How to Set Up and Use “Do Not Disturb” in Discord

How to Set Up and Use “Do Not Disturb” in Discord

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Don't know how to stop Discord's endless stream of notifications? We're here to help. This tutorial will show you how to set up and use Do Not Disturb (DND) in Discord.

Why do you need DND on Discord?
Discord is an app designed for gamers to have group voice chats while playing games. Each Discord server has multiple members and many groups within the server itself. If you follow a bunch of different streamers and video game developers, then you're probably a member of every Discord server too.

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Not only do you get notifications from Discord groups, but you also get alerts for direct messages from people and even pings from bots on the service. This means that you can receive hundreds of pings every minute, which can be very troublesome.

That's why you want to set up DND on Discord. Here's everything you need to know about how to reduce the number of desktop notifications you receive on Discord and the barrage of alerts on mobile as well.

How to Enable Do Not Disturb Mode in Discord Desktop Apps

The Discord desktop app is identical on Microsoft Windows, Apple's macOS, and Linux. We will show you several ways to reduce the number of notifications in Discord.

The easiest method is to enable the "Do Not Disturb" status in the Discord app. Open Discord on your computer and log in to your account. Click your profile picture in the bottom left corner of the Discord window next to your Discord account username.

By default, your Discord status will be "Online" (when you're active) or "Idle" (when you've been out of the app for a while). You can select "Do Not Disturb Here" to silence all desktop notifications in Discord. Discord will silence these notifications until you change your status manually.

Note that choosing stealth or stopped status modes will not silence notifications in Discord.

If the default "Do Not Disturb" user status is a little too vanilla for you, you can add some flavor to it by setting a custom status in Discord. To do this, click on your profile picture in the bottom left corner of the Discord window. Then select Set a custom status.

This will bring up a popup, where Discord lets you set a status of your choice. Choose whatever you like from the first two options, which include an emoji of your choice, some text, and when you want to clear your custom status. Then, under the third option (Status), select Do Not Disturb from the drop-down menu. Click Save when you're done.

This is how you can use Discord's set status feature to create a custom DND status for yourself. This functionality has exactly the same effect as the default Do Not Disturb status: all desktop notifications (including text messages and voice channels) will be muted in Discord.

You can even quickly silence desktop notifications if you don't want to change your online status on Discord. To do this, click on the gear icon button in the lower-left corner of the Discord window. This will appear to the right of your username and open Discord settings.

In the left sidebar, select Notifications, which is under App Settings. Disable or enable desktop notifications. This will stop all Discord notifications on your computer.

How to Enable Do Not Disturb for Specific Discord ServersIf you don't want to disable all desktop 

notifications, but only those from specific servers, there is an easy way to do that. In Discord's desktop apps, right-click on any server's icon (you'll see them in the left pane of the app) and select Mute Server. Then choose the duration you want to mute it for, and Discord will pause all notifications from that server accordingly.

You can also change notification settings for each Discord server in the same way. Right-click the server icon and select Notification Settings. Here, you can select which types of notifications you want to receive and even disable mobile notifications for specific servers.

How to Enable Do Not Disturb on Discord Mobile Apps

If you're using Discord on iOS or Android, you can still easily enable Do Not Disturb. Open Discord on your iPhone or Android phone. If you see text messages, swipe right to reveal the list of servers and channels.

Now tap on the profile icon in the bottom right corner and tap on "Set Status." Select Do Not Disturb to enable DND on mobile Discord.

This feature doesn't work as well on Discord mobile as it does on its desktop apps. That's because "Do Not Disturb" is an active status on Discord. When Discord detects that you are offline, the Do Not Disturb status is replaced, and you can start receiving notifications again.

To avoid this issue, it's best to mute the servers and change the notification settings for each server. On Discord for iPhone and Android, you can do this by tapping the Discord icon in the bottom left corner of the screen. This will reveal all the servers in your Discord account.

Tap and hold any Discord server's icon and select Notifications. You can select Mute [SERVER NAME] to disable notifications from that server.

Alternatively, you can enable Do Not Disturb for your smartphone or disable Discord notifications entirely. For example, on an iPhone, you can disable Discord notifications by going to Settings > Notifications > Discord. Now turn off "Allow Notifications."

On Android, you can go to Settings > Apps & Notifications > See All Apps > Discord > Notifications. You can now disable all Discord notifications to silence app alerts. It's worth noting that these steps may vary depending on the version and flavor of Android your smartphone is running.

Enjoy the peace.
Once you reduce Discord's notification overload, the app becomes much more useful. You don't have to feel bothered by useless alerts, and you can finally focus on the groups that interest you most.

With the Discord notification issues fixed, you should check out how to create a custom Discord status with YouTube, Twitch, and more. Don't forget to make the most of Discord's in-game overlay too.