Beyond helping us drive, Android Auto is an interface designed to take the best out of our Android phones while driving, simplifying the experience for more agile and safer driving. However, using Android Auto can be a dangerous distraction and it can also cost you DGT to penalize you with fines and strip you of points if you don’t use it correctly. But Android Auto has tools to help you in the mission of driving without distractions, like Do Not Disturb mode.
What is Do Not Disturb mode in Android Auto?
If you have Android Auto wireless, it’s pretty handy to have it start automatically when you get in the car. When this happens, your phone usually goes into Do Not Disturb mode.
But you can also set it to have Do Not Disturb mode enabled in Android Auto, a way to Minimize driving distractions on the console resulting from notifications from messaging apps or calls.
If you don’t, the infotainment system via the Google Assistant will sing alerts of what’s happening so you can stay connected abroad, plus previews and even audible warnings. If you choose to disable Do Not Disturbso better keep notifications at a distance.
How it works?
Some notes to understand how it works. With Do Not Disturb mode, you do turn off notifications while driving, also including wizard navigation instructions. This implies having to look at the screen if you are using a map, not a very good idea if what we are looking for is to minimize the risks that involve taking our eyes off the road.
The goal is that notifications from some apps and calls don’t bother us at all, but the messages continue to arrive on the phone, so when we pick it up, we will have everything at our fingertips. Not to be confused with the airplane mode of mobile phones, where what is done is to restrict connectivity so that those updates resulting from communication do not arrive.
If instead of Do Not Disturb mode we limit ourselves to customizing Android Auto notifications
How to activate do not disturb mode in Android Auto?
Now that we are clear on its function and how it affects the notifications we receive from mobile, if you willEnable do not disturb mode in Android Autothen you will have to do this when you are inside your car and with the mobile:
In the application go to Settings (it’s in the side menu) and in ‘car settings‘ > ‘Behavior‘ and now press ‘Enable do not disturb mode‘. To turn it off, repeat the path
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