What does the bell symbol next to a contact mean?

[AC Question]

I have a contact which has a bell symbol with a line crossed through it on the right side of the contact icon in text messages. Why is there? What does it mean? How do I turn it off? I'm guessing its silencing that contact.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Welcome to the forums. What device do you have? Are you using the stock SMS app?

 

[gnarkill283]

Welcome to the forums. What device do you have? Are you using the stock SMS app?

I am using the stock sms app and I have the s7 edge

 

[Javier P]

I am using the stock sms app and I have the s7 edge

Welcome to the forums. I moved your thread to the S7 edge forum for better visibility.

What happens if you long press on that contact in your SMS app? Do you get any option to unmute it?

 

[gnarkill283]

It opens up the delete option. I think a while ago, I put this contact on silent and now don't know how to undo it. Everything I search online isn't it. I don't think I'm hearing when this person texts.

 

[gnarkill283]

Lol - nobody knows what it means or how to un-silence a contact...

 

[Golfdriver97]

Lol - nobody knows what it means or how to un-silence a contact...

This is the first time I have heard of this. Not having a similar device makes this a lot more difficult. I don't think this is even on my Note 5.

Edit: I did find this: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.re...s/4eceax/question_howw_do_i_unmute_a_contact/

 

[Pamela Lambert 2018]

How do I get that Bell with line across it off

 

[natehoy]

How do I get that Bell with line across it off

Go into your conversation with that person, select the "Hamburger" (three horizontal lines) menu in the upper right of the conversation, and at the bottom you will see two options - both are toggle on/off buttons.

"Notification" (the bell) allows you to turn notifications on and off for that contact. If you have notifications off, you will see the little bell with a line through it on the summary page where all your conversations are.

"Pin" (the pushpin) forces that conversation to be on top of your list no matter how long it has been since you have talked to that person.

 

[elwoodb]

Re: What does the bell symbol next to a contact mean? I HAVE THE SOLUTION!!!

I have a contact which has a bell symbol with a line crossed through it on the right side of the contact icon in text messages. Why is there? What does it mean? How do I turn it off? I'm guessing its silencing that contact.

I HAVE THE SOLUTION:
It means that somehow, perhaps accidentally, you have MUTED that contact. It simply means you will still get all the messages but will not beep when their message comes through.

FIX:
Simply go to your contact on your messaging app and see all your messages to them., select pull down menu from top right (3 stacked dots, or perhaps lines), select UNMUTE. TADA!!

I have a LG V35 ThinQ

 

[iiwii2020]

Go to your messages hold down on your first message contact it will prompt up if you want to delete with the trash bin icon and next it will be the notification icon and select it to silence or not silence