Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune for iOS iPadOS and Android Apps

You can now create a quiet time policy for both Android and iOS devices within the Intune Admin center thanks to new features included in the May update to the Intune service (2305). This post explains how to set up the offered configuration and quiet time policy.

The global quiet time settings make it easy to set guidelines for when end users should have quiet time. Administrators can mute Microsoft Outlook email and Teams notifications automatically by utilizing these settings. The purpose of these policies is to restrict the notifications that end users receive outside of work hours.

Date Range and Days of the Week are the two types of quiet time policies that are available for the iOS/iPadOS and Android platforms. Users will be able to concentrate on their tasks without interruptions thanks to this policy, which gives administrators the ability to specify specific times during which notifications will be silenced or restricted.

The ability to set start and end times for the quiet period is one of the main features of the Intune Quiet Time Policy. The precise hours or timeframes during which notifications should be silenced can be defined by administrators. Organizations are able to adapt the policy to their particular work schedules and requirements thanks to this adaptability.

The Intune Quiet Time Policy can help employees achieve a better work-life balance, reduce interruptions during meetings or critical work hours, and increase focus on important tasks by reducing distractions.

Create Quiet Time Policy for iOS/iPadOS and Android

By establishing and assigning the policy, end users can set a quiet time and mute notifications about their jobs. End-user notifications received after work hours can be restricted with these policies. Follow these steps to establish a quiet time policy:

Here’s how you can set up a Quiet time policy in Intune:

• Sign in to the Microsoft Intune Admin Console (https://endpoint.microsoft.com) with your Administrator account.
• Select Apps > Quiet Time > Policies.
• Select Create policy to add a new quiet time policy.

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

The platform is Android, iOS, or iPadOS on the Create a Policy window. Two choices will appear when you click the drop-down menu for the policy type. Based on your needs, choose one of the policy types.

1. Date Range
2. Days of the week

The quiet time policy configuration settings offered by each policy type in this article. This will help you choose the best type of policy to use with Intune to deploy quiet time policies.

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

Date Range Policy Configuration Settings

You can automatically mute Microsoft Outlook email and Teams notifications within the specified range by configuring this policy type.

On the Create a Policy window option, select the policy type as “Date Range“. On the Basics tab of the Create Quiet Time Policy, here you can specify the profile name as Intune Quiet Time Policy – Date Range. Add a brief description of this policy. Click Next.

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

If you select the Date Range policy, it will offer following configuration settings (Range Settings).

1. Start Date and Time: Specify the start date and time to mute the notifications.
2. End Date and Time: Specify the end date and time to mute the notifications.

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

Click Next after adding the quiet time policy’s Scope Tags. You can assign the app protection policy to groups of users on the Assignments page. In order for the policy to take effect, you must apply it to a group of users. Click Next after the Entra ID groups have been added.

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

Review the values and settings you entered for this quiet time policy on the Review + Create page. Click Create to create the quiet time policy in Intune when you are ready.

Create Quiet time Policy in Intune

Days of the Week Policy Configuration Settings

By configuring this policy type, you can set certain days of the week to automatically mute notifications for Microsoft Outlook email and Teams on iOS/iPadOS and Android platforms during specific hours or throughout the day.

When compared to the Date Range policy type, the Days of the Week policy type provides more configuration options. Let’s take a look at the configuration options available when the Days of Week policy type for the Intune quiet time policy is selected.

Create a Policy window, select the policy type as “Days of the Week.“. On the Basics tab of the Create Quiet Time Policy, specify the profile name as Intune Quiet Time Policy – Days of the Week. Add a brief description about the policy. Click Next.

The Days of Week policy has the following configuration settings sections.

1. All-Day
2. Certain – Hours
3. End User Overrides

You can mute notifications throughout the day and select the days of the week using the All-Day configuration setting. Although this setting is optional, let’s examine its features.

All day, mute notifications: Change this setting to “Require to mute notifications for a full day on particular days of the week.” Days of the week: Select one or more days of the week for which notifications must be muted for a full 24 hours after setting this option to Configured.

Select the drop-down next to “Mute notifications all day” to “Require.” The Days of the Week setting will now be shown to you. You can select the days of the week to mute the app’s notifications by clicking the drop-down menu next to it.

When you create an Intune quiet time policy for apps, the following settings are available in the Certain Hours section:

Daily mute notifications: To mute notifications at specific times and on specific days of the week, set this setting to “Require.”

Time of start: Select a start time for muting notifications on specific days of the week at specific times.

End time: Select the time at which the notifications will be muted for a set number of hours and days of the week.

Days of the week: Select the days of the week on which notifications must be muted for specific hours after setting the setting to Configured. You can mute notifications for the entire week by selecting any seven days.

Set the options up according to the needs of your company.

The only configuration option in the End User Overrides section is “Allow user to change setting.” When Allow user to change setting is set to Yes, end users can edit their global quiet time settings to make changes to this setting. If you set it to “No,” end users won’t be able to edit their global quiet time settings to change this setting. Click Next after configuring your organization’s quiet time policy settings.

Scope tags are optional, and you may be use them if you want to use. Click Next. On the Assignments section, click on +Add groups to include your Entra ID groups to target the quiet time policy. Click Next. 

Review the QUIET time policy settings for the final time on the Review + Create tab and select Create. This is how you can create a quiet time policy in Intune for your iOS/iPadOS and Android Apps.

View Quiet Time Policies in Intune

After you created a quiet time policy, you’ll see a notification in the top-right corner of your screen: “Policy Intune Quiet Time Policy has been created successfully “.

Administrators can create multiples quiet time policies in Intune based on the requirement, and you can view all of them by going to Apps > Quiet Time > Policies.

Edit an existing Quiet Time Policy in Intune

If you want to make significant changes, you might need to change the settings for the quiet time policy. By editing the policy in Intune, you can modify existing quiet time policies. Users, on the other hand, won’t see the new policies for 24 hours if you change existing ones.

Use these below steps to edit existing quiet time policies in Intune:

• Sign in to the Microsoft Intune Admin center.
• Go to Apps > Quiet Time > Policies.
• From the list of policy, select the Quiet Time Policy you wanted to change, and under Configuration Settings, select Edit.
• After making changes into the policy, click Save to save your changes.

How to delete Intune Quiet Time Policy

If you have an issue with a quiet time policy you created or if you no longer required it, you can easily delete it.

Here’s are few steps how you can delete a quiet time policy in Intune: Intune admin center, go to Apps > Quiet Time > Policies. Select the policy that you wanted to delete and click the Delete button. On the profile deletion confirmation box, click OK to delete the respective policy.

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