Is it possible to enable/disable Silent mode using Automation in Shortcuts on iPhone?
If not, is it possible to detect the position of the silent rocker switch?
I am not interested in toggling DND for this scenario.
Toggle silent mode with automation in iOS
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Go into Settings --> Sounds and then turn off vibrate on ring
Use the hardware switch and re-enable vibrate on ring
No
? Is there a way to disable that switch, to prevent my iPhone SE from ever going into silent mode?
There is no way to disable the working of the physical silent switch.
Flash for alerts
If you keep missing calls due to the switch inadvertently getting flipped, you may consider enabling LED Flash for Alerts, a setting that flashes the iPhone camera's flashlight for alerts.
This may help with catching your attention if the iPhone is on silent mode either intentionally or inadvertently.
In iOS 13, the setting can be enabled by going to Settings app → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → LED Flash for Alerts.
Flash only in Silent Mode
While this setting has been around for a long while in iOS, an interesting enhancement to the setting introduced in iOS 13 is the ability to have your iPhone's LED flash only when it's in silent mode.
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As far as I can tell, this isn't possible without jailbreaking. Could I know your use case and see if a clever implementation of DND could work?