Note Metric can turn on Do Not Disturb when a meeting starts recording and turn it off again at End, so calls show as missed calls instead of ringing in the room. Apple lets apps change Do Not Disturb only through a shortcut, so Note Metric adds one, once.
The easy way is in the app: press Silence calls on the recording screen. Apple's Add Shortcut pop-up appears; tap Add Shortcut, then Note Metric at the top left, and calls go quiet. After that it is one tap, or none with Silence calls when I record on in Settings.
Or add it here, on the iPhone you record with:
The Shortcuts app shows for a moment each time and Note Metric comes straight back; the recording carries on throughout.
Make it yourself
- In the Shortcuts app, tap + to make a new shortcut and name it Note Metric Meeting Mode, exactly that.
- Add If, set to Shortcut Input has any value.
- Inside the If: Set Focus with Do Not Disturb off, then Open URLs with
notemetric://quiet?state=off. - Under Otherwise: Set Focus with Do Not Disturb on until turned off, then Open URLs with
notemetric://quiet?state=on.
What it does and does not do
- A call that rings does not stop a Note Metric recording; only answering it does, as iOS gives the microphone to the call. With Do Not Disturb on, calls do not ring at all.
- Clock alarms still ring in Do Not Disturb and in every Focus, and iOS pauses any recording while one rings. Note Metric keeps everything recorded before and after it, but turn alarms off before a meeting.
- If a meeting ends with the phone locked, Note Metric asks the next time you open it whether to turn Do Not Disturb off.