Android Do Not Disturb Ineffective !

[Jaizan]

I have Android Do Not Disturb set to come on over night with TOTAL SILENCE as my preferred option.

Yet, I still get notifications at night, with the notification sound. All this used to work OK

Having checked this further:
1 Every time I reboot the phone, the Do Not Disturb settings change from total silence to "priority". How are google permitting this to happen ?

2 My "priority list" has nothing selected. So even if the settings change to priority after reboot, the phone should still not allow an app to make a notification sound.

Yet I still get notification sounds at night. e.g. We Chat

Any ideas how do I fix this ? This used to work OK.

Phone LG G7; Android 9

 

[puppykickr]

I don't have this issue with my 8.1.0, and I always have Priority Only on.
It stays on even after a restart/reboot.

See if that works better for you.

Also, depending on your device, there is a System UI Tuner setting that allows for apps to have 5 levels of notification, rather than only on or off.

Be aware that each edition of Android has a different System Tunuer UI.

From your homescreen, pull down the quick setttings menu by a swipe from the top downward.

Find the little settings 'pinwheel' and touch and hold it for about 10 seconds, until it animates (spins).
You may get a notification that the System UI Tuner has been unlocked.

Now go back to the homescreen and enter Settings.
Scroll down towards the bottom and you will find System UI Tuner.
Inside there, you may find Power Notification Control.

If this is turned on, when you set notifications for an app there will be 5 choices of intensity, and at least one will allow the app notification to override Do Not Disturb (level 5).

Usually a setting of 1 or 2 gives me the peace that I crave.

Your other option is to mute the device when total silence is desired.
Most devices tie the notification and ring volumes together partially, if not totally- so try turning your ringer volume all the way down.

Of course, then you must remember to turn it back up again to hear it ring.

Perhaps there is a simple app that can help more.
This one works well on my 8.1.0 as it allows individual volume types to be scheduled for the desired settings at specific times.


Sound Manager (Volume level scheduler) - https://f-droid.org/app/com.roozen.SoundManagerv2