app for do not disturb

rcyphermd · May 22, 2018

The native do not disturb does not do I what I need. I want all phone calls to go through, but no texts, emails etc. Any suggestions for an app?

lunatic59 · May 22, 2018

In do not disturb settings, just set calls from everyone as a priority and then put DND in priority only mode.

rcyphermd · May 22, 2018

I did that, but no phone calls come through. When I am on call ,I need to receive calls

lunatic59 · May 22, 2018

Could you check a couple of things for me? First is your call volume set to a level that you can here when in DND mode? Second, is your call priority set to everyone or just contacts? Do you have any other muting apps running? I think if you have your phone face down, it will mute calls.

Hadron · May 22, 2018

Turning off the internet connection would kill everything except calls and texts.

The Do Not Disturb setting in the Pixel allow you to set a preference for what "priority only" means: which calls (all in your case), which messages (none), and to turn off reminders and events. Go into DND preferences then tap "priority only allows" to see the options.

rcyphermd · May 22, 2018

Thank you for trying to help. I have the settings as you suggested. The phone does go off but there's no sound. I do have a ringtone as loud as it's supposed to go. I have it set for all calls to go through. Any suggestions?

Hadron · May 22, 2018

Check what ringtone you have set as well as the volume? It's all I can think of.

I just put mine into priority only DND and it rang normally (mine is "contacts only", but that shouldn't make a difference).

rcyphermd · May 22, 2018

I have mine set just like yours. I even changed my ringtone to see if that mattered. The phone goes off but no sound comes out. Thanks for trying to help. Any other suggestions?

rcyphermd · May 22, 2018

When I click the icon to put Priority only, I noticed that the volume automatically goes down to zero and I cannot override it. What am I doing wrong?

Hadron · May 22, 2018

I don't know. I've not spotted any setting for this, but mine doesn't do that (regular Pixel 2, May security patch).

Ironically I've always toggled the ringer mode (silent/vibrate/ring) rather than use DND because I generally only care about the sound and want that either on or off (so not quite what DND does). Hence I've not dug deep into DND as I don't really use it.

Hadron · May 22, 2018

Just as an experiment I switched to a guest account, which Will be on default settings, activated DND and then tried to set the volume. The volume control worked fine. Maybe if you do that test you'll be able to confirm whether your phone works the same by default or not (i.e. whether it's worth trying to locate some setting that will change this)?

lunatic59 · May 22, 2018

rcyphermd said:
When I click the icon to put Priority only, I noticed that the volume automatically goes down to zero and I cannot override it.

That's why I was wondering if you had some other app that was muting the phone in DND mode. Try booting into safe mode to see if disabling all the other apps makes a difference. (Does DND work in safe mode? Never tried it. :eek:

)

Hadron · May 22, 2018

Can't see why it wouldn't - it's part of the OS after all.

kevtrysmoddin · May 25, 2018

Hadron said:
Can't see why it wouldn't - it's part of the OS after all.

Is the mute sound and vibration box checked?

Hadron · May 25, 2018

Ah, you are running the Android P beta - you didn't mention that! Different behaviour could be deliberate or could be a bug. Since you are in the beta programme I suggest giving feedback to Google on this either way.

The box you mention doesn't exist in 8.1.

codesplice · May 25, 2018

You can compare notes with other users on the beta in the official Android Beta Program community:
https://plus.google.com/communities/106765800802768335079

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