Smartphone users can activate smart Do Not Disturb modes

Smartphone users can utilize the ‘Smart Do Not Disturb’ mode to minimize interruptions while ensuring urgent communications still reach them. This feature uses filtering systems to interpret the relevance of notifications, allowing users to prioritize specific calls, apps, and alarms.

To activate this function, users typically navigate to the device settings, specifically under ‘Modes and Routines’ or similar notification filter sections. One available setting allows a call to go through if the same person calls twice within a 15-minute interval. Users can also customize which specific applications are permitted to send notifications, as well as manage media, ringtones, and calendar events.

In addition to technical settings, experts suggest specific behavioral strategies to combat telemarketing and spam. To avoid voice recording risks, users are advised not to answer unknown calls with the word ‘yes’. Instead, providing brief, firm responses such as ‘tell me’ or ‘I am not interested’ may cause automated systems to classify the number as unprofitable, potentially removing the user from active marketing campaigns.