How to enable 'Do Not Disturb' mode while driving on a Pixel phone

Are you driving and are often distracted by incoming messages and notifications that keep popping up on your phone? If you're using a Pixel phone (or stock Android device), you can easily turn on 'Do Not Disturb' mode while driving to avoid potential hazards caused by your phone. phone while in traffic.

How does 'Do Not Disturb' mode work?

In simple terms, 'Do Not Disturb' mode when activated will automatically block unimportant notifications on the device. Of course, this feature can also be set up to automatically block notifications in certain, specific cases. This saves you from having to remember to turn it on and off all the time. For example, from Pixel 3 and up, you can set it up to automatically turn on 'Do Not Disturb' while driving.

However, this feature will not be very useful if you do not customize each specific setting for each situation. For example, there are some useful options where you can fine-tune who in your contacts can still contact you even in do not disturb mode.

How to enable 'Do Not Disturb' mode while driving

First, access the Settings menu on your Android phone by tapping the gear icon on the home screen.

In the Settings menu, navigate to 'Sound', or 'Sound & Vibration', then tap 'Do Not Disturb'.

Look to the bottom and tap 'Schedules'.

You will see a few pre-made schedules on this page such as 'Sleep'. What we are interested in here is 'Driving', check it. Or if this driving option isn't available yet, you can create your own.

Next, tap the gear icon to open the settings for the Driving option.

At the top, click 'Behavior'.

From the pop-up, select 'Turn on Do Not Disturb'.

Now tap on 'Turn on automatically'.

There are several options on this page. If you're always connected to a Bluetooth device while driving, such as your car's infotainment system, click here. Turn on the 'When Connected to Bluetooth' switch and select a device from the list.

Another option is 'When driving is detected'. This feature will use your phone's data to automatically detect when you are driving.

Finally, you can further enable the 'Turn on Bluetooth automatically' option so that your phone automatically turns on Bluetooth when it detects you're driving. This will ensure that Bluetooth devices are always connected while you are driving.

That is all. Hope you are succesful.

David Pac

Update 17 August 2021