Mobile phones, an increasing part of daily life as people feel pressure to stay connected, are contributing to traffic deaths, with distracted driving causing nearly 10% of fatal crashes, according to ...

Using the "Do Not Disturb" feature on your phone is helping to reduce distracted driving, according to a new report from AAA.Despite texting bans in almost all 50 states, AAA says distracted driving ...

Cross-device DND syncing may be coming soon ...

The list of features on your smartphone is likely a long one. But there's one most phones have that we want to pay particular attention to here. It's the "do not disturb" feature that can block or ...

You can make exceptions if there are certain alerts you still want to receive. You manage Do Not Disturb options in the Settings app. When you don't want to be bothered, Do Not Disturb is the perfect ...

An estimated 3,240 deaths will be attributed to distracted driving in 2025, according to the United States Department of Transportation. The most common form of distraction? Cellphone use—despite the ...

In 2023, nearly 41,000 deadly vehicle crashes occurred in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Distracted driving was responsible for 8% of fatal collisions, ...

The latest version of Google Play Services includes code strings hinting at a new feature to sync Do Not Disturb mode across ...

Mobile phones, an increasing part of daily life as people pressure to stay connected, are contributing to traffic deaths. "Do Not Disturb" feature could cut phone interactions by more than 40%.