Now you could use multiple Focus modes for working, sleeping, reading, and more.
Thats a lot of freedom.
Once enabled, Apple will display the text This person has notifications silenced in the Messages app.
If they want to, your contacts can choose to Notify you anyway.
If nothing else, theyll know why you arent picking up their calls.
Go toSettings>Focus>Focus Profile>Focus Statusand turn on the Share Focus Status feature.
When a Focus is active, youll see an icon displayed there, below the time.
you’re able to do it using Siri.
you’ve got the option to use Siri to disable a Focus as well.
Go toSettings>Focus>Focus Profile>Lock Screenand activate the Show on Lock Screen option.
This is the message that will be sent out when someone tries to reach you when youre driving.
Go toSettings>Focus>Driving>Auto-Replyto change the text.
But if you want to keep your devices separate, youll need to kill the Focus sharing feature.
To do that, go toSettings>Focusand turn off the Share Across Devices option.
One caveat: If you deactivate the feature, it will also stop sharing your Focus status.
Go toSettings>Focus>Focus Profile>Add Schedule or Automationand choose Smart Activation to get started.
Use Shortcuts to create your own Focus automations
Shortcuts and Focus are deeply integrated.
But heres a secret: Focus is also directly supported in Shortcuts Automation.
This means you’re able to create multiple home screens and only show them during a particular Focus.
This could, say, help you avoid entertainment and social media apps when youre working.
To get started, go toSettings>Focus>Focus Profile>Home Screen.
activate the Custom Pages option, choose the home screen pages, and tap the Done.
