Allowing certain users to bypass Android’s Do Not Disturb feature isn’t offered as a specific option, but you probably want to do it. Suppose you want to never miss a notification.
Or maybe your boss, parents, best friend, agent, or other people who are very important in your life, and blocking contact from them can cause all sorts of problems.
You may be wondering, “Why use Do Not Disturb?”
Well, there are times when you want to be as undisturbed as possible. This is especially true if you’re constantly bombarded with tons of notifications and need to be offline for a while.
I have rules set up on my phone so that as soon as I walk through the door of my house, it goes into do-not-disturb mode and I don’t have to worry about an endless stream of notifications. There are people That’s why we’ve created exceptions for these individuals so that conversations can bypass silent mode.
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Let me show you how to do this.
requirement
All you need is an Android device running at least version 11 of the operating system. Android phone released in the last few years. that’s it. Let’s make some exceptions.
It’s all about starred conversations and prioritized conversations
One of the limitations of this is that you cannot select individual contacts to bypass Do Not Disturb. However, you can choose between starred or prioritized conversations. Starred contacts are contacts you’ve starred and priority conversations are conversations (from Android Messages) you’ve added to your priority list.
If you haven’t added the contact as a favorite or enabled specific conversations as preferred, we recommend doing so before enabling the contact in DND. If you only have one contact that you want to allow DND, add only that contact as Priority or Star.
How to allow specific users to bypass Do Not Disturb
Open the Android Settings app from the app drawer or the gear icon in the notification shade. Once opened,[通知]>[おやすみモード]Go to. From within that window,[People]Tap.
Settings for users that can bypass DND are just a tap away. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET
First, compose your message. In the People window,[メッセージ]Tap. You’ll see five options: Starred Contacts, Contacts, Focused Conversations, Everyone, and None. I want to add all the contacts I want as starred and allow all of them to bypass her DND. To do so, tap the checkbox associated with Starred.
You can set five different options to bypass DND. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET
Allowing calls in Do Not Disturb is similar to setting Messages.[連絡先]go back to the window and[通話]Tap. On the screen that appears, tap a starred contact to allow the person you starred to contact you by phone.
There are only four options for calls to bypass Do Not Disturb. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET
Handling these two options will allow any users you add to bypass Android’s Do Not Disturb feature. My only gripe with this is that you can set specific contacts for it and don’t have to resort to starred or prioritized conversations. If Google listens, it would be a great addition to Android 14.
