Limit interruptions with Modes

Use Modes, including Do Not Disturb, to silence your phone and manage who or what can interrupt you.

Do Not Disturb: Use it anytime you want fewer distractions. You can customize who, if anyone, is allowed to reach you with calls or messages. You can also allow certain apps or repeated calls to break through.
Driving: Stay focused while on the road. This mode can turn on automatically when your phone connects to your car’s Bluetooth, detects motion, or based on a schedule. You can customize who can reach you.
Bedtime: Wind down for the night with minimal interruptions. Set up a schedule so that only alarms and selected important calls come through. This mode can also dim your display and switch to grayscale to help you disconnect for the night.

You can also create custom modes to fit any situation where you want to choose a different set of people or apps who can interrupt you.

Quickly turn modes on or off

Open quick settings and tap Modes.
Tap the mode to turn on or off.

You'll see the mode's icon in the status bar when it is on.

You can also start Do Not Disturb mode by flipping your phone and placing it face down on a surface. If this doesn’t work, make sure the gesture is enabled.

Set up your modes

After you’ve set up the modes that fit your needs, you can easily turn them on/off in quick settings.

Do Not Disturb mode

To manage who or what can interrupt you in this mode, check your Notification filters for Do Not Disturb mode.

You can choose how long you want Do Not Disturb to stay on, after you start it from quick settings:

Go to Settings > Modes > Do Not Disturb.
Tap Duration for Quick Settings.
Choose how long you want it to stay on:
- Until you turn it off
- A certain amount of time (for 15 minutes, or for 3 hours)
- Ask every time

Bedtime mode

Go to Settings > Modes > Bedtime.
To adjust when the mode starts automatically, tap Bedtime routine and set a schedule for your sleeping/waking hours. Then tap .
To adjust whether your screen changes to grayscale and/or dark theme, tap Display settings.
Review Notification filters to manage who or what can interrupt you in this mode.

Driving mode

Go to Settings > Modes > Driving.
To automatically switch to Driving mode when you’re paired over Bluetooth with a car or when your phone is moving, turn While driving on .
Review Notification filters to manage who or what can interrupt you in this mode.

Create custom mode

Go to Settings > Modes > Create your own mode.
Name it and select an icon, which you’ll see in the status bar when the mode is on.
If you want to automatically start the mode, tap Set a schedule and choose a regular day and time, or sync with your calendar events.

Once you’ve chosen a type of schedule (day/time vs calendar), you can’t change the method for automatically turning on the mode. If you want to switch this, create a new mode.
To adjust whether your screen changes to grayscale and/or dark theme, tap Display settings.
Review Notification filters to manage who or what can interrupt you in this mode.

To delete a custom mode, go to Settings > Modes and tap the mode's name. Then tap Menu > Delete.

Change your interruption settings

For each mode, you can set what to block or who can interrupt you. For example, you can block all calls and messages in Bedtime mode, but allow your contacts to call you in Driving mode.

Go to Settings > Modes.
Select the mode you want to update.
Under Notification filters, choose what and who to allow:
- People: Choose who can interrupt you with calls, with messages, or conversations. You can allow interruptions from from starred contacts, any of your contacts, all callers, or none. To let a call through if the same person calls twice in 15 minutes, turn Allow repeat callers on .
- Apps: Choose which apps can send you notifications.
- Alarms & other interruptions: Choose whether to block or allow alarms, media, touch sounds, reminders, or calendar events.