How To Set Automatic Messages And Calls Replies On iPhone?

To set automatic messages and call replies on an iPhone, follow these steps based on the provided sources:

Declining Calls and Setting Quick Replies

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Navigate to Phone → Focus.
3. Enable the 'Respond with Text' feature under the 'Allow Calls From' section.
4. Under 'Respond with Text', choose between 'All Contacts', 'Recents', or 'Favorites'.
5. Type your customized text replies for each category (if necessary), and exit Settings.

Now, when you decline a call, you can choose one of the quick replies or the custom ones you created earlier.

Reference(s):

• Setting Up Quick Replies

Using Driving Focus for Auto-Replies

Although not a direct built-in feature, you can utilize the Driving Focus to achieve auto-responses for incoming calls and texts:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Navigate to Focus → Driving.
3. Activate Driving Focus.
4. Go to Auto-Reply within Driving Focus.
5. Choose whether to send auto-replies to 'All Contacts', 'Recents', or 'Favorites'.
6. Exit Settings.

Remember that this method is less reliable and may not consistently send auto-replies due to potential limitations in the implementation.

Reference(s):

• Using Driving Focus for Auto-Replies

Please note that neither of these methods provides a completely foolproof automatic response mechanism; however, they provide convenient tools to manage communications during times when you're unable to attend to your iPhone directly.