iOS 7 Do Not Disturb on iPhone 5 & iPhone 4S

iOS 7 Do Not Disturb on iPhone 5 & iPhone 4S
This was originally a concept for iOS 7 from Joshua Tucker, so I hope they do it with iOS 7.

Do Not Disturb vs. Show Banners and Alerts

First, I will begin by explaining the difference between these two. Sometimes their differences can be overlooked and I want to put their “definitions” on the table so to speak so I can move forward with a solid foundation.

Do Not Disturb - A feature on iOS which allows the user to silence any calls and alerts from the lock screen when enabled.

Show Banners and Alerts - A feature on OS X which allows the user to show or hide banners and alerts from the desktop when enabled.

From the core, these two features are starkly different – Do Not Disturb functions only when the device is locked and Show Banners and Alerts only works when computer is in use (by nature of the OS). With that said, the implication of these features is the following:

Do Not Disturb is designed to keep you uninterrupted when you’re not using your device while Show Banners and Alerts keeps you uninterrupted when you’re using your computer.

In simple terms, one serves for when a device is not in use while the other serves while it is in use. That’s a significant difference. When Do Not Disturb is enabled and you’re using your device, it is not in effect. You still receive notifications (banners and alerts) without interruption. Therefore, placing a switch for Do Not Disturb in the Notification Center doesn’t make sense.

Do Not Disturb doesn’t mandate SpringBoard notifications (banners and alerts). Even with it enabled, the device still shows banners and alerts like normal. By placing a toggle in the Notification Center, it makes a false impression on the nature of Do Not Disturb and just adds clutter – it doesn’t make sense.

A logical response to this could be:

“Then why not make Do Not Disturb hide banners and alerts too which would make this feature work in the Notification Center?”

There are many issues with why that wouldn’t be a good solution, especially for users who have it scheduled. Another tack-on suggestion could be:

“Add a Show Banners and Alerts option within Do Not Disturb.”

Although it is an option, it adds more complexity than the user needs to handle. If the user has to think whether that option is enabled before enabling Do Not Disturb then it removes the ease of knowing exactly what you’re doing when you toggle the switch.

Hopefully, you see why I feel that a feature like Do Not Disturb and Show Banners and Alerts are two separate entities and would wreak havoc if placed together.

Via Joshua Tucker

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