What is do not disturb mode and how to activate it

You might have seen the Do not disturb on your smartphone? So what is Do not disturb mode? What it does? When you should use? Get know about this super exclusive features below and start using it whenever you need it!

Before to continue, I would like to clear that the do not disturb feature of smartphone is different than what you know in the keypad phone, where we deactivate the dnd service by dialing numbers or calling the customer care of respective companies like Airtel, Jio, VI, BSNL, MTNL etc.

What is Do not disturb mode

Do not disturb mode is simply the best option in smartphones to ignore the calls or notifications.

It has been seen that when you need time to get relax, you don’t want to attend anyone’s call. Not only calls, if you don’t want to listen the notification sound, this feature of  Do not disturb might help.

This is different than silent mode where you will mute the sound of phone, but in DnD you have customization options so you still get notification sound or call even if DnD is turned on.

To simply more, in silent mode you don’t have any option to allow some numbers to ring during call but In “Do Not Disturb” Mode you can customize to allow some numbers to ring during call or messages and for all other numbers the phone will remain silent.

You can simply turn on the do not disturb feature and your smartphone will not ring, vibrate or make sound even if any message comes. However the caller will listen the ringing.

This helps in the distraction and you can focus on your work. Mostly people prefer it while watching movies, or attending business meeting or creating projects.

Remember that, if phone is on do not disturb and same caller call you again within 3 minutes (you can again change the settings), then this time phone will ring.

How to Turn ON Do not disturb mode

The process to turn do not disturb feature on a smartphone is quite easy. Both Android and iOS provide a do not disturb features which you can use and enable it to ignore the calls and notifications.

It doesn’t matter you are using Airtel, Jio, VI, or any other operator SIM. The do not disturb mode can be turned on any network on any mobile like Android or iOS in 1 one tap by swiping down the top of screen that already filled with other options like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Silent mode etc.

Do not disturb mode on iPhone

To Activate:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap “Do Not Disturb”.
3. Toggle the switch for “Do Not Disturb” to the ON position. When enabled, you’ll see a moon icon in the status bar at the top of the screen.
4. You can customize options like allowing calls or messages from certain people. You can also set a schedule for when Do Not Disturb should automatically turn on and off.

To Deactivate:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap “Do Not Disturb”.
3. Toggle the switch for “Do Not Disturb” to the OFF position. The moon icon will disappear from the status bar.
4. You can also quickly disable Do Not Disturb from the Control Center. Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen to open Control Center. Tap the moon icon to disable Do Not Disturb.

Do not disturb mode on Android

To Activate:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap “Sound & notification” or “Notifications”.
3. Tap “Do Not Disturb”.
4. Toggle the switch for “Turn on now” or “Turn on as scheduled” to enable Do Not Disturb. A moon icon will appear in the status bar.
5. You can customize options like allowing exceptions and setting schedules.

To Deactivate:

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap “Sound & notification” or “Notifications”.
3. Tap “Do Not Disturb”.
4. Toggle the switch off for “Turn on now” to disable it immediately.
5. You can also swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access Quick Settings and tap the Do Not Disturb icon to turn it off.
6. If a schedule is enabled, just toggle “Turn on as scheduled” off.

Final Words

I hope now you get an idea about the do not disturb feature. For those who looking for a quick solution, here’s a summary that can help to know what is do not disturb feature and how to activate/deactivate it on a Android or iOS. smartphone

• What is do not disturb feature? As it sounds, you are not in mood to recieve calls or text but with customization you can still receive important calls like from mom, dad, wife, son, daughter etc.’
• Do not disturb icon on phone: Moon Icon (25% curvy moon icon)
• How to activate DND on smartphone: Swipe down and here tap on moon icon to activate the do not disturb feature.
• How to deactivate DND on smartphone: Swipe down and here tap on moon icon to deactivate the do not disturb feature.
• How to allow some contact even you activated do not disturb? : Go to settings > Sound & Vibration / or Search about DND.

That’s what happens in do not disturb mode. For more details, let us know in the comments and don’t forget to share it with others on social media websites.