The idea of Do Not Disturb, as the name suggests, is to keep your Apple Watch collecting notifications without actually notifying you. That might sound strange, but if you're asleep, in a meeting, at the movies, or otherwise in a place where you don't want noise or haptics to bother you, but don't want a list of everything you might have missed in the meantime, Do Not Disturb is just what you need.
You can also open Control Center, then tap to turn on Do Not Disturb. When Do Not Disturb is on, appears in the status bar. To choose an ending time for Do Not Disturb, touch and hold in Control Center, then choose an option, such as “For 1 hour” or “Until the end of this event.”. You can also tap Schedule, turn on Scheduled, then set beginning and ending times. Jan 31, 2019 With Digita’s Do Not Disturb Companion iOS app (DND iOS), you can receive physical access alerts on your iPhone and respond to them in real time. You need to download Do Not Disturb Companion from AppStore. The DND macOS app is free to download and use. There are a few ways to enable Do Not Disturb. One of the quickest—and my favorite—is to hold down the Option key on your keyboard and click the Notification Center icon in the top right corner of.
How to set up Do Not Disturb on the Apple Watch App for iPhone
- Launch the Apple Watch app from your iPhone's Home screen.
- Scroll down and tap on General.
- Tap on Do Not Disturb.
- Toggle Mirror iPhone to On.
- You can also turn on Do Not Disturb automatically when you start a workout by toggling Workout Do Not Disturb to On.
There aren't any custom Do Not Disturb settings for the Apple Watch, at least not yet. So if you want to make changes, you'll need to make them for your iPhone as well.
How to manually enable Do Not Disturb on your Apple Watch
- Press the Digital Crown until you get to your watch face.
- Swipe up to bring up Control Center.
- Tap on the Do Not Disturb button.
- In the list that appears, choose a duration for Do Not Disturb.
To turn off Do Not Disturb, repeat the same steps.
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Updated January 2019: This article was updated to include a new screenshot for turning on Do Not Disturb to reflect watchOS 5.
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