Android 16 fixes the mistake Google made with Do Not Disturb mode
Android 16 brings best of both worlds approach to Do Not Disturb.
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
- Google is bringing back the ability to toggle Do Not Disturb mode with a single tap in the Quick Settings.
- The setting can be toggled off/on by tapping on the icon on the left side of the Modes tile.
- Tapping on the right side of the Modes tile will bring up the menu.
When Google rolled out Modes in the latest Android 15 quarterly release, it also removed the dedicated Do Not Disturb (DND) tile from Quick Settings. This toggle allowed you to switch back and forth from normal mode to DND mode with a single tap. In April, we found evidence that Google was planning to re-add the shortcut to Quick Settings. Now it appears the toggle is back with Android 16, but in a slightly different way.
Google just released Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, essentially a preview of the next Pixel Drop release, this week. The update is bringing a number of changes to Android, like Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design. These changes also include a modified Modes tile in Quick Settings.
