Billions of people rely on public transit every day, and if you’re one of them, you know the drill: You step onto a crowded train and immediately turn down the volume so your Reels don’t annoy your fellow commuters. Maybe you also enable Do Not Disturb mode to silence incoming calls and alerts or tweak other settings to settle in. These manual adjustments are a daily ritual for many people, but they may soon be a thing of the past. Google appears to be working on a new Android feature that automatically detects when you’re on public transit and optimize your device settings accordingly.
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