Do not disturb modes are nothing new, but Microsoft's newest patented feature proposes making it a lot smarter - and potentially more useful



From Techradar:

The inconspicuous mode, spotted by Twitter user Patent Yogi, would detect when a user is in a theater, meeting or other place they'd like their smartphones to shut up, and automatically turn their volume and brightness down. The mode also reportedly would reduce the number of notifications on your lockscreen for when you're tempted to glance at your phone anyway.

  Microsoft's new spin on 'do not disturb' mode actually looks rather useful