New in iOS 12 is the ability to mute all incoming
messages and notifications while you sleep. For this you must combine Do
Not Disturb and the Bedtime Mode. We show you how to do this.
Bedtime mode: sleep
without distraction
Many
people find it difficult to put their iPhone away when they go to sleep. The
WhatsApp messages, interesting articles and videos on YouTube keep on coming. Very
nice of course, but not when you have to go to bed. Fortunately, iOS
12 has a feature that makes it a lot easier to 'dim' such notifications.
Do Not Disturb and Bedtime Mode: that's how it works
1.
Go in the settings menu
to Do Not Disturb, move the switch and do the same at 'Planned';
2.
Indicate what time you
are about to go to sleep and when you usually wake up;
3.
Now move the switch to
the "Bedtime mode" option.
Between the times you have passed, in our example
22:00 and 6:50 hours, you will not receive notifications and notifications. Your
home screen only indicates that the Bedtime mode is active. Of course you
still see what time it is, the date and the status bar.
It is important to note that Bedtime Mode in
combination with Do Not Disturb is not the same as airplane mode. You
break your internet connection, so that no messages and calls can come in. In
Bedtime mode, these messages are simply kept in the background so that you are
not kept busy while you want to go to sleep.
Apple and health
Do
Not Disturb With Bedtime Mode, one of the many innovations in iOS 12 is aimed
at improving digital health. Apple recognizes that smartphone addiction is
becoming an ever more realistic problem, and is trying to do something about
it. Read more about this in the extended iOS 12 review .
