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iPhone User Guide

Turn on or schedule a Focus on iPhone

To use a Focus, you can turn it on directly in Control Center, or schedule it to turn on automatically.

Turn on a Focus in Control Center

  1. Open Control Center, tap Focus, then tap the Focus you want to turn on (for example, Do Not Disturb).

    Note: If another Focus is already on, it turns off when you tap the new one.

    👁 Control Center showing the Focus options, with buttons for setting the duration of the Focus options.

  2. To choose an ending point for the Focus, tap 👁 the Do Not Disturb button
    ,     select an option (such as “For 1 hour” or “Until I leave this location”), then tap 👁 the Do Not Disturb button
    again.

    👁 The screen for choosing how long to leave on Do Not Disturb—the options are “For 1 hour,” “Until this evening,” and “Until I leave this location.”

When a Focus is on, its icon (for example, 👁 the Do Not Disturb button
for Do Not Disturb) appears in the status bar and on the Lock Screen, and your status is automatically displayed in the Messages app. People who try to send you a message will see that you’ve silenced notifications, but they can still notify you if something is urgent.

Note: You can also turn a Focus on or off by going to the Settings app 👁 Image
, tapping Focus, tapping the Focus, then turning it on.

Schedule a Focus to turn on or off

You can schedule a Focus to turn on at certain times, when you’re at a particular location, or when you open a specific app.

  1. Go to Settings 👁 Image
    ,     tap Focus, then tap the Focus you want to schedule.

    If a time appears below Set a Schedule, you can tap it to set a schedule for turning the Focus on and off.

  2. Tap Add Schedule, then set the times, a location, or an app you want to activate this Focus.

Note: When you set up a Sleep Focus, it follows the sleep schedule you set in the Health app. To add or edit a sleep schedule, tap Open Sleep in Health. See Add or change sleep schedules in Health. You can also change your next bedtime and wake-up time. See Set an alarm in Clock.

Turn a Focus on or off using Siri

You can use Siri to turn a Focus on or off.

Siri: Ask Siri something like, “Turn on the Work Focus.” Learn how to use Siri.

Turn off a Focus

When you’re finished using a Focus, you can quickly turn it off to allow notifications again. After you turn off a Focus, it still appears in Control Center and can be reused.

  1. Do any of the following:

  2. Tap the Focus that’s on to turn it off.

Delete a Focus

When you no longer need a Focus you set up, you can delete it.

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    .

  2. Tap Focus, tap the Focus you no longer need, scroll to the bottom of the screen, then tap Delete Focus.

If you delete a provided Focus, you need to set it up again by going to the Settings app 👁 Image
 > Focus, then tapping 👁 the Add button
.

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