This feature works like a charm as it helps you stay focused while driving or working and makes people aware that you can’t respond to their texts or calls immediately. However, this feature is limited to iMessage as of now. In this article, we will find out ways to turn on this feature.
What is Share Focus Status?
Sharing Focus Status is very useful to let other people know you are busy doing something. You must go to your default focus mode options to make your Share Focus status functional. You can choose the default focus option such as Do Not Disturb (DND), Personal, etc., as per your choice. For example, here, we have selected the Do Not Disturb Mode. When you turn on DND, all your calls or notifications are silent by default. Now, when you turn on the Share Focus Status on DND, it lets the other Apple users notified that you have turned on the DND only if they text or call you. However, users have an option called “Notify Anyway,” which means they can notify you forcibly only if it’s urgent.
Things to Remember
Now that you know what share focus status is, you need to understand a few key things before using this feature.
You must Sign in with an Apple ID.You must enable Two Factor Authentication.You must have iOS/iPadOS 15 or higher to use this feature.It only works within Apple Devices, meaning Android users can’t see that you have enabled focus mode.
How to Turn on Share Focus Status on iPhone?
Here’s how you can turn on the Share Focus Status on Focus Mode
How to Create a Custom Focus?
As mentioned above, you can use default focus modes like DND, Personal, etc. But, you can also create your custom focus to customize the settings per your needs. For example, if I don’t want to use DND, I can make my custom focus to enable/disable the feature and take more control of focus mode.
Modify Your Focus Mode
While going through the focus mode, you might have noticed the different options like Home and Lock Screen. So, you can also use these features to choose a specific app to display on your home and lock screen while this feature is enabled.
Shortcut Way to Enable Focus Mode
You can access all your default or custom focus modes from the control center. Here’s how to enable it.
Delete Custom Focus Mode
If you want to delete the Custom made focus mode. You can easily do that too. Here’s how you can delete it.
