How to use Android 5.0 New Silent Mode

How to use Android 5.0 Priority Mode - There is a lot of odd coverage of Android 5.0 Lollipop and the supposed removal of Silent mode, right now. Some are even wondering if it is a bug in the system, but really it is just a change in how Android deals with notifications; and, in the usual spirit of Android, it is giving users more control over how and when those notifications come through. Now, admittedly, Google hasn't done a good job of explaining this change. This has been a historic fault with Google to not explain changes properly unless there is a big enough fuss made. Luckily, we're here to sort it out for you.

So, it used to be that when you held down the volume rocker on your Android device, the volume would drop, then go to vibrate only, and finally to silent. With Android 5.0, that is no longer the case; but, that doesn't mean that Silent Mode has disappeared. As you will notice when you start lowering the volume on your device, there are new options on that volume settings pop-up for Priority and None. Frankly, this new way seems a bit better, because rather than having to go through lowering your phone volume, then hitting vibrate, then getting to Silent mode; now, you just tap once on Priority Mode, and you're good to go. The way it works now is that Priority is the new Silent Mode, and None is an absolute silence.

Let's run through what you can do with the new options.

1. Normal Mode The standard is to let through all notifications at whatever volume you set.

2. None mode The other end of that spectrum is None, which will silence everything including alarms, so be careful when using this.

3. Priority Mode The real power is in Priority Mode, which is essentially the new Silent Mode. By default, it will silence almost all notifications indefinitely, along with silencing your ringtone. You can also set a timer to automatically turn off Priority Mode. The timer can be set anywhere from 15 minutes up to 8 hours. Of course, that's not all you can do...

4. Priority Mode settings Because this is Android, you get much deeper control over how Priority Mode works. Standard Priority Mode only notifies you on Events and Reminders, which are likely the most important notifications, because you need to be somewhere or doing something. The assumption by Google is that you don't have events or reminders set to trigger while you're sleeping, so this shouldn't cause a problem during those times.

If you want, you can turn this off, or you can also add exceptions for calls and messages.

5. Priority Mode call exception In terms of letting through calls, you can add exceptions for: Anyone, just your Starred contacts, or anyone in your Contacts list.

6. Priority Mode schedule Beyond that, you can also schedule times when Priority Mode should be turned on. The intent here is to silence notifications when you're sleeping, so Google allows you to choose what time Priority Mode starts and what time it ends, as well as what days it will be invoked.

That is Android 5.0 Priority Mode in a nutshell. It's a more powerful version of the standard Silent Mode in our opinion. It's certainly doesn't seem to be a "bug" that Silent Mode doesn't exist on Android phones, because Priority Mode can do the same things and more. We understand that some might find the new interaction methods odd at first, but things are bound to change when you jump from Android 4.x to 5.0, and that's why we're here to help you in learning the new system as fast as possible.

Source : phonearena