Phones
For either Android (Samsung, Pixel etc etc) or iOS, if you have a separate work phone - TURN IT OFF and PUT IT INTO A DRAWER.
Work Profiles
Note: some of the following steps might not be the same on every device - it's about choice!
To pause or turn on your work profile from the Work profile tab:
- Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to the top.
- Tap the "Work" tab.
- At the bottom of your screen, toggle the Work apps switch.
When the switch is off, your work profile is paused. When the switch is on, your work profile is running.
To pause your work profile from Quick Settings:
- Swipe down from the top of any screen and locate the work tile (briefcase icon).
You may need to swipe down again to see all your quick settings. If you don't see the work tile, you can add it if your device supports it by tapping the edit icon at the bottom of the panel. - Tap the work tile.
When the tile is dimmed, your work profile is paused. When the tile is illuminated, your work profile is running.
If you have an iOS phone with a ... um, profile, managed apps (?) - TURN IT OFF
I've tried looking this up but I don't actually see how it all works so you'll have to work out how to do that yourselves - maybe someone can leave instructions and/or links as a comment below.
Syncing
If, for some bizarre reason, you still need (not "want", need) to open your work apps now and again during your holiday break (!) then I suggest you turn off background syncing and then just get the data as and when you "need" it.
- Open your phone’s Settings app.
- Tap Accounts.
- If you have more than one account on your phone, tap the one you want to sync.
- Tap Account sync.
- Turn off the apps you don't want to auto-sync.
Tip: Turning off auto-sync for an app doesn't remove the app. It only stops the app from automatically refreshing your data.
Notifications
OK, you're addicted and truly believe you have to have the work stuff coming at you 24/7 despite the fact that you are on holiday! (do you though, do you really?)
At the very least turn off all the notifications for your work apps/profiles.
Stop the ping noises, get rid of the pop-ups and notifications, and remove the "unread" red labels on the apps. Make it seem like they are on holiday as well but safe in the knowledge that they are truly working in the background when you shouldn't be.
Option 1: In your Settings app
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Notifications > App settings.
- Under "Most recent," find apps that recently sent you notifications.
To find more apps, in the dropdown menu, tap All apps. - Tap the app.
- Turn the app's notifications on or off.
- You can turn off all notifications for a listed app.
- To pick specific categories of notifications, tap the app's name.
Option 2: On a notification
- To find your notifications, from the top of your phone screen, swipe down.
- Touch and hold the notification, and then tap Settings .
- Choose your settings:
- To turn off all notifications, turn off All notifications.
- Turn on or off notifications you want to receive.
- To allow notification dots, turn on Allow notification dot.
Option 3: In the certain app
You can control many app notifications from a settings menu in the app. For example, an app could have a setting to choose the sound that app's notifications make. To make these changes, open the app and search for the settings menu.
Laptops and the like
Look, it's a bit like the phones thing above, just TURN IT OFF and PUT IT IN A DRAWER.
If you use your laptop for personal things as well then just DON'T LOG IN to the work profiles!
Web notifications
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More > Settings.
- Click Privacy and security > Site Settings > Notifications.
- Select the option you want as your default setting.
- Next to "Not allowed to send notifications," click Add.
- Enter the site's web address.
- Click Add.
- Next to "Allowed to send notifications," click Add.
- Enter the site's web address.
- Click Add.
- Allow quieter notification prompts (blocks notification prompts from interrupting you):
- Allow sites to ask to send notifications.
- Click Use quieter messaging (blocks notification prompts from interrupting you). You won't get notifications after you ignore multiple notifications from a site, or if other users typically don't allow notifications from a site.
ChromeOS
If you have a Chromebook with just one profile (!!!??!?) then next to the clock, click the Notifications setting to turn off / on.
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