What is Focus mode?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnder the umbrella of the Do Not Disturb feature, Focus mode allows you silence or limit notifications for contacts and apps according to activity or time of day such as work, weekend, dinner, commute, or exercise\u2014so you can receive email notifications about work all day, but not during dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to set up Focus mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Apple has made the process of setting up Focus more streamlined. You will be prompted to move the the process by the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Go to your iPhone Settings<\/strong> and select Focus<\/strong>. You can go with the all-or-nothing Do Not Disturb, or one of three other suggested Focus options are listed: Personal, Sleep, Work.<\/li>
- Customize the Focus mode with Allowed Notifications<\/strong> (essentially people apps permitted to reach you during your Focus), Time Sensitive Notiifications<\/strong>, and set Focus Status<\/strong> (on\/off).<\/li>
- Next an Options<\/strong> link will appear to help you redirect the silenced notification to either your lock screen or notifications center, along with options to Dim the Lock Screen<\/strong> or Hide Notification Badges<\/strong> on home screen apps. <\/li>
- Next you can hit the back arrow to Customize<\/strong> Screens<\/strong> and link a Home Screen <\/strong>or Lock Screen<\/strong>. Keep reading to learn more about linking a lock screen to your Focus.<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/turn_on_focus-2022-11-21-18_55_24.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMarking specific notifications across any and all apps as \u201ctime sensitive\u201d allows them to come through even though the app is not listed in your focus mode. For example, you may not want to add GrubHub to your work focus mode, but any delivery notifications from the app may be marked as time sensitive in case you decide to order lunch.
Once a focus mode is activated it can be synced across all of your devices and can even be automated (automatically turned on or off) based on perceived activities like driving, gaming, or exercising. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can also share your status so contacts trying to get a hold of you will see you have a focus enabled but won\u2019t see what it is called. And a cool, yet underrated feature is setting up auto-replies for text messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So how can this already amazing feature get any better? Let\u2019s find out\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s new about Focus mode for iOS 16?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Apple wants to make it easier fo ryou to use focus mode. Why? Because they want your mobile device experience to be smarter and increasingly hands-off. Here are some of the improvements to this handy feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Link a Focus mode with your Lock Screens<\/li>
- Set a custom Home Page for Focus mode<\/li>
- Create Focus filters<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/custom_focus-2022-11-21-18_55_17.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nLink a Focus mode with your Lock Screens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once you have customized your Focus, you can link it to your lock screen. Your lock screen is essential to your attention span\u2014with access to the info you need at-a-glance you won\u2019t be tempted to pick up and unlock your phone, making this feature-link a game-changer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two ways to link a lock screen. Long-press<\/strong> on your lock screen and select Focus<\/strong> to select the mode you want to link to the current lock Or, head to Settings > Focus<\/strong>. Choose your Focus and under Customize Screens<\/strong>, select Choose<\/strong>.
