Can you set a focus for time + location?

[Cunir]

Hi I'm just starting to explore the whole focus thing and I want it to switch from work to personal every time I leave the house. I want work to be 9 to 5, but only at home. But it seems you can either check the time, or the location, but not both. Is there a way around it?

 

[NoBoMac]

Will need to do some Automation/Shortcut coding.

So set the Work Focus to be location based. In Shortcuts, have an Automation for "when Work turns on". In the Automation, make a check for what hour it is:

Action: Format [current date]
    Date Format: Custom, Format String: HH
if Formatted Date is between 9 and 17 then
   Action: Nothing
else
   Action: Set Focus Work Off
end if

And can have a "when Work turns off" Automation: Set Focus Personal On

That said, I've seen, on occasion, where a location-based Focus might re-start its self. On the edges of the geo-fence. So this Focus might fire a number of times a day.

This is an option, definitely others that might work better for your situation. For example, I have a Shortcut that checks to see if I'm at home or not and one of the possible checks is to see if the device is connected to the home wifi.

 

[Cunir]

cheers for the tip, i'll do it like that.
but it does seem like a bit of a faff when they give you options for location and time. maybe they'll make it easier next time round

 

[NoBoMac]

Something that popped into my mind: might want to have an Automation for 1700, turn off Work focus, otherwise might stay active past 1700.