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TL;DR
- Google is engaged on re-adding a devoted shortcut for toggling Do Not Disturb mode from the Fast Settings panel.
- For a very long time, Android let customers shortly toggle Do Not Disturb mode from a Fast Settings shortcut, however this shortcut was changed with Modes within the newest Android 15 quarterly launch.
- The Modes shortcut launches a panel the place Do Not Disturb mode can then be toggled, requiring two faucets for what beforehand solely required one.
Individuals typically resist change as soon as they get used to one thing. Working example: when Google eliminated the devoted Fast Settings tile for Android’s Do Not Disturb mode, many customers had been up in arms. For individuals who toggle Do Not Disturb a number of instances a day, the tile was an extremely helpful shortcut. Whereas it’s nonetheless potential to toggle the mode from Fast Settings, the method now takes two faucets as a substitute of 1. Fortuitously, Google appears to have heard the complaints and is engaged on bringing again the devoted Do Not Disturb tile.
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In the event you don’t personal a Pixel telephone, you may not be accustomed to this controversy. The context stems from the newest Pixel Drop replace, which launched Android 15 QPR2. That is the second quarterly platform launch of Android 15, and one among its key additions is a function known as ‘Modes.’ This new Modes function permits customers to arrange extremely personalised Do Not Disturb schedules, full with customized names, icons, activation triggers, show settings, and notification choices.
To accommodate the brand new customized modes customers can create, Google modified the Do Not Disturb tile. As a substitute of a easy toggle, it now opens a panel the place customers choose a selected mode. Do Not Disturb itself is now listed on this panel as one among three predefined choices, alongside Bedtime and Driving. Consequently, toggling Do Not Disturb by way of Fast Settings after the Android 15 QPR2 replace requires two faucets: one to open the Modes panel, and a second to pick Do Not Disturb. Whereas seemingly minor, this additional step rightly annoyed customers who didn’t want the brand new Modes function and simply needed the previous one-tap Do Not Disturb toggle.
Customers sad with the change will likely be glad to know a repair is coming. Whereas digging via the fourth beta of Android 16, I found Google is growing a brand new, devoted tile particularly for toggling Do Not Disturb mode. This new tile appears and capabilities precisely like the unique one did earlier than Android 15 QPR2 launched the Modes panel. Importantly, this new devoted Do Not Disturb tile will exist alongside the present Modes tile. This implies customers can select so as to add the brand new devoted Do Not Disturb tile, maintain the prevailing Modes tile, use each, or use neither of their Fast Settings.
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Though the brand new Do Not Disturb tile is absolutely useful within the beta, I don’t know when Google plans to launch it formally. Whereas a rollout within the steady model of Android 16 can be splendid, I doubt that may occur. Android 16 Beta 4 is the final main beta earlier than launch, and the function isn’t enabled by default but. Nevertheless, this doesn’t look like the sort of function Google would maintain again for Android 17, so it’d arrive within the first quarterly launch of Android 16 (QPR1). Within the meantime, if you’d like a devoted Do Not Disturb tile with out ready for Google, you may set up this open-source app.