Google is not disturbing shortcuts for those who hate mode

Once they get used to something, people often oppose the change. Case in point: When Google removed the quick settings tile dedicated to Android’s do disturb mode, many users were in weapons. For those who togles, do not bother many times a day, the tile was an incredibly useful shortcut. Although it is still possible to toggle the mode from quick settings, the process now takes two taps instead of one. Fortunately, Google has heard complaints and is working to bring back the dedicated do not disturb tile.

If you are not the owner of the pixel phone, you may not be familiar with this dispute. The reference stems from the latest pixel drop update, which introduced Android 15 QPR2. This is the second quarterly platform release of Android 15, and a major addition is a feature called ‘modes’. This new mode features allow users to excessive sets, do not disturb the schedule, complete with custom names, icons, activation triggers, performance settings and notification options.

Can make users to accommodate new custom mode, Google does not disturb the tile. Instead of a simple tole, it now opens a panel where users select a specific mode. Do not disturb itself is now listed as one of the three predefined options in this panel, as well as sleeping and driving. As a result, togling is not disturbed through the Android 15 QPR2 update through quick settings, two taps are required: to open a mode panel, and a second don’t disturbs. The modest seems to be modest, this additional step disappoints users who did not require new mode facility and just wanted not to disturb the old one-tap togle.

The unhappy user will be happy to learn that a fix is ​​coming from the change. When digging through the fourth beta of Android 16, I came to know that Google is developing a new, dedicated tile to toggle specifically, not disturbed mode. This new tile looks and works in the same way as Android 15 QPR2 did the original one before introducing the mode panel. Importantly, do not disturb the new dedicated tile With Current mode tile. This means that users can choose to add new dedicated, do not disturb the tile, keep existing mode tiles, use both, or not use in their quick settings.

Although the new do not disturb tile is perfectly functional in beta, I do not know that Google has planned to release it officially. While a rollout in the stable version of Android 16 will be ideal, I suspect that it will happen. Android 16 Beta 4 is the last major beta before launch, and this feature is not yet capable by default. However, it does not seem that Google is the kind of feature that will put back for Google Android 17, so it may come in the first quarter of Android 16 (QPR1). Meanwhile, if you want a dedicated tile not to bother without waiting for Google, you can install this open-source app.