How to turn on Do Not Disturb in macOS Big Sur


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    The Do Not Disturb area is how you snooze notifications in Big Sur.

    Disabling notifications in macOS is a great help during meetings, whether you’re sharing your screen or trying to avoid being distracted. In macOS Mojave and earlier, you could Option-click the notifications icon in the upper-right corner of the screen to temporarily shift into Do Not Disturb mode.

    In macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple shifted Do Not Disturb into a more sensible location, while still keeping most settings in the Notification preference pane.

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    You can opt for one of several durations or indefinitely (Always On).

    To switch on DND mode:

    1. Click the Control Center in the system menu bar.
    2. Click Do Not Disturb.
    3. Pick an interval: For 1 Hour, Until this evening, until tomorrow, or always on.

    However, there’s an even quicker way that’s not obvious:

    1. Click the Control Center in the system menu bar.
    2. Click the moon icon in the Do Not Disturb section—there’s no feedback that it’s clickable, but it immediately shifts modes.
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    Click the non-highlighting target (indicated by a red arrow I added for emphasis) and Do Not Disturb engages immediately.

    You can also use the scheduling tools previously available in macOS:

    1. Open the Notifications preference pane.
    2. Click the Do Not Disturb item.
    3. Enable any options you want here, including a schedule.

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