You can add people to an exception list, or allowlist, on your Pixel, so Do Not Disturb mode doesn't silence them. Here's how to do that.

This article explains how to use Do Not Disturb on Android. Instructions apply to smartphones running Android 11 and newer. Samsung phones have a Do Not Disturb mode that works a bit differently from ...

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Android 15’s latest beta release offers a surprising new feature: “Modes.” With the second quarterly platform release (QPR2) of Android 15, Google has expanded its popular Do Not Disturb setting into ...

Google is working on re-adding a dedicated shortcut for toggling Do Not Disturb mode from the Quick Settings panel. For a long time, Android let users quickly toggle Do Not Disturb mode from a Quick ...

Even if your phone is on silent or set to “Do Not Disturb,” emergency weather alerts can still break through — and that’s a good thing. As severe storms grow more frequent and unpredictable, keeping ...

Mishaal Rahman at Android Authority spotted a new Priority Modes feature while tinkering with the first quarterly platform release (QPR) of Android 15. Though this feature offers a lot more than just ...

We have more details on Google’s efforts to revamp the Do Not Disturb mode in next year’s Android 16 update. In the latest Android beta, we’ve discovered that the in-development feature is no longer ...