Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority
TL;DR The latest version of Google Play Services includes code strings hinting at a new feature to sync Do Not Disturb across Android devices.
The feature will likely live inside cross-device services, alongside Call Casting and Internet Sharing.
The same area may also house Universal Clipboard and task handoff, strings for which were also discovered in our teardown.
Google has been steadily expanding cross-device services on Android, allowing your phones, tablets, and other devices to work better together. Right now, cross-device services on Android enable features like Call Casting and Internet Sharing. Call Casting allows you to move video calls between multiple Android devices, while Internet Sharing enables your nearby Android devices to connect to your device’s Wi-Fi and automatically share hotspot access with them.
Now, we’ve discovered a new cross-device service Google is preparing for Android. While digging through Google Play Services version 26.02.31, we found that Google is preparing to add the long-requested ability to sync Do Not Disturb across devices.
The aforementioned Google Play Services build includes new code strings that point to a system-wide toggle for syncing Do Not Disturb status across your Android devices.
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The feature should be available inside the cross-device services menu, rather than within the standard notification or sound settings. Once enabled, switching on Do Not Disturb on one device should automatically enable it on your other signed-in Android devices as well.
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