It works as expected on the phone (iOS 16) so at the moment I'm assuming it's a MacOS bug.
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iOS 16 Focus Guide: What's New With Apple's Focus Mode
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Federighi should be shown the door for this nonsense.
What a mess.
What a mess.
From the beginning of time, I just turn off notifications for most apps. Apps need to justify why they need to send me notifications and only send me transactional notifications. So, I have no use for the bulk of this feature. Maybe just focus, presenting and bedtime.
The most annoying part of Focus and Time Sensitive “features” is having to respond to a “Leave on/off” dialog that now pops up “smartly” for you, when you didn’t even ask for it. Features that I didn’t ask for, that purportedly save me from being bothered, are now interrupting me to ask me if I don’t want to be interrupted…
Apple, why don’t you work on something people are asking for, like fixing the Podcasts app?
Apple, why don’t you work on something people are asking for, like fixing the Podcasts app?
How? Explain to me what’s different. I’ve been using DND for years and iOS 15’s seems to be exactly the same.
Just bring back design of iOS 6 - it was beautiful, pleasant for eyes, clear and intuitive.
You can setup watch faces?! That’s sweet! I have an automation to do that for my watch but now I can skip it!
This could potentially turn into a "user profiles" feature with how much customizability they're adding to each "focus mode". Think about it. You want a work profile? Just switch from your home profile. You want a gym profile? Switch. Same concept as having multiple people sharing a device.
iOS has become FAR too complex. Where has the simplicity gene gone?
Hell, I'm just trying to figure out why the 12 mini i just bought has shorter battery life than the first gen SE it replaced.
Yeah, it's getting (slowly) better. Which is good, because Automations have stayed totally crap (imo).
I had an automation that ran when I started a particular Focus mode and put the phone into low-battery mode, just to preserve as much as possible. That option is now part of the Focus mode itself, which saves an automation.
Way too complex
Even on ios 15 i don’t understand if a ‘focus’ will do what i think
I just turn off all notifications on any app that annoys me. I dont have’work’ and’ home’. No point. Keep it simple.
I only found out last week that the switch will only silence things if the phone is locked. /screen off ! Ive been using iPhone since 2010.
Even on ios 15 i don’t understand if a ‘focus’ will do what i think
I just turn off all notifications on any app that annoys me. I dont have’work’ and’ home’. No point. Keep it simple.
I only found out last week that the switch will only silence things if the phone is locked. /screen off ! Ive been using iPhone since 2010.
Not getting all the hate here. You can make it as complex as you want. Or as simple as you want.
The filter functions for mail and calendar on the other hand are, for me, a total lifesaver. Being able to check my personal mail in the evening and weekend without my brain getting back switched on and stressed because of seeing all the work crap is a feature I’ve been wanting for years.
The filter functions for mail and calendar on the other hand are, for me, a total lifesaver. Being able to check my personal mail in the evening and weekend without my brain getting back switched on and stressed because of seeing all the work crap is a feature I’ve been wanting for years.
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Can a focus be initiated on movement patterns of an Apple watch? I hate to be interrupted when peeling carrots.
Focus mode seems not very Apple like. Overly complex, too customisable and extremely confusing.
The tech got in the way of the thing it wants to fix, so this would never have been released under Jobs. He would have wanted a much more intuitive solution.
But instead of Apple figuring out when to notify the user about what, they just gave up and left it to the user to customise everything themselves.
Very disappointing approach. Reminds me of the Siri Shortcuts mess.
The tech got in the way of the thing it wants to fix, so this would never have been released under Jobs. He would have wanted a much more intuitive solution.
But instead of Apple figuring out when to notify the user about what, they just gave up and left it to the user to customise everything themselves.
Very disappointing approach. Reminds me of the Siri Shortcuts mess.
Focus is an incredible feature, but its way too deep for most people.
Switching DND on off is enough for 99.9%
Switching DND on off is enough for 99.9%