Gear Diary Call Bliss Enhanced iPhone’s Do Not Disturb Feature Now Available photo

I really like the “Do Not Disturb” function that Apple included with their latest release of iOS for the iPhone.  It’s nice to be able to put up a “Stop!” sign without having to deactivate your phone entirely.  But it’s a little bit clunky, honestly.  Wouldn’t be nice if you could filter phone numbers, let some through and others not so much?  Well:

nVariance announces the release of Call Bliss, a simple-yet-powerful app that enhances iOS 6.0’s new “Do Not Disturb” feature by making it easier for iPhone® users to manage who can call them while Do Not Disturb is activated. Wherever you go, Call Bliss automatically ensures callers you want to talk to can reach you — and those you don’t, can’t.

“Do Not Disturb” was one of iOS 6’s most well-received additions. It silences all incoming calls unless the caller is on its “Allowed Callers” list, but doesn’t make it easy to customize or modify that list for different activities and locations.

Call Bliss makes it simple to create groups of allowed callers and activate them with a tap when you want their calls — or deactivate them when you don’t. Even better, it can control which callers can reach you in specific locations, such as home, work, while on the road, or at the golf course.  Call Bliss will also automatically update your Allowed Callers list when entering new places, so you don’t have to lift a finger to be sure the right people can always call you.

Call Bliss is also extremely customizable. Your most important callers, such as a spouse or significant other, children, parents, best friends, and even business partners can be added to Call Bliss’ “Always Allowed” list to ensure they can always reach you.

For times when you want to be left alone, Call Bliss provides a “Blackout Mode” that silences all calls. During times when you want to be sure you can be reached by friends, family and co-workers, its “Open Door Mode” lets calls ring through from anyone in your address book, while still eliminating the annoyance of unknown callers.

Call Bliss makes Do Not Disturb more useful and versatile, and your days more productive and enjoyable. Call Bliss users gain peace of mind knowing they won’t miss important calls, while no longer being bothered by unwanted callers.

Call Bliss is available from the App Store  at an introductory price of US $2.99.

Sound like it might add a little quiet to your noisy world?  Surf on over to the iTunes app store and check it out.  And if you get it, be sure to let us know what you think below!

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Doug is a nerd from way back, falling for a Commodore PET at the age of 15, and never looking back. Riding the nerd wave, he got a Computer Science degree and entered the tech industry at a young age, deciding after a year and a half of front-line phone technical support that he should try something, *anything* else. He settled on technical writing, and has been cranking out documentation for companies like Unisys, SGI, Cisco, Juniper, and many others ever since. He is nothing short of ecstatic to be working for H-P from his home base in Austin.


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