Limit interruptions with Do Not Disturb on Android

You can silence your phone with Do Not Disturb. This mode can mute audio, terminate vibration, and cake visual disturbances. You tin can pick what you lot block and what you allow.

Quickly turn interruptions off or dorsum on

To plow Do Not Disturb on or off, swipe down from the top of your screen. Then tap Practise Non Disturb.

Tip: If you have a Smart Display or speaker with the Google Assistant, y'all can ask it to silence your telephone. Larn how to limit interruptions with Google Banana.

Change your interruption settings

Fix what to block

Important: Settings tin can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

  1. Open your telephone'southward Settings app.
  2. TapAudio & vibrationAnd then Do Not Disturb. If you see "Exercise Not Disturb preferences" instead, you're using an older Android version. See steps for Android eight.1 and beneath.
  3. Under "What can interrupt Do Not Disturb," cull what to block or allow.
    • People: Block or allow calls, letters, or conversations.
    • Apps: Cull which apps can send you notifications.
    • Alarms & other interruptions: Block or permit alarms, media, touch sounds, reminders, or calendar events.

Tip:With any settings, critical notifications prove. For example, you lot can't block system security notifications.

Set up who can interrupt you

Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

  1. Open your phone'south Settings app.
  2. Tap Sound & vibration And then Do Non Disturb.If you see "Do Not Disturb preferences" instead, you're using an older Android version. See steps for Android viii.1 and below.
  3. Under "What can interrupt Practise Not Disturb," tap People:
  4. Cull what to permit:
    • Conversations:
      • All conversations
      • Priority conversations. To choose which conversations are priority conversations, tap Settings.
      • None
    • Calls:
      • Anyone, contacts or starred contacts
      • Repeat callers. To let a call through if the same person calls twice in 15 minutes, plow on Allow repeat callers.
    • Messages:
      • Anyone, contacts or starred contacts
      • None
      • Reminders
      • Events

Set how long Do Non Disturb lasts

Stop interruptions automatically

At sure times

During events & meetings on your Google Calendar

Important: Settings can vary by telephone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

  1. Open your phone'due south Settings app.
  2. Tap Sound & vibration And then Do Not Disturb And then Schedules. If you run into "Do Non Disturb preferences" instead, you're using an older Android version. See steps for Android 8.1 and below.
  3. Tap a schedule that'south already listed. Or, to customize it, adjacent to the schedule, tap Settings.
    • For case, you tin can customize the days you want Practice Not Disturb to turn on while yous're asleep.
  4. To make your ain dominion, tap Add more.
  5. Tap Consequence or Time.
  6. Edit your dominion's name, when it would plough on, and other options.
  7. At the top, cheque that your dominion is on.
    • To delete a rule, tap Delete .

Before sleep ("Bedtime style")

To automatically turn on Do Not Disturb when you get ready to end using your phone for a while, like when you sleep, y'all can use Bedtime mode. Learn nearly Digital Wellbeing.

While y'all drive

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Google and then Personal Safety.
  3. Turn on Silence notification while driving.

If you're using Android 8.1 & below

Selection which interruptions to allow

Important: Settings tin vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

Choice one: Total silence

Selection ii: Alarms only

Of import: This won't mute sounds from music, videos, games, or other media.

Option 3: Priority notifications only

Important: This won't mute sounds from music, videos, games, or other media.

Automatically block interruptions

Important: Settings tin vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

Option ane: Silence sounds during certain times

Option 2: Silence sounds during events & meetings

Option three: Block visual disturbances

Turn interruptions back on

Important: Settings can vary by phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

Turn off Do Not Disturb

Override Exercise Not Disturb for certain apps

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. TapApps & notifications.
  3. Tap the app. If you don't meet it, tap See all apps or App info, so tap the app.
  4. Tap App notifications.
  5. Plough on Override Practise Not Disturb. If you don't run into "Override Exercise Not Disturb," tap Additional settings in the appAnd then Notifications, then turn on Override Do Not Disturb.

Related resources

  • Change volume, audio & vibrate settings
  • Control your notifications
  • Notice your chats and letters quickly

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