Do Not Disturb App Exceptions

Yes, yes yes! This is so much needed, in so many different ways, but here is a specific one - In Israel we have an app by the army that alerts you if rockets are launched to your area. We need this app to always sound an alarm to make sure we go to shelters when under attack. This is a matter of life and death

Yes well it’s clearly something that just NEEDS TO HAPPEN . Matters of life or death , health , security issues , financial matters , important business things . At the moment it appears that NONR of us can use this feature without being exposed to risk of some sort . For you - it’s life or death .

this must be sorted out .

p.s Im sorry that things are out of control again over there for you . This would be something that APPLE could do to help everyone in conflict zones . Dont k is how you get any sleep to be honest . But this would surely help

We absolutely need this function...just this week someone CAME INTO MY HOUSE while I was asleep and I would have been notified had my Ring alerts been allowed to come through. I want the option for exceptions for security and weather at least.

I’d love that capability. My organisation uses the Active911 app to page crew. I’ve had to turn DND off and now I’m interrupted at night by various messages and emails.

It is possible on Android I noticed…

Yes, DND is really basic right now and unfortunately almost useless for me. Not being able to configure which apps are concerned by DND is an issue. When I set the DND mode during my work hours because I need to concentrate I still need a few apps to continue notifying me like Slack. Also, configuring only one time range is not enough. For instance, I would love sometimes being able to set automatically DND on from 9AM to 12AM and from 2PM to 6PM.

Please! My son recently diagnosed with Type 1. I have the Follow app so I can be notified if his sugar goes too low. If I enable the do not disturb, I won't be able to help. This would be a life saving feature while still allowing Apple users to get a good nights rest, but enabling users to be notified in an emergency. Please make this change.

We need this badly. Currently we have a dedicated phone for these purposes. Shouldn't be necessary...

Agreed, I have an Apple Watch that mirrors the iPhone DND settings. I almost didn’t wake up from a low tonight with DND on. I would like a way to override for medical apps such as my CGM (Dexcom).

I also totally agree. We have a medical device and an alarm device that should always alert our phones. I have no idea why Apple doesn’t have a feature for this. It is so important that makes that do not disturb and silent mode useless.

Meygj20 wrote:

I have no idea why Apple doesn’t have a feature for this. It is so important that makes that do not disturb and silent mode useless.

They do have a feature like this. It's up to the app developer to implement it.

This would be great!

So many of us are working from home, now, and my office uses FUZE app for phone calls. Currently, I can't use Do Not Disturb to limit distractions and interruptions from other apps because I would miss work calls. I'd like to enable Do Not Disturb except for FUZE so I could reduce interruptions and distractions and increase productivity at home.

As someone working at a fire department this feature should absolutely be implemented. We use an app that notifies us of calls. While sleeping I want my phone on do not disturb except for any emergency calls that get notified by our app. Thank you Apple!

HayHay820 wrote:

We absolutely need this function...just this week someone CAME INTO MY HOUSE while I was asleep and I would have been notified had my Ring alerts been allowed to come through.

Are you sure you would have heard the alert over the noise the housebreakers were making?

And I don't know why you seriously feel the need to literally reply to every single person to tell them that Apple doesn't read their own support and discussion section, that app developers apparently write code for all their platform apps but check a box to Hide In iOS, and about your AMAZING weather app that does the same thing all other weather apps do.

Scarlet4226 wrote:

And I don't know why you seriously feel the need to literally reply to every single person to tell them that Apple doesn't read their own support and discussion section, that app developers apparently write code for all their platform apps but check a box to Hide In iOS, and about your AMAZING weather app that does the same thing all other weather apps do.

Everyone needs a hobby.... 😉

And, most people don't actually bother to read much more than the original post and the last couple most recent ones.