Turning Off the Ringer on a MacBook
If you wish to turn off the ringer on your MacBook, I assume you’re referring to silencing incoming call notifications when you have your iPhone calls forwarded to your MacBook via the Continuity feature or when using FaceTime. Here’s how to do that:
Step 1: Open System Preferences
Click on the Apple logo in the top left corner of your screen, and choose “System Preferences” from the dropdown menu.
Step 2: Navigate to Notifications
In System Preferences, find and open “Notifications”. This is where you can control the alert styles for various applications.
Step 3: Turn off Notifications for FaceTime (and other apps if needed)
Scroll through the list on the left until you find “FaceTime” and click on it. To turn off the ringer for FaceTime calls, you can uncheck the options for “Play sound for notifications”. If you also want to stop the visual notifications, set the alert style to “None”.
Step 4: Adjust Call Settings in FaceTime
If you are using FaceTime on your MacBook, open the FaceTime app. In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click “FaceTime” and then “Preferences” or use the shortcut `Command + ,`. From here, you can deselect “Ring on this Mac” for your incoming calls.
Step 5: Turn Off Ringer for Phone Calls through Continuity
If you have set up your iPhone to forward calls to your MacBook, open the FaceTime app and navigate to the Preferences as mentioned in the previous step. Make sure ‘Calls from iPhone’ is unchecked if you do not want phone calls to ring on your MacBook.
Step 6: Mute Sound Entirely (optional)
If you want to ensure that no sound from your MacBook plays, you can press the `F10` key (or `fn + F10` depending on your keyboard settings) to mute the sound entirely. You can also click the Volume icon in the menu bar and drag the volume slider all the way down to mute.
Please note that these instructions may vary slightly depending on the version of macOS you are using. If none of these steps address your concern, please provide more details for a more tailored solution.