--- title: This lesser-known Pixel setting will change the way you... description: Google Pixel phones have a lesser-known feature called Rules that automates notification and sound settings based on your physical location or Wi-Fi network.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-lesser-known-pixel-setting-will-change-the-way-you-use-your-phone-wvxao0wnf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This lesser-known Pixel setting will change the way you use your phone | daily.dev og:description: Google Pixel phones have a lesser-known feature called Rules that automates notification and sound settings based on your physical location or Wi-Fi network.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-lesser-known-pixel-setting-will-change-the-way-you-use-your-phone-wvxao0wnf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wVXaO0WNf.png og:image:alt: This lesser-known Pixel setting will change the way you use your phone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This lesser-known Pixel setting will change the way you use your phone **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google Pixel phones have a lesser-known feature called Rules that automates notification and sound settings based on your physical location or Wi-Fi network. For example, you can set your phone to ring only when connected to home Wi-Fi, or vibrate only on work Wi-Fi. Setup takes just a few steps via Settings > System > Rules. For more granular control, Focus Modes (found under Digital Wellbeing) let you filter specific app notifications by time of day, similar to iPhone's Focus feature. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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