DND mode is a feature that helps many people with their everyday duties. As many people know about that, they want to try this feature.

What for you need to switch on the Do Not Disturb mode

It’s a function that makes sure you don’t see or hear notifications as they arrive. However, they will be collected in your Notification Center so that you can view them later.

How to switch on the DND mode

Apple’s Do Not Disturb mode is a useful mode that can help you not to be distracted from your main goals and increase your productivity. If you want to switch on the Do Not Disturb mode, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should tap on the Notification Center icon located in the top right corner of your screen.

• After that, you will see a drop-down menu displayed.

• Then, you should click on Do Not Disturb. 

• Next, you will see one more drop-down menu will show up with options.

• After that, you should tap on the option that seems you best. You will see a moon icon will pop up on your Menu bar.

• There are four options for Do Not Disturb mode to choose from. These include:

• For 1 Hour
• Until This Evening
• Until Tomorrow
• Always On

How to adjust Do Not Disturb mode times

Some users have a desire to custom Do Not Disturb mode times. To do that, you should head to your Notification Preferences. To do this, you should head to the Do Not Disturb drop-down menu in the Menu bar. If you want to adjust times using System Preferences, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should open System Preferences.

• After that, you should tap on Notifications.

• Then, you should click on Do Not Disturb.
• Next, you should press on the box that says “From…”
• After that, you should fill in the times you want your MacBook to be in Do Not Disturb Mode.
• To complete the process, you should shut down the window. To do that, you should tap on the red x and your settings will be saved automatically.

Enabling the Do Not Disturb mode gives you an opportunity to concentrate on duties or evade disturbing those around you.

How to fix the Do Not Disturb mode isn’t working on MacOS Big Sur

There are two ways to fix that, keep on reading to know more.

The first reason, it may be a bug. Big Sur is visually quite diverse from its ancestor, Catalina, so it can be easy to get confused. You should make sure that the Do Not Disturb mode wasn’t enabled accidentally on your own before you start fixing bugs.

If you want to check that, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should tap on the notification icon in the top right corner of your screen.
• After that, you will see a menu displayed on the top right of which you will see the Do Not Disturb button, which is purple when it’s on. You should tap on. In this way, the feature would be switched off.
• In case this didn’t help or you find the button isn’t purple, it means that it’s a bug.

Kill the Notification Center

The second method is to kill the Notification Center. There are two ways of going at it.

• First of all, you should head to Spotlight (command + space bar) and go to the Activity Monitor.
• After that, you should locate Notification Center on the list. Then, you should tap on it to choose it, and then tap on the X button. In this way, you will switch off DND and fix your notifications.

In case if you’re unable to get to the Activity Monitor, you can reboot the Notification Center through Terminal.  To do that, you should follow the steps which would be mentioned in the section below:

• First of all, you should open the tool using Finder or find it with Spotlight. 
• After you have opened it, there will be a window displayed with commands corresponding the Matrix, which can be rattling if you’re a noob. You should fill in “kill all NotificationCenter” and click on return.
• After you have completed the process above, you should click on enter, since then, DND would be turned off.

All in all, there is nothing difficult in the process.