1. A method comprising: receiving a notification at a device, wherein the notification is received at a current time; retrieving a quiet time window and one or more alert preferences; sensing that an activity has occurred at the device within a time period after the quiet time window, wherein the activity is a communication received at the device; in response to detecting that the device has been moved since the end of the quiet time window, generating an alert at the device, wherein the alert corresponds to the activity; and in response to detecting that the device has not been moved since the end of the quiet time window, inhibiting the alert at the device.