It would appear that you both have difficulties in the relationship. That you chase after him when he is being abusive, almost fall all over yourself to apologize and make things "right" (his way) and put up with his yelling at you; why would he want anything else; he has you coming and going?

It would not occur to me to think someone would have me on a schedule of when I should return a text/e-mail/phone call or do anything that I haven't said I'd do. So, if I forgot my phone, that would be mildly interesting, maybe I'd mention it in a text by way of information to a friend/loved-one but if they did not reply, I would not think anything of it! That you think you have done wrong in the first place by forgetting your phone (the phone is yours, for your use and pleasure, no one else's) and suspect he is angry at you for not texting is all your own mindset. Yes, he may be angry for you for not texting but he has to tell you that; you are making too many assumptions about him and what he likes, needs, wants, is upset by; you're doing his work for him (of letting him know what he is feeling) as surely as he is using you to feel justified in feeling what you tell him you are expecting (apologizing for something when he's giving you the silent treatment -- think about that; you're playing a guessing game with a keg of dynamite, poking a bear, "You going to explode yet? Huh? Huh? Are you? I'm sorry I'm poking you with this stick; don't get mad at me! What exactly did I do wrong?").

I don't see you doing anything wrong in the first place so I would let him have his silent treatment if he wants and learn to cultivate my own clean conscience. The silent treatment should not hurt you; he's missing or cutting himself off from your sparkling self and keeping his not-much-fun self to himself? But you still have your own sparkling self. Don't throw your pearls before a swine?