One of the most useful functions that we find, possibly, in our mobiles is the Do Not Disturb mode . It allows us to get away from the tangle of notifications, calls, messages and other interruptions derived from the activity of our phone. In this way, we can concentrate on a specific task without anything bothering us. However, there are the favorite contacts, who have a ‘letter of marque’ to be able to interrupt us at any time , although it is something that we will have to configure.
It is clear that the terminal is designed to bombard us with all kinds of alerts. However, we can always take a break, either because we need to be away from what is happening on the phone for a certain moment, we are going to enter a meeting, or because we simply want to take a break. However, by activating this tool, we can select those exceptions , or favorite contacts that will continue to ring on our mobile, even if everything else is silenced.
Once we have activated the Do Not Disturb mode, which is generally found in the quick access bar, or even in the Settings menu, within Calls and Notifications, we will proceed to mark the exceptions that can bother us, even if everything else is silent. It is an important function, since it allows us to put certain contacts in the favorites list so that we can continue receiving their messages and other actions.
priority contacts
It is time to see how we can add the people that we have saved in our agenda to the list of favorites or VIP numbers of the phone. In this way, they will always be able to call us, without exceptions. This means that, even when we have the Do Not Disturb mode activated, we can get your messages or calls.
on Android
Within our agenda on Android we can mark the importance of each one with a star. To do this we will have to enter the Phone app, and next to your name or photo, if you have one, we can see a star. By marking this symbol we will add you directly to our VIP contact list , which means that you will also be above all limitations, when we put the mobile on silent in do not disturb mode. We will also receive your calls and notifications even if we have a tool for gamers that has its own Do Not Disturb mode.
on iPhone
In case you didn’t know, when we activate this mode, by default, the contacts that are in Favorites will bypass this barrier. So we will also receive your calls and messages.
Therefore, it is good to know how to add them to this list. To do so, we must enter the Phone app > tap on the Favorites tab > tap on the + > choose the contact you want to add. Here, you can choose if you want to be privileged in messages, calls and video.
However, you can also do it in another way. All you have to do is access your agenda, find the one you want to put in this section of your phone and touch Add to favorites. And in the same way as before, we will have to choose between the three categories that the iPhone gives us to choose to turn it into a VIP user .
put exceptions
First we will go directly with the mobiles that have the Google operating system. Due to the fact that the options that we will have to adjust to our needs will be different so that our contacts become favorites and thus be able to avoid the barrier of Android’s Do Not Disturb mode . Now, if you are one of those who have an Apple mobile , don’t worry, because there are also different options. Not only to add contacts to favorites on the phone, but also to allow different exceptions, just like we have seen on Android phones.
in calls
To mark them we will have to go to the Settings and touch on Sound. Now we enter Do Not Disturb. Now we will have to enter the Persons section to select the corresponding ones. Within this section we will touch on Calls and then we will choose which calls we want to receive: any contact, featured, everyone or none.
We can also allow incoming, if someone has decided to contact us for the second time and no more than 15 minutes have passed. In that case, we will have to check on Allow repeated calls.
In the same way, we can choose favorite contacts on the mobile or those exceptions for messages. In the same previous menu we touch on the Messages button. Then, we select which ones we want to receive, since we can choose between the same options that we had in the calls section. So there will be no more difficulty. However, here there is no extra option to leave a margin of 15 minutes as in the previous case.
On the other hand, if you don’t want to put everyone on the privileged list of your agenda and you are one of those who spend the day living with the concentration mode of the iPhone activated, it is time for you to learn how to configure the iOS exceptions. To do this, we must go to Settings> Concentration modes> Do not disturb. If we click on the People category we can add the person we want. In addition, in Allow also , we will have the option to select if we want Calls from: Everyone, Nobody, Favorites or All contacts. And, as in Android, we have the option that they can call us again. Although, on iOS they only give a margin of 3 minutes difference.
for applications
In the same way, and even if it is not a person that we have added to the mobile agenda, we may be waiting for an important WhatsApp or an urgent email . For this reason, we can also apply these exceptions to the Do Not Disturb mode, by clicking on Application Notifications and marking those apps that will skip the Do Not Disturb restriction.
In the case of iOS, we will have to re-enter the Concentration modes> Do not disturb section to access the Apps category. Inside, we will see how we can add all those applications that can immediately deliver the alerts that we receive on the iPhone.
Alarms and other interruptions
Finally, the last section that we can configure with exceptions will be the section that is related to all the alarms, sounds, events, and reminders on our Android phone. Within this section, we only have to enable some of the previous options so that we can allow them to continue bothering us forever.