Disturb

Open the Settings app from either the Notification Shade or App Drawer and tap System > Rules to open the Rules screen. For this feature to work, you must allow the app to run in the background. As the warning states, this may cause an extra drain on your battery, but I've not noticed the drain to be all that much. To enable this, tap Next, and then when prompted, tap Allow. Back in the Rules window, tap Add rule. In the resulting screen, tap Add Wi-Fi Network or Location, and either select a wireless…

WhatsApp, a messaging platform, is reportedly testing two new features for Android. The first one is companion mode support for Android tablets and the other is Do not disturb API for missed calls on the Google owned operating system. This…

WhatsApp is reportedly testing two features for Android. The first feature is companion mode support for Android tablets and the other is Do not disturb API for missed calls on the Google-owned operating system. The companion mode allows users to add a secondary device as a companion for their primary phone with WhatsApp on it and access the same instant messaging account on different smartphones or tablets. The ‘Do Not Disturb' API will now tell the user that their missed call notification was turned off due to the Do…

Your Pixel 6a is a communication device like all smartphones and tablets, but there are those times when you don’t want to use it that way. There are those times when you want to keep it from ringing and interrupting your silence. Whether you’re working, studying, you’re in a meeting, knowing how to put your Pixel 6a into Do Not Disturb mode (DND) is important. Here’s a handy guide to show you how to.What is DND mode?DND mode isn’t really useful if you don’t know what it is. As the name implies, Do Not Disturb is a mode…

Activating do not disturb (DND) is one of the first things everyone should do after getting a new SIM card in India. Pesky telemarketing companies start spamming you with unsolicited phone calls and text messages the moment you get a new SIM card. Activating DND is one way to guard against that. You can easily activate DND on Jio, just as you would on any other telecom operator in India. Remember that activating DND alone does not guarantee freedom from spam callers or text messages in India, but it blocks a fair few of…

WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature with its latest WhatsApp beta for iOS that is designed to detect when the Do Not Disturb mode is enabled on iOS. It is expected to help Apple users identify the reason for missing a call. This feature purportedly utilises a new iOS 15 API. Furthermore, it is also said to be working on bringing redesigned location stickers to Android with the WhatsApp beta version 2.22.13.16. The new location stickers are said to be available to a limited number of beta users at the…

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature with its latest WhatsApp beta for iOS that is designed to detect when the Do Not Disturb mode is enabled on iOS. It is expected to help Apple users identify the reason for missing a call. This feature purportedly utilises a new iOS 15 API. Furthermore, it is also said to be working on bringing redesigned location stickers to Android with the WhatsApp beta version 2.22.13.16. The new location stickers are said to be available to a limited number of beta users at the moment.As per a…