: All or part of the text and the name of the
sender appear on the Unlock screen, as shown in Figure 5-14 . Slide to the right to reply to a
specific message as we're doing to the first message in Figure 5-14 . (You still have to get past
any passcodes first.)
Receiving a message when your iPad is awake and unlocked: All or part of the message
and the name of the sender appear at the top of the screen in front of whatever's already there.
If what's already there is your Home screen, as shown in Figure 5-15 , you'll notice that the
Messages icon displays the number of unread messages.