How To Turn Off Do Not Disturb On MacBook [Tutorial]
Notifications in macOS are used to keep you up to date with calendar events, emails, messages, and more. But sometimes all those incoming alerts can prove distracting, drawing your attention away from the things you need to be working on.
Fortunately, Apple offers Do Not Disturb, a feature that lets you shut off all those alerts when you need to.
When you need to focus on a specific task, or just need a break from notifications on your Mac, you can turn on Do Not Disturb. You don’t see or hear notifications as they arrive, but they’re collected in Notification Center, where you can view them later.
Do Not Disturb prevents your Mac from inundating you with constant notifications when you'd rather stay focused on the task at hand. It's easy to switch on, and you can customize Do Not Disturb to turn on and off on a schedule or under specific circumstances. You can even choose when Do Not Disturb lets call notifications through.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
do not disturb on MacBook
do not disturb on MacBook Air
do not disturb on MacBook Pro
Do you want to create a more distraction-free environment on your computer? Read on for how to use Do Not Disturb on Mac.
Do Not Disturb is a popular way to reduce distractions on iPhone and iPad and macOS features the same software to stay focused on your priorities. We’ll look at how to toggle the feature on and off as well as how to set up a schedule for the feature to automatically turn on every day.
Launch your System Preferences by going to the Apple menu at the top left of your screen and selecting System Preferences. Click on the Notifications panel and then click on Do Not Disturb in the sidebar. You can then adjust the Do Not Disturb settings and also schedule times for Do Not Disturb to be initiated.
If you would rather manually toggle Do Not Disturb on and off, you can do so via the Mac Notification Center. Click the Notification Center icon in the menu bar (it looks like three bullet points) or swipe with two fingers to the left, starting just off the right edge of the Mac trackpad. Once in the Notification Center, swipe down to reveal a toggle to turn Do Not Disturb on or off.
This tutorial will apply for MacBook Pro, Air, Mini's running the macOS operating system. This tutorial was performed on a macOS Big Sur system.
