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PingOff

Silence your phone automatically when using selected apps.
New in version 0.3
New in version 0.3

★ Disable DND if screen turns off (if we had enabled it).

New in version 0.2.1

★ Maintenance: Small change for F-Droid build

New in version 0.2

★ Maintenance: Add predictable links to GitLab releases (for F-Droid reproducible builds).

New in version 0.1a

★ Maintenance: Added 7-inch and 10-inch screenshots for store listings.

New in version 0.1

★ Well, everything :) Very first version of PingOff.
PingOff is a simple app that automatically toggles Do Not Disturb based on the apps you use.

Do you like your phone quiet while reading, meditating, or playing a game? Hate getting interrupted by random notifications? Forget to turn on DND and regret it right after?

Then PingOff is the perfect app for you!

PingOff is open source and released under the GPLv3 license[1]. Feel free to browse or fork the code[2].

Required Android Permissions

▸ ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY to change Do Not Disturb mode.
▸ PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS to know which app is currently running.
▸ RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED to automatically start on boot if enabled.
▸ REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS to make sure it keeps working in the background.

Get it
You can download it for free from F-Droid[3].

Translations

Translations are always welcome! :)

The app is available for translation as two projects on Transifex[4]

[1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
[2] https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/ping-off
[3] com.jarsilio.android.pingoff
[4] https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/ping-off and https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/libcommon

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  • Version 0.3 (5) suggested Added on Apr 17, 2025

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • access Do Not Disturb
      Allows the app to read and write Do Not Disturb configuration.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • com.jarsilio.android.pingoff.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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