Do Not Disturb is good, but...........

**nyc_rock** · 01-01-2013, 04:11 PM

Today's glitch not withstanding, of which I was not effected, I like DND and use it nightly.

i cant though figure out why Apple decided it should only work when the phone is locked. I wake up sometimes and cant immediately go back to sleep. Naturally I pick up my Iphone and start reading something on the web to tire myself out. When an email comes in, I get the notification sound to which I invariably get kicked by my wife. I suppose I could silence my phone at night, but that defeats the purpose of DND, no?

Anybody annoyed by this? Anybody care to take a stab at the rationale?

**kch50428** · 01-01-2013, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by nyc_rock

Anybody annoyed by this? Anybody care to take a stab at the rationale?

Annoyed? No... Why they did it? My guess: if you are actively using your phone, your pre-selected notifications are seen as being desired... and if not, you've always got that mute switch to shut things up.

**nyc_rock** · 01-01-2013, 04:19 PM

Yeah, but if you are actively using the phone you are seeing the notifications come in. I can use the mute switch, of course, but then why do I need DND?