Google's decision to remove Silent Mode from the stock Android 5.0 Lollipop update left millions of people feeling perplexed and confused. The trusty Silent Mode was replaced with 'No interruption' mode, which flat out switched off all notifications on your phone - from alarms to the LED light. Now, Android 5.1 makes some amends by giving you more control over the Interruptions system, bringing it more in line with the Silent Mode of yore (and most other phones out there).
In Android Lollipop 5.1, on the volume screen (accessed by pressing the volume rocker) you will now be able to tell the 'interruptions' system to work until the time of your next alarm. To do this, tap None or Priority, then select Until your downtime ends or Until next alarm. Note that your alarm has to be set for within the next 12 hours for it to appear as an option.
This goes some way to redeeming Google for its gaffe of removing Silent Mode in Lollipop in the first place, but it still doesn't feel as convenient as just being able to hold the Volume Down button on your phone until it enters Silent Mode.
Is this solution satisfactory for you stock Android owners out there, or should Google roll back to the original Silent Mode? Is there anyone out there who actually likes the Interruptions system? We want to hear from you.
I'm sorry I have to say this, but this is an ugly patch. One thing is the amount of notifications you want to receive, another thing is the volume of the phone. I want all my notifications, in volume 0. I don't care about the stupid modes, keep them if you want, but why the hell there is no volume 0 anymore? Does it makes any harm? I always had my mobile on silence and this last months I just feel I took the wrong choice with Google and I strongly recommend people not to purchase a nexus device until they fix this.
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Google's decision to remove Silent Mode from the stock Android 5.0 Lollipop update left millions of people feeling perplexed and confused. The trusty Silent Mode was replaced with 'No interruption' mode, which flat out switched off all notifications on your phone - from alarms to the LED light. Now, Android 5.1 makes some amends by giving you more control over the Interruptions system, bringing it more in line with the Silent Mode of YORE (and most other phones out there).
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2 weeks ago LinkThanks for flagging this, but 'yore' is the spelling I intended, referring to the Silent Mode of 'the olden days'.
My S5's little update added back silent mode "do not disturb" and it works flawlessly with no issues 🔇
I swear!!! Sometimes I can set it to "until the downtime ends", sometimes it's not even there! Very confusing! 😧😧