If you've seen "Share Focus Status" buried in your iPhone settings, it's tied to a feature that quietly tells contacts you're ...

For the past 15 years or so, the proliferation of smartphones has completely altered daily life. Being connected to the internet nearly all of the time can greatly increase your productivity.

Let others know when your notifications are disabled. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac It’s possible to share your Focus status with select contacts in iOS and iPadOS 15, so that friends and family ...

The Focus feature on your iPhone and iPad (also known as Do Not Disturb) mutes all your notifications and incoming calls, letting you do exactly what it says: focus. But this won't stop other people ...

Because smart phones, tablets, and computers have become such a major part of our everyday lives, it can be difficult to find time to step away from them. Days are filled with text messages, e-mails, ...

Back in 2021, Apple introduced the Focus feature with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 update that lets you silence certain notifications from apps and people. Whether you’re at work, driving your car, reading, ...

Focus modes are a wonderful way to take back control of your iPhone, preventing work notifications from getting in the way when you want to spend time with your family, for example. Normally, you ...

Focus is an all-new feature on iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey that helps you filter incoming notifications from apps and people according to your priorities and contexts, so you can improve ...

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The Focus feature Apple introduced in this fall’s operating system updates to encompass Do Not Disturb and Driving modes has its detractors, like Macworld’s Jason Cross, who argues it requires too ...

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