Why does my WP silence alerts when I listen to music via headphones?

[Windows Central Question]

I like to listen to music but I don't want to miss text, mail or call alerts, my WP immediately mutes all alerts. I've looked for settings to change this but can't seem to find any. Not sure which model it is (is a work phone and we call it the guvnor) but It's the net version of the old 1520, like a phablet.

 

[Chintan Gohel]

so when calls come in, you don't hear anything or just don't get the call coming in?

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[MrWhiteman]

The reason is because people don't want constantly interrupted music while using their phone. Imagine texting while listening to music, it would take an hour to hear a 3 minute song, it would drive people nuts

 

[Chintan Gohel]

The reason is because people don't want constantly interrupted music while using their phone. Imagine texting while listening to music, it would take an hour to hear a 3 minute song, it would drive people nuts

but calls would come in fine, right? It does for me

 

[MrWhiteman]

but calls would come in fine, right? It does for me

I think so yeah

 

[Scalmac]

Thanks all I get that people wouldn't want to be disturbed but I would have thought there would be an option to allow it. I actually want to be disturbed as is a work phone and although calls and texts do come thru if I'm not looking at the phone I miss them.