Do not disturb features are great for when you need to focus or get some rest. However, as useful as they are, they also tend to come with their fair share of challenges. For example, many people struggle to remember if DND is on or off and how to activate it at a specific time. Operating a Do Not Disturb feature requires user education from the outset. People must know when and how to activate this feature so that it benefits their productivity instead of becoming yet another distraction blocking them from focusing and getting work done. However, operating a Do Not Disturb feature can be challenging for alarms. This article explains everything you need to know about Do Not Disturb and its effect on alarms.
Does Do Not Disturb Affect Alarms?
Yes! The Do Not Disturb feature does not affect alarms. The alarm will still sound if you have it set. If you have Do Not Disturb enabled, but an alarm is set, the alarm will still sound. You can turn off Do Not Disturb to avoid this from happening.
What Is A Do Not Disturb Feature?
A Do Not Disturb feature is a setting that you can activate on your phone. It will prevent any alerts or notifications from coming through while you have it on. This is particularly useful if you’re in a situation where you don’t want to be distracted, like when you’re sleeping, in a meeting, or on a flight. Some phones may have this feature built-in, while others will require you to download a third-party app. If you’re using an older phone that doesn’t have a built-in DND feature, you can download an app like DND or DND+. These apps give you the option to set a schedule for when you want the DND feature turned on or off.
Does Do Not Disturb Turn Off Alarms?
- On your iPhone, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center.
- Tap on the Do Not Disturb button to turn it on.
- A moon icon with a slash through it will appear in the top right-hand corner of your screen. This indicates that Do Not Disturb is turned on.
- If you’re still getting alerts even though you have Do Not Disturb turned on, first make sure that you have a reminder set for that alarm or event and that you haven’t muted it in your settings app under sounds and vibrations. If none of these are the case, then try turning off any other notifications like sounds for text messages or emails and see if that helps.
- To turn off Do Not Disturb, tap on Control Center again and tap on DND again to turn it off.
- The moon icon will disappear.
- If you turn off Do Not Disturb, you’ll also turn off any alarms that were set to go off during that time period. To re-enable the alarms, tap on the alarm clock icon in Control Center.
- If you have Do Not Disturb turned on for a specific period of time, and then turn it off, any alarms that go off during the time when Do Not Disturb is turned on will sound.
- If you want to keep your alarms silenced when Do Not Disturb is turned on, but still want notifications to come through, then simply turn your phone’s volume down so that it doesn’t ring or vibrate when an alarm goes off while Do Not Disturb is enabled.
- You can also adjust your settings so that if an alarm does ring while Do Not Disturb is enabled, your phone will automatically silence the alarm and alert you with a notification instead of ringing or vibrating. This is great if you don’t mind missing an alarm but still want to know about other things going on in your life without being disturbed by alerts and notifications from apps like Twitter or Facebook. To do this:
- Open Settings
- Go to Sounds
- Scroll down until you see Alarm Volume and tap on it
- Select whether or not you want all alarms silenced when DND is enabled or just alarms from one app.
How To Activate Dnd?
- To activate DND, open your Control Center and tap on the moon icon to turn it on. You’ll see a white circle with a slash through it in the top right-hand corner of your screen. This will indicate that Do Not Disturb is turned on.
- If you’re still getting alerts even though you have Do Not Disturb turned on, first make sure that you have a reminder set for that alarm or event and that you haven’t muted it in your settings app under sounds and vibrations. If none of these are the case, then try turning off any other notifications like sounds for text messages or emails and see if that helps.
- To turn off Do Not Disturb, tap on Control Center again and tap on DND again to turn it off.
- The moon icon will disappear.
- If you turn off Do Not Disturb, you’ll also turn off any alarms that were set to go off during that time period. To re-enable the alarms, tap on the alarm clock icon in Control Center
- If you have Do Not Disturb turned on for a specific period of time, and then turn it off, any alarms that go off during the time when Do Not Disturb is turned on will sound.
- If you want to keep your alarms silenced when Do Not Disturb is turned on but still want notifications to come through, then simply turn off the “Silence” option in Control Center.
- Tap on the moon icon again to turn Do Not Disturb back on, and then tap on the option that says “Silent” and change it to say “Allow Calls From” or turn it off completely if you don’t want to get any notifications at all while Do Not Disturb is turned on.
- This will allow you to keep your alarms silenced when Do Not Disturb is turned on but still get notifications from other apps that you don’t want to be silenced like text messages or emails.
- If you’re getting an alarm but want to make sure that it won’t go off when Do Not Disturb is on, then simply set the time for the alarm to go off in the future, like one hour from now. When Do Not Disturb is turned on, it will automatically change your alarms and timers to not go off within that period of time.
Conclusion
DND is a great feature that can help you get some much-needed sleep. If you’re worried about missing an important call or notification, it’s a great idea to set up DND in advance so that you don’t have to worry about the phone going off while you’re trying to sleep. We hope this article has been helpful, and please feel free to leave any questions or comments below.
