How to hear selected security-camera alerts during DND

A camera app may send many motion updates. Android can often allow the whole app or a category; text matching is useful when only one kind of posted alert should sound.

Use camera and Android settings first

Configure detection zones, person/package detection, schedules and alert types inside the camera app where possible. Then inspect Android's notification categories for that app. If the app offers a dedicated important category, allow it during DND and select its sound there.

When app + text matching can help

If your Android camera app posts a notification containing specific visible text, DND Override can potentially match that notification based on the app/text rule. For example, select the camera app and match wording such as “person detected” while ordinary “motion detected” notifications remain under normal DND behavior.

Exact wording matters. Capitalization can be ignored for literal keywords, and multiple words can use any/all matching. Verify the actual notification on your device before building the rule.

No implied integration

DND Override does not directly integrate with Ring, Nest, Reolink, UniFi, Eufy, Arlo or another security brand. It does not access cameras, video, accounts or cloud APIs. It observes the generic Android notification that a separate app posts after notification access is granted.

Reliability and safety

Not a security system: the app is not certified monitoring equipment, does not summon help and cannot guarantee an alert. Keep the manufacturer's supported alarm and monitoring paths enabled.

For broader home automation notifications, read smart-home alerts during DND. For all-app behavior, see allow one app during DND.