El do not disturb mode of mobiles OnePlus It has different characteristics than the one that comes standard on Android. In the case of OnePlus 6This causes it to have fewer configuration optionsSo we'll show you how to use the stock Do Not Disturb mode on a OnePlus and how to make the most of all the options Android offers to silence your phone without missing important calls or messages.
Do Not Disturb mode: block notifications and sound smoothly
El Do not disturb mode It's the evolution of the old Silent mode on mobile phones. Taking into account the evolution of operating systems To offer more notifications and visual, auditory, and haptic feedback, Do Not Disturb Mode should function as a tool capable of control that flow of information so that the mobile phone is not a constant source of distractions.
When active, Do Not Disturb Mode can silence all notificationsblock the sound of calls, messages, and app alerts, and even hide the pop-up banners and the icons in the status bar. This allows you, for example, to sleep peacefully allowing only alarms to sound or uninterrupted music and movies to be played.
If you want to sleep, only the... alarmsIf you want to play peacefully, block all the notificationsHe should be able to adapt to different use casesFrom a work meeting to a moment of concentration where you need total silence.
Furthermore, Do Not Disturb Mode can be activated not only manuallybut also through a automatic programmingThis way, you can specify particular time periods (such as sleep hours) when your phone will automatically silence itself, without having to remember to turn anything on or off every day.
Another key advantage of Do Not Disturb mode is that it allows remain available for important contactsWith the appropriate configuration, you can create exceptions so that certain numbers, favorite contacts or repeated calls do come through even when the mode is active, something essential to avoid missing urgent communications.
The particularity of OnePlus: a specific physical button
In the case of mobile phones OnePlusIts Do Not Disturb mode is not the default one, but rather a OxygenOS specificThis is because the Chinese company's mobile phones use a special sliding button, the Alert SliderThis button allows you to physically place the mobile phone in three different modes sound, without needing to turn on the screen or open the settings.
In previous generations, the classic Alert Slider configuration was: Up to Do Not Disturbposition media for Priority y sound belowThat Priority mode allowed you to define what Notices could slip through (for example, calls from starred contacts) and which ones were blocked, offering a very useful middle ground between total silence and full sound.
However, in the OnePlus 6 this changed and was arranged as follows: Up to Do Not Disturb, medium for Vibrate y sound belowThis change simplifies the use of the slider, but at the same time reduces flexibilitybecause the Adjustable Priority mode, which helped to accurately determine the priority, has disappeared. what happens and what doesn't when you want peace and quiet.
This change may seem like a small thing, but it causes fewer customization optionsBecause it's not possible to truly configure the Priority mode that helps decide which notifications are allowed. Furthermore, OnePlus's built-in Do Not Disturb mode offers a more limited configuration than Android's native Do Not Disturb mode, both in terms of exceptions and visual behavior of notifications.
And, given the lack of options, what better solution than to resort to what the serial operating systemYou'll lose the option to see at a glance in the Alert Slider whether the mode is active or not, the same way as with the OnePlus system, but thanks to a specific application you will win a full menu to adjust schedules, exceptions, and on-screen behavior of notifications.
How to use stock Do Not Disturb Mode on a OnePlus
Do Not Disturb - DND - ZenMode is a free application dedicated to power access Do Not Disturb mode on mobiles that hide this menuThis is especially useful for OnePlus phones, since OxygenOS has much fewer settings for this tool than native Android, and on some models, the shortcut to the full Do Not Disturb menu is... hidden or buried deep in the settings.
With this app you can directly open the advanced settings screen from the stock Do Not Disturb mode, where Android allows you to control aspects such as:
- Schedule automatic times so that the mode is activated and deactivated only at certain times or days of the week.
- Choose exceptions for callsallowing only calls from favorite contacts or from the entire address book, or even enabling that repeated calls from the same number within 3 minutes they do ring.
- Configure exceptions for SMS messages and certain types of notifications, maintaining silence but without missing truly important alerts.
- Adjust visual notifications, deciding whether to show banners at the top, whether to show icons in the status bar, or whether to hide them completely while Do Not Disturb is active.
Furthermore, it is very easy to use, as it will only require install itopen it and press the single button which it has. That will take you to the Do Not Disturb mode menu, whose settings we already explained in a post dedicated to this tool, which we link below. From that menu, you'll be able to combine the OnePlus Alert Slider with the Do Not Disturb Mode power stockcreating a configuration much more adapted to your daily life.
For example, you can program your phone to lock at night. all notifications except for calls from favorite contacts, allow messages from certain apps essentials and hide any visual notifications so the screen doesn't light up. During the day, you can use the physical button to quickly switch between sound, vibration, and Do Not Disturb, always keeping your essentials safe. advanced rules in background.
If you need even more control, the stock menu also offers options to decide whether Do Not Disturb affects the multimedia soundto system sounds (keyboard, screen taps, etc.) or only to calls and notifications. This way you can, for example, watch a movie with the volume up and still receive calls silently, without interrupting the experience.
Download Do Not Disturb – DND – ZenMode from the Play Store
Download Do Not Disturb – DND – ZenMode from XDA Labs
Proper use of Do Not Disturb mode on your OnePlus, combining the Physical Alert Slider With the advanced stock system configuration, it allows you to have a much more mobile phone. calm and predictable: no interruptions when you don't want them, but without losing the possibility that the really important calls and messages arrive whenever they are needed.
