Auto disable sim outside work hours?

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martyyn

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#299303 27-Aug-2022 13:54

With a dual sim phone is there a setting, or app, to turn one of the sim cards off on a schedule?

I couldn't find anything in the wellness settings (android12) but my wife needs a "set and forget" option to not have anything come through her work number after hours. She can't be doing this manually every evening, morning and weekend.

Bonus points to not disable but send calls to voice mail and not show SMS and email notifications.

Any recommendations ?

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#2960240 27-Aug-2022 16:36

this functionality on iphone is called 'do not disturb' which can be scheduled, quick google shows android has this as well. try googling it. good luck :)

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#2960251 27-Aug-2022 17:11

Do not disturb is for the device as a whole, not each sim card is my understanding.

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#2960252 27-Aug-2022 17:19

You could see if an app like Tasker could do it for you?

Email could be harder as the app will be using mobile data and wifi?

To be honest, this use case is why most people have two phones.

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#2960288 27-Aug-2022 20:33

I think you could create another profile or user and then use an app like Situations or may be Tasker to activate that profile at certain times or when within coverage of particular wifi networks.

I'd be very surprised if it can't be done. I currently don't have a dual sim phone otherwise I'd give it a try.

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#2960300 27-Aug-2022 21:18

rscole86: To be honest, this use case is why most people have two phones.

Have to agree here. I use an app from fdroid called "timeriffic" that mutes/unmutes my work phone outside of hours. Used it for years and have never bothered looking for alternatives.

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#2960348 28-Aug-2022 07:01

My old Nokia E7 pretty well did this out of the box. I don't understand why OEM's don't do this today still. In this day of dual sims why should there be a need to have to carry two phones? That's just dumb. I still think you will be able to get what you want with Situations and setting up another profile.

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#2960655 29-Aug-2022 08:37

I use tasker and these call diversion codes to divert my work sim during certain hours, works great, can divert direct to voicemail or to another number etc.

Then just setup a schedule in tasker or setup a widget and just flick a switch.

https://www.spark.co.nz/help/mobile/manage/mobile-call-features/

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#2960656 29-Aug-2022 08:39

I bought tasker 10+ years ago and never used it.

Looks like I'll be finally installing it !

Thanks all.

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#2960688 29-Aug-2022 10:52

Another option would be Bixby routines. If you have the Good Lock app, use that to get the Routines+ module for Bixby routines, and then you can use the "Touch Macro" option within that to create a Bixby routine that triggers based on location or time. I tried it just now to test it before suggesting it, and it worked fine. A bit clunky but will get the job done.