In Android Pie I want to listen to music while using Do Not Disturb and not have other notifications

[Android Central Question]

I understand how to allow exceptions in Do Not Disturb - go to DND, choose "Allow Exceptions", and move the slider - but in choosing to allow "Media" as an exception, I not only allow music apps, but apps like WhatsApp or Facebook. In fact, it allows pretty much every other app on my phone.

I don't want to receive calls after a certain time (except from certain priority contacts), but would like to listen to music as I go to sleep. The problem is I can't listen to music without other apps sending notifications which wake me and my wife up.

Older versions of Android allowed me to exclude specific apps from DND, so I could listen to music without fear of other notifications making a sound. Is there any way of doing that in Pie?

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Hi. What phone are you using?

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[Javier P]

Welcome to the forums. Which phone and music app are you using?

I would recommend you to create an account so you can reply on this thread.

 

[Javier P]

Ooops. Got ninja'd again.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Do Not Disturb shouldn't prevent you from listening to music -- it would just prevent the music app from giving you a notification about anything. Or are you using some kind of sleep timer function for music that requires a notification?

 

[markinlondon]

Hi, I've created an account. I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.

Welcome to Android Central! Do Not Disturb shouldn't prevent you from listening to music -- it would just prevent the music app from giving you a notification about anything. Or are you using some kind of sleep timer function for music that requires a notification?

B. Biddy - When I turn on Do Not Disturb, it turns off all sound, including Spotify. If I choose "Media" as an exception, I can listen to music again. However, "Media" also allows all my other apps- Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, even the default photo app - to send notifications, which vibrate and wake us up in the middle of the night.

I'd like to listen to music, set a sleep timer on Spotify, and not have to to worry about any noises disturbing us after we've gone to sleep.

 

[B. Diddy]

Oh I see. I'll have to see if that happens on my Pixel 3 XL -- I can't remember off the top of my head. I do have it set to allow media sounds on DND, and I don't recall getting app notifications overnight, but I might not be remembering everything.

 

[Javier P]

Hi, I've created an account. I have a Samsung Galaxy S8 Active.



B. Biddy - When I turn on Do Not Disturb, it turns off all sound, including Spotify. If I choose "Media" as an exception, I can listen to music again. However, "Media" also allows all my other apps- Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, even the default photo app - to send notifications, which vibrate and wake us up in the middle of the night.

I'd like to listen to music, set a sleep timer on Spotify, and not have to to worry about any noises disturbing us after we've gone to sleep.

That's strange. I just checked on my wife's Moto G8+ running Pie and I had no problem playing Spotify without setting any DND exception.

 

[markinlondon]

If I am listening to Spotify, it turns off as soon as DND comes on as scheduled. I can only start listening again either by allowing Media as an exception or turning DND off altogether.

 

[Javier P]

If I am listening to Spotify, it turns off as soon as DND comes on as scheduled

Mmmmm, try this. Go to settings - apps - Spotify - Notifications - tap the text "Playback" (keep the toggle on) - Advanced - make sure that "Override Do not Disturb" is enabled.

 

[markinlondon]

Mmmmm, try this. Go to settings - apps - Spotify - Notifications - tap the text "Playback" (keep the toggle on) - Advanced - make sure that "Override Do not Disturb" is enabled.
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I don't have that as an option. This is what I get when I click on Playback:

 

[Javier P]

I don't have that as an option.

Ugh, that must be a Samsung thing. I'm lost with the changes they make in their phones, but I suppose there should be some other place where you could change that behaviour. Let's see if @mustang7757 knows about it.

 

[mustang7757]

Ugh, that must be a Samsung thing. I'm lost with the changes they make in their phones, but I suppose there should be some other place where you could change that behaviour. Let's see if @mustang7757 knows about it.

Let me check

 

[mustang7757]

You have to long press spotify >tap info>scroll to notifications >tap play back and at the bottom dnd exclude

 

[mustang7757]

They on pie so might not have there , let me check another thing , im on andriod 10

 

[mustang7757]

Try bixby routines add spotify to open up certain time , with no notification see if that works with dnd

 

[markinlondon]

Try bixby routines add spotify to open up certain time , with no notification see if that works with dnd View attachment 320259

Sorry for the delay in replying. I was trying to work out whether I had Bixby Routines (I didn't), then how to download it, then how to run that routine.

It opens Spotify, plays the song, but there's no sound:

 

[mustang7757]

Sorry for the delay in replying. I was trying to work out whether I had Bixby Routines (I didn't), then how to download it, then how to run that routine.

It opens Spotify, plays the song, but there's no sound:

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Hi, I forget the older Samsung didn't come with bixby routines. I'm not sure why there's no sound , might have to play with it . I don't use either Spotify or routines just trying offer some advice.

 

[Brittany Phillips4]

Hello! I am not sure what the android pie is but I was having the same issue and figured out what worked for me.

Go to settings- Notifications- Do Not Disturb- Alarms and Sounds- Then toggle on media sounds!

Hope this helps.