Will the alarm work if your Android phone is off or in Do not disturb mode?

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It may be silly to assume that your alarm will continue to work if your phone is turned off, but many phones used to work this way. Actually, some Android devices still do.

Will my alarm work if my phone is off?

Probably not.

Some Android phones offer a feature that automatically turns your phone back on at a certain time if you turn it off before bed. Manufacturers offering this feature vary widely, and it seems to be a dying feature right now. If your phone has it, you can find it in Settings> Scheduled power on and off. It is a pretty good tool if you like to turn off your phone at night.

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Of course, most people don't bother turning off their phones at night before going to bed, Just like in the days of feature phones. Most phones are lucky enough to reboot once a week. Having said this, if you forget to plug in your charger (or your power goes out overnight), your alarm may be a bit worrisome.

Then, although your particular phone model may have a feature that automatically turns the phone on before the next alarm, it won't help if you forget to charge your phone and it shuts off overnight. They will let you wake up alone, which is pretty scary for most of us.

It is also important to note that Android's "silent" settings can be confusing., even though you can turn off the doorbell completely, that just mutes the calls and (maybe) the messages. Para el verdadero modo “silent”, you must use Do Not Disturb, which can sometimes get confusing on Android.

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Will my alarm go off if my phone is in Do Not Disturb mode??

Maybe.

Android offers pretty granular settings when it comes to Do Not Disturb; you can select whether or not to allow alarms on most phones.

To verify these settings, baje el tono de notificación y posteriormente busque el ícono “Do not bother” (you may have to lower the tone twice on some phones). Long press that icon to go straight to your settings.

From there, can determine custom exceptions, how to allow alarms to bypass Do Not Disturb. Verbiage and exact menus may be slightly different depending on your phone manufacturer and Android version, but if this rule is present, will be somewhere in the Do Not Disturb menu.

What about other reminders and timers?

Timers and reminders (calendar events and the like) they do not fall into the same category as alarms on Android. You can specifically choose to allow or disallow reminders or events to bypass the Do Not Disturb setting if you wish.

In this way, You can select to mute calendar events or reminders while Do Not Disturb is on, but still allow alarms, or any combination of the three.

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