With Focus, your device automatically
filters notifications based on what you're doing.
You can personalize a Focus for working, driving,
or whatever you want.
In this video, we'll show you how to set up a Focus
and how to use it.
Let's start in the Settings app.
Tap Focus.
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Here you'll see options like Do Not Disturb,
which silences all your notifications by default,
along with Personal, Sleep, and Work,
which you can tap to customize.
If you turn on Share Across Devices,
each Focus is available on all the devices
signed in with your Apple ID.
And when you turn on a Focus on one device,
it's automatically turned on across your devices.
To set up a new Focus,
tap the plus sign in the top-right corner.
Choose a theme or tap Custom to build your own Focus.
Give your Focus a name and choose a color and icon.
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Then tap Next.
Now choose the people you want notifications from
during this Focus.
Notifications from others won't appear
until you turn the Focus off.
Tap the plus sign to add contacts
and tap Done when you're finished.
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Now tap Calls From
to decide which calls will ring on your device.
You can also allow repeated calls from the same person
within three minutes.
When you're done, tap Allow.
If you don't want to hear from anyone,
you can tap Allow None.
Now you can choose which apps you want notifications from
when you're using this Focus.
Tap the plus sign, choose your apps,
and tap Done.
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You can also decide if apps that aren't in the Allowed list
can send time-sensitive notifications,
like Calendar alerts and delivery notifications.
Tap Allow to confirm your choices.
If you tap Allow None,
you can still get time-sensitive notifications
during the Focus.
Now your Focus is set up.
Tap Done to continue.
Next, you can personalize how your Focus works.
When Focus Status is on,
apps like Messages will let people know
that you have your notifications silenced.
You can tap Home Screen
to hide notification badges during the Focus
and choose which Home screen pages to show.
And you can tap Lock Screen to dim your Lock screen
or show silenced notifications there.
To turn your Focus on and off automatically,
you can tap Add Schedule or Automation.
You can choose to start your Focus at a specific time,
in a certain location, or when you launch an app.
Or you can tap Smart Activation
to let your device turn on the Focus based on signals
like your location, app usage, and more.
You'll find an option to delete your Focus
at the bottom of the page.
Deleting a Focus removes it from all your devices.
Now you're ready to use your Focus.
To turn your Focus on any time,
open Control Center and tap Focus.
You can tap a Focus to start it
or tap the More button for extra options.
if you want to edit your Focus, tap Settings.
Otherwise, choose an option.
Let's turn this Focus on for an hour.
If you chose specific Home screen pages
for this Focus,
your other pages are hidden until you turn the Focus off.
Your Lock screen displays an icon
when you're using a Focus.
You can tap it to change to a different Focus
or tap the active Focus to turn it off.
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And that's how you can stay in the moment with Focus.
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