<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Incoming notifications on iPhone can disrupt music playback by lowering the volume or pausing it.You can prevent this by turning on silent mode to have notifications delivered quietly.Notifications from critical alerts or Emergency Bypass contacts may still lower the volume.Staying within a chat while texting can prevent notifications from affecting music playback.You can turn off notification sounds for specific apps to receive alerts quietly.Using Do Not Disturb mode can mute all notifications to avoid interruptions.Customize Do Not Disturb or set a dedicated Focus mode to allow specific notifications.When using CarPlay or Bluetooth in the car, notifications can lower the in-car volume.Activate Driving Focus mode on iPhone to mute notifications while driving.In Settings > Notifications, you can disable specific apps from sending notifications on CarPlay.Following these techniques helps maintain uninterrupted music playback on iPhone.Additional features like hiding incoming calls and using Scheduled Summary notifications are available on iPhone.