Do not disturb feature

I wanted to ask the same question! With activated 'Do-Not_Disturb' I still get sound signals / notifications for Email and SMS!

Which purpose has the Do Not Disturb if I still have to activate the flight mode?

I have the same issue. I expected the feature to allow me to automatically, on a schedule, stop alerts from apps like email.

It's one of my greatest frustrations with apple/iOS that they don't seem to understand at some times of day I might want to hear a phone call and not hear an email arriving or someone sending a Facebook message. Although the random behaviour of the podcast app is coming a close second.

Oh... This is a little more clever than I realised. It seems to work exactly like I expected with one vital difference. The difference is that it only works in locked mode. If your device is locked then you don't get alerts. That's quite clever!

I really don't understand why it's taken so long to add this feature. If not in the first version of iOS it really was all possible once notification centre was added.

Podcasts are still a nightmare though :-)

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Only in locked mode?

Does it make sense?

If I don't wanted to be disturbed I DON'T wanted to be disturbed, locked or not locked!

This solution is so Microsoft and not Apple like!

Surely it does? If I'm sat using my iPad I can use the mute button when I want. When I'm not using the iPad I want it do the right thing without me using buttons or needing to remember to use the button.

There's a difference between periods I don't want to be disturbed because I'm doing something else, talking to people, in a meeting etc and the times I don't want to be disturbed that I know in advance like being asleep in bed.

That said, it really wouldn't hurt to add an option of course. There's also an argument that audible alerts are only ever of use in lock screen of course as when you're using a device you'll see banners or alerts anyway.

Apple are really late to allowing this to be configured.

Yup, you're right.. it do have sound if you using your phone and not on locked mode.. >.<
Do not disturb mode looks like only activated when you locked your screen.. >.<

I agree with you!

Let us hope that there will be soon an update available!

At least I can be sure my phone won't bug me at night. I was so frustrated last night when I got an email notification about 5 minutes after I turned on Do Not Disturb.

Thx!

This does me absolutely ZERO good when I'm sitting in a meeting with my iPad and I dont want notifications while I'm using my iPad. Seems like they put no thought in to this feature. I USE my device. I need my features to work while I'm using it. This feature should behave just as it does on Mountain Lion. What good would "Do Not Disturb" be on my MacBook if it only worked while it was sleeping or while the screen saver was on? Back to using silent and airplane mode. The list of disappointments with iOS 6 continues to grow.

my phone is locked, but do not disturb still is not working!

I too wish it would work when the phone is not locked. There are times, such as using a GPS app or watching a movie/playing a game, that I do not want a call (or text) to come in. Why can't I just utilize "do not disturb" then? No.. I have to have the phone locked to make it work. I hope that Apple makes this correction in future updates.

Just imagine this:

In a Hotel the Do-Not-Disturb Sign at your door is only accepted if you are not in the room!

Mine is not working. I locked my phone and called myself from another # and it still rang! Anyone else having this issue or know how to fix it?

Was the other number in your favorites or marked as able to be received in contacts?

No. It was my personal line at work. I don't have it in my contacts because there is no need for it.