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Do Not Disturb is an absolute must for anyone who needs to be uninterrupted either throughout the day or at specific times. You definitely don’t want to hear your phone ring during an important meeting… especially when that notification is your best friend sending you a cute cat video. As visually appealing as this is, it cannot be considered productive. However, there may be some contacts that you want to be able to interrupt at any time.
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For example, let’s say you have a significant other and you want to make sure they don’t miss any information.
Or maybe it’s your boss, your parents, your best friend, or your agent…they are some very important people in your life and blocking them from contacting you can cause all kinds of problems. Is.
Then you might be wondering, “Why use Do Not Disturb?”
Well, there are times when you just want to be bothered with as little as possible. This can be especially true if you are constantly surrounded by a deluge of information and you need to be offline for a while.
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I’ve set a rule on my phone so that as soon as I walk in the door, Do Not Disturb kicks in and I don’t have to worry about a never-ending stream of notifications. However, there are still a few individuals I’d like to hear from immediately. To that end, I created exceptions for those individuals so that their conversations would bypass Do Not Disturb.
Let me show you how to do it.
It’s about starred and prioritized conversations
One of its limitations is that you can’t select individual contacts to avoid Do Not Disturb. However, you can opt for either starred or priority conversations. Starred contacts are contacts you’ve starred and priority conversations are conversations (from Android Messages) you’ve added to a priority list.
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If you haven’t already added contacts as favorites or enabled certain conversations as preferences, I recommend that you do so before attempting to enable a contact via DND. If you only have one contact you want to allow through DND, you may want to add just that contact as a Priority Conversation or Starred Contact.
How to allow specific users to bypass Do Not Disturb
what you’ll need: All you’ll need is an Android device running at least version 11 of the operating system, which includes most Android phones released over the past few years. That’s it. Let’s make some exceptions.
Open the Android Settings app from your app drawer or the gear icon in the notification shade. Once open, navigate to Notifications > Do Not Disturb. From that window tap People.
Configuring which people can bypass DND is just a tap away. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
First, we’ll configure the messages. In the People window, tap Messages. You should then see five options: Starred Contacts, Contacts, Priority Conversations, Anyone, and Nobody.
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Let’s say you have added all the required contacts as starred and you want to allow all those people to bypass DND. For that, tap on the checkbox associated with the starred and you are good to go.
You can configure five different options to bypass DND. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Allowing phone calls through Do Not Disturb is similar to configuring messages. Go back to the People window and tap Call. In the resulting screen, tap Starred contacts to allow people you’ve starred to reach you by phone when Do Not Disturb is enabled.
You have only four options to bypass calls that do not disturb. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Once you’ve taken care of these two options, everyone you add will be able to get Android’s Do Not Disturb feature.
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My only complaint with it is that I’m able to set specific contacts for it and don’t have to rely on starred or priority conversations. If Google is listening, this would be a nice addition to Android 14.