Create custom lock screens (also a new feature) and link them to your custom focus modes. During automated focus modes, your lock screen will automatically change according to activity or time of day. Or simply swipe through lock screens to select a preferred focus mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/link_focus-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSet a custom Home Page for Focus mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Now you can customize your home screen for each Focus, essentially selecting which apps you want to see on your phone when in a particular Focus. During a work Focus, you can eliminate distracting or addictive apps such as gaming, dating, or social media from your home screen entirely. You can still retrieve the app, but it won\u2019t be visible on your home screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Create Focus filters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
For each Focus mode, you can apply app or system filters to control accounts, contacts, and power modes. For instance, during evening focus mode, you can opt to receive emails for your side hustle but not your day job by simply choosing which accounts you\u2019d like to get mail notifications from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We hope this article has convinced you try Focus on your iPhone or to dive deeper into the settings to play with all teh customization options. The more you can set up systems to help you streamline your activities, the more productive you will be.And down the line, I hope we can use Siri commands to turn on\/off notification for specific apps in a Focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you have any questions about the Focus mode feature on iPhone or any other Apple devices? Let us know in th comments what you think of this feature on iOS 16!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":84330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-84326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n
The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rocket Yard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"788\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tara Purswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tara Purswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tara Purswani\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e\"},\"headline\":\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\"},\"wordCount\":900,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"iOS 16\",\"iOS 16 Maps\",\"Maps app\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tech Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\",\"name\":\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Rocket Yard\",\"description\":\"Your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"OWC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"OWC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e\",\"name\":\"Tara Purswani\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tara Purswani\"},\"description\":\"Tara is an accomplished content writer. She got her start at Gotham Writer\u2019s Workshop and continued to hone her craft at NYUSPS where she got certified in Copyediting, Proofreading, and Fact-checking. She is a part of the Blade Ronner Media writer's network.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/tarapurswani\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tara-purswani\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/author\/tarapurswani\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","description":"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","og_description":"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.","og_url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","og_site_name":"Rocket Yard","article_published_time":"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":788,"url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tara Purswani","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tara Purswani","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/"},"author":{"name":"Tara Purswani","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e"},"headline":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","datePublished":"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/"},"wordCount":900,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["iOS 16","iOS 16 Maps","Maps app"],"articleSection":["Tech Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","name":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00","description":"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/","name":"Rocket Yard","description":"Your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"OWC","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"OWC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e","name":"Tara Purswani","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tara Purswani"},"description":"Tara is an accomplished content writer. She got her start at Gotham Writer\u2019s Workshop and continued to hone her craft at NYUSPS where she got certified in Copyediting, Proofreading, and Fact-checking. She is a part of the Blade Ronner Media writer's network.","sameAs":["https:\/\/linktr.ee\/tarapurswani","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tara-purswani\/"],"url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/author\/tarapurswani\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pmPaT-lW6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84326"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84556,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84326\/revisions\/84556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nUnder the umbrella of the Do Not Disturb feature, Focus mode allows you silence or limit notifications for contacts and apps according to activity or time of day such as work, weekend, dinner, commute, or exercise\u2014so you can receive email notifications about work all day, but not during dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to set up Focus mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Apple has made the process of setting up Focus more streamlined. You will be prompted to move the the process by the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Go to your iPhone Settings<\/strong> and select Focus<\/strong>. You can go with the all-or-nothing Do Not Disturb, or one of three other suggested Focus options are listed: Personal, Sleep, Work.<\/li>
- Customize the Focus mode with Allowed Notifications<\/strong> (essentially people apps permitted to reach you during your Focus), Time Sensitive Notiifications<\/strong>, and set Focus Status<\/strong> (on\/off).<\/li>
- Next an Options<\/strong> link will appear to help you redirect the silenced notification to either your lock screen or notifications center, along with options to Dim the Lock Screen<\/strong> or Hide Notification Badges<\/strong> on home screen apps. <\/li>
- Next you can hit the back arrow to Customize<\/strong> Screens<\/strong> and link a Home Screen <\/strong>or Lock Screen<\/strong>. Keep reading to learn more about linking a lock screen to your Focus.<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMarking specific notifications across any and all apps as \u201ctime sensitive\u201d allows them to come through even though the app is not listed in your focus mode. For example, you may not want to add GrubHub to your work focus mode, but any delivery notifications from the app may be marked as time sensitive in case you decide to order lunch.
Once a focus mode is activated it can be synced across all of your devices and can even be automated (automatically turned on or off) based on perceived activities like driving, gaming, or exercising. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou can also share your status so contacts trying to get a hold of you will see you have a focus enabled but won\u2019t see what it is called. And a cool, yet underrated feature is setting up auto-replies for text messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So how can this already amazing feature get any better? Let\u2019s find out\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s new about Focus mode for iOS 16?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Apple wants to make it easier fo ryou to use focus mode. Why? Because they want your mobile device experience to be smarter and increasingly hands-off. Here are some of the improvements to this handy feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Link a Focus mode with your Lock Screens<\/li>
- Set a custom Home Page for Focus mode<\/li>
- Create Focus filters<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Link a Focus mode with your Lock Screens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once you have customized your Focus, you can link it to your lock screen. Your lock screen is essential to your attention span\u2014with access to the info you need at-a-glance you won\u2019t be tempted to pick up and unlock your phone, making this feature-link a game-changer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two ways to link a lock screen. Long-press<\/strong> on your lock screen and select Focus<\/strong> to select the mode you want to link to the current lock Or, head to Settings > Focus<\/strong>. Choose your Focus and under Customize Screens<\/strong>, select Choose<\/strong>.
