Do you receive lots of calls or messages frequently on your Apple Watch? Have you registered for a gym or you have started working out recently and you want to be serious about it? Do you wish there was a way to stop all notifications on your Apple watch until you are done with your workout so you won’t be distracted? If you are bothered about such things, today is your lucky day because I’ll be teaching you how to enable workout Do Not Disturb on the Apple watch.
The Do Not Disturb Mode is not a new feature, and it’s currently available on iPhone and Android devices. The Apple watch workout Do Not Disturb turns on automatically when you start working out to keep you focused on your exercise and it turns off when you are done with the workout exercise. The feature is pretty similar to iPhone’s Do Not Disturb While Driving which gets activated automatically when your iPhone detects motion activity that is consistent with driving or when the iPhone is connected to a Bluetooth car stereo system.
What is the Do Not Disturb Mode?
The Do Not Disturb Mode is not a new feature and it’s available on most devices. The feature stops all notifications and alerts from appearing on your screen and stops notification sounds. Does that mean I won’t be able to listen to music when the Do Not Disturb mode is turned on, on my Apple watch? The answer No, you can listen to your favorite songs while you work out but you won’t be interrupted by other notifications while you are working out. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to activate the Do Not Disturb mode on WatchOS 4 and higher versions.
Before I teach you how to activate the Do Not Disturb feature on your Apple Watch, there are two fundamental things you should know about the Apple watch Do Not Disturb mode.
You can set up some contacts that’ll be able to bypass the Do Not Disturb mode. This is really important so you don’t get to miss that very important message from your boss and get sacked.
The Do Not Disturb mode on your Apple Watch (WatchOS 4) can be activated on the watch or it can be activated from your iPhone.
Like I promised earlier, let’s dive into how to enable workout Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch without further ado.
How to Enable Workout Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch
Apple Watch Do Not Disturb can be turned on using your iPhone or Apple Watch. In this guide, I’ll be showing you how to turn this feature on, on both the Apple iPhone and the Apple Watch. To learn how to do that, follow the set of instructions outlined below:
For Apple Watch
To access your home screen, press the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch.
Scroll and find the Settings (i.e., the gear-shaped icon) App. Once you do, tap on it to proceed.
Under Settings, scroll down until you find Do Not Disturb. Once you do, tap on it.
Scroll down and tap on the toggle button next to turn on Workout Do Not Disturb to activate the feature.
If you have gotten to this point, then you have successfully turned on or activated the Do Not Disturb mode on your Apple Watch and you can now enjoy your workout session without interruptions.
You can also activate the Do Not Disturb mode from your Control Center. To learn how to enable workout Do Not Disturb on Apple Watch from the Control Center, follow the set of instructions outlined below:
- Press the Digital Crown to have access to your Home Screen.
- From the bottom of your screen, swipe upwards to access your Control Center.
- Tap on the Do Not Disturb button which is the moon-shaped icon on your Control Center.
You can also manually turn off the feature by carrying out the same steps.
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For iPhone
Do you know that you can also activate the Do Not Disturb mode on the iPhone that your Apple Watch is connected to? If you didn’t, now you do, and to learn how to turn on this feature straight from your iPhone, follow the set of instructions outlined below:
- Go to the Watch app on the paired iPhone device and open it.
- Locate General and tap on it.
- Under General, you’ll find Do Not Disturb. When you do, tap on it.
- Tap on the toggle button next to Do Not Disturb to activate the feature on your Apple Watch from your paired Apple iPhone.
Now, whenever you start working out, the Do Not Disturb mode will automatically start and stop after you have finished working out. If you don’t want that, you always have the option of turning it on and off from your Control Center on your Apple Watch.
At this point, you have now learned various ways to activate and deactivate Apple watch Workout Do Not Disturb.