How can you set your phone to silent?
From Google Lollipop OS version, mute mode called “No Interruptions”. You will not hear
alarms or other media while in this mode. For Alarm to sound, set your device to “Priority
only”.
How to use
1. From the home screen,
tap Apps ▶ Setting?▶?Sound & notifications tab (if applicable) ▶ Interruptions.
From here you can select Calls and notification option as well as to set options for
Priority only and Downtime.
2. If you set notice restricted mode to All interruptions, the notifications from all apps are
received through sound or vibration according to sound and vibration setting.
3. If you set notice restricted mode to Priority only, only the notices from the apps selected
in app notice setting are received through sound or vibration. In Priority only mode, alarm
is always available.
4. If you want to receive selected notice only from certain phonebook, you can set through
‘Priority only’ menu. For example, if you set the phone as ‘Priority only’ and select
Incoming Call ‘Allow from everyone, then only calls from stored contacts are notified through
sound or vibration, and the calls from other phonebook are switched to mute.
5. If you set notice restricted mode to No interruptions, all sounds including alarm are
switched to mute. In mute state, you cannot change sound and vibration setting.
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