App to temporarily hide all notifications (text/email/etc)?

[pistache146]

As our family was celebrating Christmas yesterday we were streaming photos to the tv from our phones. I realized that at any time, I was possibly expecting a text message which I wouldn't want my entire family to read.

Is there any kind of app or option to put a pause on any incoming notifications? Something like an on/off switch just to temporarily hold displaying any previews of new texts, messages, or emails in the notification bar.

Both the "Do not disturb" stock feature and the app "No pause" just silences notifications, but the notifications are still visible on the phone when they arrive.

I don't want to enable airplane mode, because I don't want to limit the functions of my phone... I'd still like to be able to view a youtube video, view websites and social media, etc. I just want a "safety net" so that I know people looking at my phone won't read something that's personal to me.

You'd think this would be a pretty useful function - think of all the times you share your phone screen with someone. Sometimes I even need someone to hang on to my phone when I'm driving etc. While most of the times, it's not a big deal, but for those times when you're having a personal/sensitive conversation with someone, it sure would be nice to not worry about it.

 

[Dannydet]

I would just setup a lock screen when ever necessary... I know of no app that could do what you are looking for, other than Tasker, but even that would be an undertaking to create.

 

[Thom]

I use chompSMS and Textra.

chompSMS has the option to turn on/off notifications. The conversation list inside chompSMS shows the start of the most recent message received in that convertion.

I have a profile/task in Tasker that reads incoming text messages out loud. This is great in the car. Incoming messages are read to me and if they are very important I can park the car and respond.

Tasker gets control after the message has been received. There may be an option your carrier has to control message dfelivery before they are sent to the device. You need to check with your carrier to see if they provice that.

For this one ... turn on/off all text message notification in chompSMS.

(chompSMS is a subscription app.)

... Thom

 

[AL AMIN KOUSER]

goto settings>sounds and turn down the notification sound to zero(0). you will get notificatio with no sound and can watch youtube,play music also

 

[pistache146]

I would just setup a lock screen when ever necessary... I know of no app that could do what you are looking for, other than Tasker, but even that would be an undertaking to create.

Hmm.. It's a complicated function? I wouldn't have guessed! It's already easy enough to tell apps to stop sending you push notifications. Why couldn't an app exist that could temporarily stop notifying me?

 

[pistache146]

I use chompSMS and Textra.

chompSMS has the option to turn on/off notifications. The conversation list inside chompSMS shows the start of the most recent message received in that convertion.

I have a profile/task in Tasker that reads incoming text messages out loud. This is great in the car. Incoming messages are read to me and if they are very important I can park the car and respond.

Tasker gets control after the message has been received. There may be an option your carrier has to control message dfelivery before they are sent to the device. You need to check with your carrier to see if they provice that.

For this one ... turn on/off all text message notification in chompSMS.

(chompSMS is a subscription app.)

... Thom

Unfortunately I use Textra, not Chomp. Chomp was giving me issues. But thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Thom]

Textra doesn't have the option. You might want to reexamine chompSMS. (I have no "issues" with chompSMS.)

... Thom