In iOS 16, you can set up your iPhone to only receive text message notifications from one person using Focus Mode. Here’s how to do it:

1. Go to Settings: Open the Settings app.
2. Select Focus: Tap on Focus.
3. Create a Custom Focus: Tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner to create a new Focus, and name it (e.g., “One Person”).
4. Customize Notifications:

• Under the People section, choose Allow Notifications From.
• Add the specific person you want to receive notifications from.

1. Silence Other Notifications:

• Under the Apps section, you can silence notifications from all other apps by selecting None.

1. Turn on the Focus: You can manually enable this Focus from the Control Center by swiping down from the top-right corner and selecting your custom Focus.

This setup will ensure you only receive text notifications from the one person you allow while the Focus mode is active oai_citation:4,How to receive text notifications from on… – Apple Community oai_citation:3,How to Set iPhone To Get Notifications From Only One Person – YouTube.

For a simpler method without using Focus, you can also go into the contact settings for the person and enable Emergency Bypass for their texts, allowing notifications from them even when Do Not Disturb is on oai_citation:2,Allow or silence notifications for a Focus on iPhone – Apple Support oai_citation:1,How to Set iPhone To Get Notifications From Only One Person – YouTube.

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To set up your iPhone so you only receive text message notifications from one specific person, you can use the Do Not Disturb or Focus Mode feature. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

Using Focus Mode (iOS 15 and later):

1. Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Select Focus: Scroll down and tap on “Focus.”
3. Create a Custom Focus:

• Tap the “+” icon in the top right corner.
• Select Custom to create a new Focus, then name it (e.g., “Specific Person”).

1. Customize People for Notifications:

• After naming your Focus, tap People.
• Choose Allow Notifications From.
• Tap Add Person and select the one person from whom you want to receive text notifications.

1. Block All Other Notifications:

• Go back to the Focus settings.
• Under the Apps section, select Allow None to block notifications from all apps except for Messages from the specific person.

1. Activate the Focus Mode:

• You can now manually enable this Focus by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen (to access the Control Center) and tapping the Focus icon.
• Choose your newly created Focus.

Using Do Not Disturb (iOS 14 and earlier):

1. Open Settings: Go to the Settings app.
2. Go to Do Not Disturb: Tap on Do Not Disturb.
3. Allow Calls From:

• Scroll down to Allow Calls From.
• Select Favorites (you’ll need to add the specific person to your Favorites in the Contacts app).

1. Set Up Favorites:

• Open the Contacts app, find the person, tap on their contact, and scroll down to tap Add to Favorites.
• Now, you’ll only receive notifications from your Favorites, which includes the one person.

1. Activate Do Not Disturb:

• Manually enable Do Not Disturb by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen (Control Center) and tapping the moon icon.

Now, you’ll only get message notifications from the selected person when Focus or Do Not Disturb is activated.