How to turn on do not disturb on apple watch

This was driving me nuts for the longest time - the watch would randomly turn on do not disturb, and I had no idea why. It turns out the Cover to Mute feature (Watch app->Sounds & Haptics) automatically mutes the watch's notifications if it senses you covered the screen (presumably with your hand) after a notification goes off. However, sometimes the screen is covered by something else (shirt sleeve, side of your body, etc) and it does the same thing.

Just a little tip to restore some sanity for Apple Watch users dealing with this!

If you want to keep your Apple Watch from disturbing you with alarms, notifications, or any other sounds, you have no fewer than three different ways to keep it quiet: silent mode, theater mode, and Do Not Disturb. They differ subtly, but all have their place, and are all managed from the same screen.

You control the three quiet modes from your watch’s Control Center, which you access by swiping up from the bottom of any screen. If you don’t see the specific icon you want, either flick the screen up and down with your finger or rotate the watch’s crown.

• “Silent mode” means your watch will not chime or beep but will vibrate. All other functions work normally. Turn it on and off by tapping the bell icon.
• “Theater mode” puts your phone into silent mode and also turns off the display, unless you tap it or press a button. Your watch won’t ping or light up, but it will vibrate. Turn this mode on and off by tapping the comedy / tragedy icon.
• “Do Not Disturb” turns off the haptics, too. You won’t get notified at all — with the important exceptions of alarms and heart rate alerts — and your screen won’t light up when notifications arrive. Turn it on and off by tapping the crescent moon icon.

It’s possible to set up your devices so that turning on Do Not Disturb on your watch will also activate it on your phone (and vice versa).  

• Open the Watch app on your iPhone and scroll down to General. 
• Tap the “Do Not Disturb” menu item. 
• Toggle “Mirror iPhone” to on. This means Do Not Disturb will enable or disable simultaneously on both your iPhone and your watch (and you can control the setting from either device). 

When you pick Do Not Disturb mode, you can choose how long you want it to last: until you cancel, for just an hour, until the evening, or until you leave your current location. If you have an event currently occurring in your calendar, then you can also set Do Not Disturb to last until the end of the event.

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Schedule a time to use Do Not Disturb
• Enable or disable Do Not Disturb
• Quickly turn Do Not Disturb on/off

When Do Not Disturb is enabled, the 

Schedule a time to use Do Not Disturb

1. From the clock screen, press the Digital Crown/Home button then select the 

2. Scroll to and select Focus, then select Do Not Disturb.

3. To schedule a time to use Do Not Disturb, Select Add new....

4. Select From or To. Rotate the Digital Crown/Home button to select the desired time, then select the Checkmark icon to save.

Enable or disable Do Not Disturb

Select the desired scheduled Do Not Disturb time, then scroll to and select the Do Not Disturb switch to turn on or off.

Quickly turn Do Not Disturb on/off

From the clock screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen then scroll to and select the 

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