Focus Mode - stop all notifications completely from selected apps?

[Felder71]

I want an "Out of Office" focus mode where I don't see or hear any notifications from Outlook or Teams. In general, it works okay but I've got one issue - I still get notifications shoved to my Notification Center. On the phone, they are hidden so I can kind of ignore them, but they aren't on my watch so I end up seeing them when looking for other notifications. That defeats the purpose if I get notifications shoved in my face. I kind of want to treat this almost like a "vacation" mode. I just want absolutely no notifications at all from these two apps based on this mode and I don't even care if they appear after I turn it back on (I would just go look in the apps for what I missed anyway). Is there any way that is possible (without having to go into Settings and disabling notifications for the time being)?

 

[iStorm]

You can't have Focus Modes block notifications completely.

However, you can do that within these two apps themselves. Outlook and Teams have a "Quiet Time" setting that blocks notifications from coming through. I have mine configured so that I only receive notifications during working hours. New mail or messages sent after hours or on weekends do not trigger a notification. If I go on vacation, then I turn on quiet time 24/7 until I get back.

 

[Felder71]

That is definitely useful to know but kind of a bummer that I need to handle it in two different places. Either way, I appreciate it!