102 PCWorld MARCH 2021HERE’S HOW STOP USING YOUR ANDROID PHONE BEFORE BED
- SCHEDULE DO NOT
DISTURB
Odds are your Digital Wellbeing data shows you
get a lot of notifications—we all do when you
add them up. You can configure Do Not Disturb
to turn on in the evening to reduce your urge to
pick up the phone. This feature is available
through the Sound and Vibration menu on most
phones, but it’s also part of the Bedtime Mode
setup wizard in Digital Wellbeing. I recommend
going through the manual setup, though.
In the Do Not Disturb menu, you can choose
when you want DND to turn on and what you
want it to do. By default, DND silences all
notifications and hides them on your phone. You
can make notifications visible if you prefer, and
you can add exceptions for certain contacts and
apps. If you ever want to activate DND manually,
there’s a button in the settings menu and a much
more accessible toggle in Quick Settings.- GRAYSCALE AND
BEDTIME MODE
We’ve all been there: You were only going to
check a few emails before bed, but it’s
suddenly an hour later and you’re still staring
at the screen. For the most serious phone
addicts, Grayscale display might help remind
you to put the phone down. Again, this
feature is part of the Bedtime Mode workflow,
and it’s not available elsewhere.
With Grayscale Mode, your phone will
gradually
desaturate the
colors as
bedtime
approaches.
This is a subtle
reminder that
you ought to
stop using your
phone and get
ready for bed. If
you enable
BedTime Mode,
you can use that
to trigger DND
and to keep
the screen
dark at night.
Do Not Disturb silences notifications and hides them on your phone. You can
add exceptions for certain contacts and apps.