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Choose to receive some calls when your Android phone is on silent

FORthe most part, putting your phone on Do Not Disturb or Silent mode is very useful overnight and when at meetings etc. But getting emergency calls or calls from a close family member might be important on occasions. You can choose to get emergency calls or calls from your Favourite contacts if you wish. Or choose if someone rings you twice, then your phone will ring. Just bear in mind that it could ring at an inopportune moment!

Android

Assuming you have your contacts added, you need to ‘Star’ those contacts. 1. Go to the ‘Contacts’ app 2. Go to the ‘Contacts’ section 3. Select the contact(s) that you want to allow to ring even when your phone is on silent. 4. Tap the ‘Star’ in the top right-hand corner Now you now need to edit your Do Not Disturb settings 1. Open the ‘Settings’ on your phone 2. Select ‘Set Do Not Disturb rules’ 3. Select ‘Priority only allows’ 4. In the ‘Call’ section select ‘From starred contacts only’ 5. If you want messages from those contacts to also reach you, in the ‘Messages’ section, select ‘From starred contacts only’ Now when you go to bed at night, you need to make sure you enable ‘Do not disturb – Priority Mode’. 1. Swipe down twice from the top of the phone 2. Located the ‘Do not disturb’ icon and click the text below it to open the ‘Do not disturb’ settings 3. If ‘Do Not Disturb is off’, toggle the little button on the top right-hand corner 4. Select ‘Priority Only’ 5. Select ‘Done’

It’s a good idea to test the system, so put it on Do Not Disturb, then get someone who isn’t starred to ring to make sure it says silent. Then test that a family member can ring.

In the next issue, Lynne will provide tips on receiving calls on an Apple phone with ‘on silent’ selected.

Submitted for I.T. for the Terrified by Lynne Duckett This article is for guidance only, and the opinion of the writer. I.T. for the Terrified it4ttcvh@gmail.com Although we have now ceased our one to one tuition, a number of us will continue with this column under the heading "I.T. for the Terrified" to keep the name alive for the time being

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