How to Mute Your IPhone or Android During Vacations
How to Mute Your IPhone or Android During Vacations
You can silence nonessential alerts and calls on your iPhone or Android device for later but still allow designated people and apps to reach you.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article appears mostly accurate based on the provided sources, focusing on the ability to manage notifications on iPhones and Android devices during vacations. The sources confirm the ability to mute notifications and use features like focus modes or work profiles to limit interruptions. There's no apparent bias in the article snippet.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: You can silence nonessential alerts and calls on your iPhone or Android device for later but still allow designated people and apps to reach you.
- Verification Source #1: The Reddit post mentions using a Holiday focus on iOS to stop notifications and hiding them. It also mentions that for Android, you can toggle notifications off for specific apps.
- Verification Source #3: The Reddit post mentions disabling the entire work profile on Android to stop work apps from sending notifications during vacation.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "On iOS, I have a Holiday focus. Stops notifications, and hides my ... For Android it's easy. Apps->choose app->Notifications, toggle it ..."
- Source 3: "When on vacation I disable the entire work profile, so all my work apps stop bugging me on vacation."