Limit interruptions with Do Non Disturb on Android

You can silence your phone with Practice Not Disturb. This style can mute sound, terminate vibration, and block visual disturbances. You tin pick what you cake and what you let.

Rapidly turn interruptions off or back on

To turn Exercise Not Disturb on or off, swipe down from the top of your screen. So tap Do Not Disturb.

Tip: If you have a Smart Display or speaker with the Google Assistant, you can ask it to silence your phone. Learn how to limit interruptions with Google Assistant.

Change your interruption settings

Gear up what to cake

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

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. TapSound & vibrationAnd then Do Not Disturb. If y'all see "Exercise Not Disturb preferences" instead, yous're using an older Android version. Encounter steps for Android 8.one and beneath.
  3. Under "What can interrupt Do Not Disturb," choose what to block or allow.
    • People: Cake or allow calls, messages, or conversations.
    • Apps: Cull which apps tin can transport y'all notifications.
    • Alarms & other interruptions: Block or let alarms, media, touch on sounds, reminders, or calendar events.

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

Prepare who can interrupt you

Of import: Settings can vary past phone. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Sound & vibration And then Practise Not Disturb.If you see "Practice Not Disturb preferences" instead, y'all're using an older Android version. Run across steps for Android 8.ane and below.
  3. Under "What can interrupt Exercise Not Disturb," tap People:
  4. Choose what to allow:
    • Conversations:
      • All conversations
      • Priority conversations. To cull which conversations are priority conversations, tap Settings.
      • None
    • Calls:
      • Anyone, contacts or starred contacts
      • Repeat callers. To let a telephone call through if the same person calls twice in 15 minutes, plow on Allow repeat callers.
    • Letters:
      • Anyone, contacts or starred contacts
      • None
      • Reminders
      • Events

Ready how long Do Non Disturb lasts

Stop interruptions automatically

At certain times

During events & meetings on your Google Calendar

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

  1. Open your phone's Settings app.
  2. Tap Sound & vibration And then Do Not Disturb And then Schedules. If y'all see "Exercise Not Disturb preferences" instead, you're using an older Android version. Run into steps for Android 8.1 and below.
  3. Tap a schedule that'southward already listed. Or, to customize it, next to the schedule, tap Settings.
    • For example, you tin can customize the days you want Do Non Disturb to plough on while yous're asleep.
  4. To make your own rule, tap Add together more.
  5. Tap Event or Time.
  6. Edit your rule's proper name, when it would plough on, and other options.
  7. At the top, check that your dominion is on.
    • To delete a dominion, tap Delete .

Earlier sleep ("Bedtime way")

To automatically turn on Exercise Not Disturb when you lot get ready to stop using your phone for a while, like when yous sleep, you can utilize Bedtime way. Acquire about Digital Wellbeing.

While you lot drive

  1. Open your telephone'southward Settings app.
  2. Tap Google and then Personal Prophylactic.
  3. Turn on Silence notification while driving.

If you're using Android viii.ane & below

Pick which interruptions to allow

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

Option ane: Total silence

Option 2: Alarms only

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

Option iii: Priority notifications only

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

Automatically block interruptions

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

Option 1: Silence sounds during certain times

Selection 2: Silence sounds during events & meetings

Pick 3: Block visual disturbances

Plough interruptions dorsum on

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

Turn off Do Not Disturb

Override Practice Non Disturb for certain apps

  1. Open your telephone'southward Settings app.
  2. TapApps & notifications.
  3. Tap the app. If you lot don't see it, tap See all apps or App info, and so tap the app.
  4. Tap App notifications.
  5. Turn on Override Do Not Disturb. If you don't see "Override Do Not Disturb," tap Additional settings in the appAnd then Notifications, then turn on Override Do Not Disturb.

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