How the new Focus feature in iOS 15 can help manage your notifications

Date:
Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:00:18 +0000

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The new Focus feature in iOS 15 brings a much better way of managing your notifications - heres how.

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iOS 15 is available to anyone who has an iPhone 6S to an iPhone 13 , and while it may not look fresh and exciting at first glance, theres plenty of refinements to take advantage of once you scratch its surface.

One feature to note is Focus, Apples latest take on redesigning
notifications, but this time you can tailor it to your workflow every day. It can also apply to your home screen on both an iPhone and iPad, alongside muting notifications on your Mac, once macOS 12 Monterey is released.

However, it may be overwhelming in creating a custom Focus profile, so weve created a guide below to help show you how one can be made. How to download iOS 15 Everything you need to know about iPadOS 15 Read our hands on iPhone
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Think of Focus as your own personal planner thats housed within your Apple device, who can tell your contacts that you mustnt be disturbed at certain points throughout the day, while tailoring your home screen to the tasks at hand.

You can create as many Focus profiles as you want, which can be enabled once youre at a certain location, or when an event in your calendar begins, or
when you launch a certain app.

By default youre given the following Focus profiles: Do Not Disturb Driving Sleep Work Personal

You can customize each of these to fit to your schedule, but theyre not all switched on by default, so you can leave them off or delete one if you wish. (Image credit: Apple)

When a profile is enabled, the following can occur, depending on how youve
set one up: Home screen changes Muted notifications Certain apps alert you, while some stay silent Notifies others of your status in Messages and will deliver any incoming messages silently.

Theres plenty of ways that a profile can be enabled on its own which can help your workflow or even for important days youve got coming up. How to create your own Focus

Go to Settings > Focus > Add icon, and you will be brought to a screen where you can choose a pre-set Focus profile, or create a new one.

Choose Custom, and name your Focus. For example weve picked Camera. You can assign a certain icon or color to it to tell it apart from other profiles. (Image credit: Apple)

You can allow one or more people to show notifications when in this Focus mode, alongside anyone who is assigned a Favorite.

This can also apply to apps to show notifications regardless. (Image credit: Apple)

Once youve selected your favorite apps and people, you can customize it further.

The Shortcuts app is baked into this, where you can assign certain commands
or automations into a Focus profile. For this Camera profile, weve told the Focus to switch on when the camera app launches, alongside a home screen change. (Image credit: Apple)

Focus Mode can transform how you use your iPhone or iPad depending on your workflow. You may wake up on a Thursday morning with a different home screen, reminding you that your focus needs to be on a certain task.

Any changes to your Focus profiles apply to the rest of your Apple devices, and soon your Mac once macOS 12 Monterey is released. (Image credit: Apple) 5 new features that iOS 15 brings to your iPhone



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