Do Not Disturb Mode

The cluster focuses on using smartphones' 'Do Not Disturb' mode and similar features like silencing unknown callers to prevent unwanted notifications, vibrations, and calls, especially at night or during focus periods, with suggestions for custom ringtones and settings as alternatives.

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ebarock Feb 12, 2016 View on HN

this is an interesting solution for the times that the phone is on the "do not disturb" mode.

mkoubaa Jun 28, 2025 View on HN

Your phone has a "do not disturb" feature

brent_noorda Jan 13, 2015 View on HN

iphone "do not disturb" mode can do something like this, I've been told

beachstartup Feb 27, 2014 View on HN

tip: use do-not-disturb on your phone. within the specified hours, only certain numbers are allowed to notify you.

smoldesu Dec 27, 2022 View on HN

What's bothering you about your phone so much? Have you tried Do Not Disturb?

morshu9001 Nov 12, 2025 View on HN

I can put my phone on "do not disturb" for free

mellavora Aug 5, 2022 View on HN

It would be great to have an OS where you had to enable "Disturb" mode to get notifications.

tracker1 Jan 5, 2026 View on HN

That would be nice.. or at least, don't buzz unless it's after I've activated and interacted with the phone/app in question.

superuser2 Aug 18, 2016 View on HN

Why not use Do Not Disturb mode?

chriswalz May 26, 2021 View on HN

Why not use Do Not Disturb mode?