Notifications for favorites to always ring whether in "do not disturb" or not?

[siglerm]

I thought there was some kind of setting that you could set up that if you marked a phone number or contact as a "favorite" , then even if you were in "do not disturb " mode, their call or notification would come through. I found out tonight, this is not the case on my phone. My bedtime Bixby routine and my normal "do not disturb " are keeping ALL notifications quiet. How can I change this? I want certain people to still reach me no matter what.

 

[mustang7757]

Yeah dnd if you choose favorite should allow just those, double check bixby routines not overriding it

 

[mustang7757]

Check out this thread for any tips

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=1028700

 

[siglerm]

So you need another app? Is there a dnd that you recommend? Looks like there are several out there. Thanks again.

 

[dpomerance]

Settings/Notifications/DND there is a setting to allow exceptions.

 

[siglerm]

Hi dpomerance: good advice. I went into those settings and dnd was turned off. When I turned it back on my favorites are now an exception. I have no idea how that got turned off. Thanks for the tip!

 

[mustang7757]

Re: Notifications for favorites to always ring whether in "do not disturb" or not?

So you need another app? Is there a dnd that you recommend? Looks like there are several out there. Thanks again.

DND is baked into the software , in your notification panel , long press it to get to the settings

 

[siglerm]

Thank you, mustang7757. I discovered another issue: my Bixby routine had specific values input such as 0% on sounds, notifications, etc. So I deleted it and changed the routine to say "Do Not Disturb" so that should actually utilize the dnd exceptions and all that I have already set up. I may have one of my friends try it tonight to see if it works the way I have it set now.

 

[mustang7757]

Thank you, mustang7757. I discovered another issue: my Bixby routine had specific values input such as 0% on sounds, notifications, etc. So I deleted it and changed the routine to say "Do Not Disturb" so that should actually utilize the dnd exceptions and all that I have already set up. I may have one of my friends try it tonight to see if it works the way I have it set now.

Thats great, let us know what happens!

 

[siglerm]

It appears to be working properly now. Thank you all for the assistance.

 

[mustang7757]

It appears to be working properly now. Thank you all for the assistance.

Glad to hear that

 

[EricaFriedlander]

Yes, for me also it is working now. I faced the same issue but after following @mustang7757 steps, it is now fixed.