barding So it seems like this is another thing where Google left aosp behind. The do not disturb mode is kind of both too linited and too complicated at the same time: I simply want to set silent mode without affecting anything else, but dnd mode seems to suppress the actual notifications, without any option to just turn off the sound. Are there any reasonable ways of achieving my goal?
fernlike A quick web search gave me this which sounds like what you're asking for: https://github.com/newhinton/Timed-Silence
barding Ok, so nothing built in anywhere? I'll have a look at that app, but it looks like it hasn't been updated in a while. Sure, this could be functionality that doesn't change or require updates a lot, but in general that's a bit of a red flag for me.
fernlike barding I only know of the options in Settings > Modes, but I'm assuming that's what you meant by "too linited and too complicated at the same time". But if you're fine with proprietary apps there are plenty in Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=silent%20mode&c=apps&hl=en