Create custom lock screens (also a new feature) and link them to your custom focus modes. During automated focus modes, your lock screen will automatically change according to activity or time of day. Or simply swipe through lock screens to select a preferred focus mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nSet a custom Home Page for Focus mode<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Now you can customize your home screen for each Focus, essentially selecting which apps you want to see on your phone when in a particular Focus. During a work Focus, you can eliminate distracting or addictive apps such as gaming, dating, or social media from your home screen entirely. You can still retrieve the app, but it won\u2019t be visible on your home screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Create Focus filters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
For each Focus mode, you can apply app or system filters to control accounts, contacts, and power modes. For instance, during evening focus mode, you can opt to receive emails for your side hustle but not your day job by simply choosing which accounts you\u2019d like to get mail notifications from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We hope this article has convinced you try Focus on your iPhone or to dive deeper into the settings to play with all teh customization options. The more you can set up systems to help you streamline your activities, the more productive you will be.And down the line, I hope we can use Siri commands to turn on\/off notification for specific apps in a Focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you have any questions about the Focus mode feature on iPhone or any other Apple devices? Let us know in th comments what you think of this feature on iOS 16!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":84330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-84326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n
The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rocket Yard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"788\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tara Purswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tara Purswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tara Purswani\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e\"},\"headline\":\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\"},\"wordCount\":900,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"iOS 16\",\"iOS 16 Maps\",\"Maps app\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tech Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\",\"name\":\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Rocket Yard\",\"description\":\"Your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"OWC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"OWC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e\",\"name\":\"Tara Purswani\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tara Purswani\"},\"description\":\"Tara is an accomplished content writer. She got her start at Gotham Writer\u2019s Workshop and continued to hone her craft at NYUSPS where she got certified in Copyediting, Proofreading, and Fact-checking. She is a part of the Blade Ronner Media writer's network.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/tarapurswani\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tara-purswani\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/author\/tarapurswani\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","description":"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","og_description":"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.","og_url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","og_site_name":"Rocket Yard","article_published_time":"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":788,"url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tara Purswani","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tara Purswani","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/"},"author":{"name":"Tara Purswani","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e"},"headline":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","datePublished":"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/"},"wordCount":900,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["iOS 16","iOS 16 Maps","Maps app"],"articleSection":["Tech Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/","name":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-11-22T15:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-21T19:40:15+00:00","description":"Haven\u2019t mastered focus mode on your iPhone yet? Apple has redesigned Focus Mode for iOS 16, and it\u2019s much easier to set up.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/84326-the-ios-16-guide-focus-mode-improves\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The iOS 16 Guide: Focus Mode Improves"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/","name":"Rocket Yard","description":"Your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"OWC","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"OWC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c8544914056e1da26947afe16320d46e","name":"Tara Purswani","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40f3d48af57fa26e9ddabe931b38d78d864f9f5bd2f414c48215174fc04ffe89?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tara Purswani"},"description":"Tara is an accomplished content writer. She got her start at Gotham Writer\u2019s Workshop and continued to hone her craft at NYUSPS where she got certified in Copyediting, Proofreading, and Fact-checking. She is a part of the Blade Ronner Media writer's network.","sameAs":["https:\/\/linktr.ee\/tarapurswani","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tara-purswani\/"],"url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/author\/tarapurswani\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/focus_header-2022-11-21-18_55_21.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pmPaT-lW6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84326"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84556,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84326\/revisions\/84556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Customize the Focus mode with Allowed Notifications<\/strong> (essentially people apps permitted to reach you during your Focus), Time Sensitive Notiifications<\/strong>, and set Focus Status<\/strong> (on\/off).<\/li>