Or maybe it’s your boss, your parents, your best friend, or agent… those are some pretty important people in your life and blocking them from contacting you could cause all sorts of problems. You may be wondering then, “Why even use Do Not Disturb?” Well, there are simply times when you want to be disturbed as little as possible. This can be especially true if you are constantly inundated with a deluge of notifications and you just need to be offline for a while. I have a rule set up on my phone so that as soon as I walk in the door of my house, Do Not Disturb kicks in and I don’t have to worry about the never-ending stream of notifications. However, there are still certain individuals I want to hear from right away. To that end, I created exceptions for those individuals so that their conversations can bypass Do Not Disturb. Also: The easiest way to transfer contacts from an Android phone to an iPhone Let me show you how to do this.
Requirements
The only thing you’ll need is an Android device running at least Version 11 of the operating system, which covers most Android phones released in the past few years. That’s it. Let’s make some exceptions.
It’s all about Starred and Priority Conversations
One of the limitations of this is that you cannot select individual contacts to get around Do Not Disturb. However, you can opt for either Starred or Priority Conversations. Starred contacts are those contacts you’ve starred and priority conversations are those conversations (from Android Messages) that you’ve added to the priority list. If you haven’t already added contacts as favorites or enabled certain conversations as a priority, I suggest you do so before attempting to enable a contact through DND. If you only have one contact you want to allow through DND, you’ll want to only add that contact as a priority or star.
How to allow specific users to bypass Do Not Disturb
Once you’ve taken care of these two options, everyone you’ve added will be able to get around Android’s Do Not Disturb feature. My only gripe with this is that I’d rather be able to set specific contacts for this and not have to rely on Starred or Priority Conversations. If Google is listening, that would be a nice addition to Android 14.
