How to block notifications when taking photos in Android

With the power of smartphone cameras, taking photos is easy. But announcements may appear at times, such as when preparing for photos.

There is an app that prevents notifications from disturbing when you are taking a perfect picture. This application is free and also easy to use.

To block notifications when using the Camera application

It's annoying when everyone is ready to take a position to take a picture, a notification will appear. Sure, it will only take a second to swipe the message, but sometimes, it may miss a perfect picture.

MacroDroid is an application that allows users to set up different triggers and actions, but for this tutorial, we will learn the steps to turn off notifications when using the Camera application .

1. When launching the application for the first time, click on the 'Add Macro' button in red, then the 'Applications' option.

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2. After clicking 'Applications', 4 options will appear below it. Select 'Application Launched / Closed' . You will see a long list of applications that can be checked, but the option to care here is the Camera app.

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3. To continue, you will need to grant application access. The application will take you to the place where you can access it in the device's settings. After determining the location, touch the back button and you will be taken back to the application.

4. Click the Actions tab to the right of the Triggers tab . Swipe down to the bottom and click on the Volume option . When additional options appear, click Priority Mode / Do Not Disturb .

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5. If 'Do not Disturb' mode is not enabled, the application will ask you to do so. After selecting 'Do not Disturb' , you will need to select which notifications can be displayed. You can choose from the following options: Allow all , Allow Priority Notifications , Block All and Alarm Only .

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6. To save the changes, click the checkmark at the bottom right and name the newly created Macro.

How does the message show up again?

If you don't create another Macro, you'll be in 'Do not Disturb' mode for a while. Again, visit the application's main page and click on the red 'Add Macro' option. Touch the app and again on the 'Application Launched / Closed' option .

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This time, select the Application Closed option and select the camera option from the application list. Select the Actions tab and select the Volume as the previous section. Select Priority Mode / Do Not Disturb , but this time, select 'Allow All' from the options. Click OK and name the Macro. The next time you open the application, you will see two created Macros: One to activate 'Do Not Disturb' mode when opening the remaining Camera and Macro application to close this mode when you are done using it.

These two macros will finally help you take photos without having to worry about interfering notifications. Just remember to create a second Macro to disable 'Do Not Disturb' mode when you finish shooting.

Hope you are succesful.