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Android: Received certain calls despite silent mode

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Preparation: add contacts to favorites
Activate the "Do not disturb" function with "Only important"
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Brief instructions: Activate the "Do not disturb" function with "Only important"

Would you like to keep your Android smartphone on mute, but still hear important calls? We'll show you how..

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Would you like to have your Android smartphone muted but still not miss important calls? Then activate the "Do not disturb" function of your Android device, but add exceptions. With the "Important only" option, you can continue to receive calls from your favorite contacts even though your smartphone is otherwise muted. Instructions can be found in the following tips + tricks article:

Preparation: add contacts to favorites

  1. Open your contact list and call up the contact you want to save as a favorite.
  2. Then tap the star in the top right. This will add the contact to your favorites. If you were successful, the star will now be filled in with white .
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Activate the "Do not disturb" function with "Only important"

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the quick start guide .

1st step:

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Pull down your settings . Then tap the " Do Not Disturb " icon.

2nd step:

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You will be redirected to a menu. Here tap on " Only important ".

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Next, tap on " More Settings ".

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Now press the top menu item " Only allow important interruptions ".

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You will now see all the options that you can set as an important interruption . The alarm clock is preset. Here tap on " Calls ".

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A small menu opens . Here you can choose which calls you want to allow . Select " Only from marked contacts ". This means that only calls from favorites are allowed.

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Now you are done . You can pull down your menu again to try it out. The " Do not disturb " icon should now be highlighted in white. In addition, it no longer says " Do not disturb ". Instead, it says " Major Breaks Only ". Important: just switch your phone to "Do Not Disturb" mode and leave your ringtone switched on. Otherwise you will not hear calls from favorites either.

In this article, we will explain to you how you only receive important calls in silent mode on your iPhone..

Brief instructions: Activate the "Do not disturb" function with "Only important"

  1. Pull down your Android menu and press the " Do not disturb " icon.
  2. Select " Only important " in the menu .
  3. Then tap on " More Settings ".
  4. Now select the top menu item " Only allow important interruptions ".
  5. In the subsequent options menu, tap on " Calls ".
  6. A menu opens . There you can select which calls you want to let through despite being muted . Now select " Only from marked contacts ". This means that only favorites can call. Important: You must not also switch the ringtone to "mute" , otherwise calls from favorites will not ring either.

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