iOS 15’s Focus Mode Helps You Stay on Task

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Apple has long had a Do Not Disturb function that can be activated when you want to mute incoming notifications to avoid being bothered, but with iOS 15, Apple is taking Do Not Disturb to a new level with Focus.

With Focus, you set an activity that you’re doing, such as working, exercising, reading, or spending time with family, and block out the notifications that are unrelated to those tasks. It’s basically Do Not Disturb but with more options for refining what you see and what you don’t see. This guide highlights everything that you need to know about ‌iOS 15‌’s Focus mode.

Accessing Focus Mode

Focus, like Screen Time, lives in the Settings app. It’s grouped up with Notifications, Sounds & Haptics, and Screen Time on iOS.

You can also activate, manage, and create new focuses through the Control Center on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Creating and Editing Focuses

In a nutshell, with any Focus mode, you can select who can contact you and which apps, if any, can send you notifications. Focus mode lets you personalize the people and apps able to contact you based on what you’re doing.

Apple has several pre-made Focus options like Do Not Disturb, Driving, and Sleep, but you can also create your own Focus modes and choose which apps are able to send you notifications.

You can set up different Focus modes for work, personal time, working out, gaming, reading, cooking, or anything else you can think of where you do

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