Limit interruptions with Modes & Do Not Disturb on Pixel phone or Pixel Tablet
Use Modes including Do Not Disturb to silence your device and to manage when and how you want to be notified. Once you’ve set up Do Not Disturb or other modes, you can access them by swiping down from the top of your screen in Quick Settings.
Important: On Pixel phone, some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Quickly turn interruptions off or back on
Here are some ways to silence your phone:
- All Pixel phones: From the top of your screen, swipe down. Then tap Modes 👁 and then
Do Not Disturb 👁 Image
👁 and then
Done. - Pixel Tablet: From the top of your screen, swipe down. Then tap Modes 👁 and then
Do Not Disturb 👁 Image
👁 and then
Done. - From another device: If you have a Smart Display or speaker, you can ask it to silence your phone. Learn how to limit interruptions with the Google Assistant.
Set up Do Not Disturb & other custom notification modes
Important: Once you’ve set up Do Not Disturb or other custom notification modes (like Bedtime mode or Driving mode), you can turn them on or off by swiping down from the top of the screen in Quick Settings.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
Do Not Disturb 👁 Image
👁 and then
Turn on now.
- Open your device’s Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
Bedtime 👁 and then
Set up Bedtime.- To edit the default schedule, under “When to turn on automatically,” turn on Bedtime routine to set a start time and end time.
- Under “Set up a Bedtime mode,” you can:
- Set a custom schedule.
- Tap Use a schedule.
- Tap Turn on while charging.
- Tap Done.
- You’ll be asked to allow access to your app usage and sensor data. Tap Allow or Don’t allow.
Tip: To manage when and how you want to be notified, you can edit the Notification filters.
- Open your device’s Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
Driving 👁 and then
Set up Driving. - Under “When to turn on automatically,” tap While driving.
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Open your device’s Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
Create your own mode 👁 Image
. - Enter mode name.
- Choose an icon.
- Tap Done.
- You can also customize additional settings such as time range notification filters and display settings.
Change your interruption settings
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
select a mode. - Under “Notification filters,” choose what to block or allow.
- People: Block or allow calls, messages, or conversations.
- To let a call through if the same person calls twice in 15 minutes, turn on Allow repeat callers.
- Apps: Choose which apps can send you notifications.
- Alarms & other interruptions: Block or allow alarms, media, touch sounds, reminders, or calendar events.
- People: Block or allow calls, messages, or conversations.
Tip: With any settings, critical notifications show. For example, you can't block system security notifications.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
Do Not Disturb 👁 Image
👁 and then
Duration for Quick Settings. - When you turn on Do Not Disturb, choose how long you want it to stay on.
- Until you turn it off
- A certain time, like For 2 hours or For 15 minutes
- Ask every time
- Tap OK.
- Open your device's Settings app.
- Tap Modes 👁 and then
select a mode 👁 and then
More settings 👁 and then
Display settings 👁 and then
Display options for filtered notifications. - Choose what to block or allow.