When this happens, you could use the “Share Focus Status feature” option available on your iPhone to update them about what you’re up to.
Apple’s Focus feature is an excellent tool for minimizing distractions and muting notifications. However, it can make your friends feel ignored on occasion inadvertently.
“Share Focus Status” on an iPhone- What does it mean?
With Apple’s Focus function, you can mute notifications from certain applications and individuals depending on your current location or time of day. Nevertheless, if someone persistently attempts to contact you without receiving prompt replies, they naturally become concerned.
The “Share Focus Status” feature is handy in this situation. It enables applications to verify if you have enabled a Focus mode on your iPhone. If so, anyone who messages you will be notified that your notifications are muted.
If there’s an emergency, individuals can select to notify you by tapping Notify Anyway.
Your Focus status is only revealed when a supported third-party application has been authorized to display it and while having the Focus mode active. In the Messages app, your default focus state is shown.
How to Enable Share Focus Status
Enabling the “Share Focus Status” option while configuring iOS’s Focus feature is often overlooked by many iPhone users. However, it only takes a few seconds to activate this setting.
Navigate to “Focus” under Settings.
Make sure to turn on the switch next to Share Across Devices, as it is required for sharing your Focus status.
Please turn on the Share Focus Status option by tapping on the Tap Focus Status and toggling its switch.
You have the option to select which Focus profiles are allowed to share your Focus status by using the Share From feature.
One example of using Do Not Disturb is enabling it during nighttime to avoid interruptions while sleeping.
However, if you wish your contacts to be aware that you have turned off notifications, just switch on the toggle along with the Do Not Disturb option.
How to Disable Share Focus Status
To deactivate your Focus status completely, simply follow the same procedure as above (Settings > Focus > Focus Status) and disable it.
Sharing a Focus status can inform people that you’re occupied, but the “Notify Anyway” option may get exploited by some individuals and cause interruptions.
To avoid this situation, simply specify in the Messages app which contacts should not receive your Focus status.
Start a dialogue with the contact using the Messages application.
At the top of the screen, click on their profile picture.
Switch off the toggle beside Share Focus Status.
Conclusion
Regrettably, few third-party apps other than Apple’s native ones such as Messages endorse the Focus status feature.
However, many applications have introduced comparable functionalities.
Instagram enables you to enable a quiet mode that pauses all notifications and notifies individuals that direct messages will not receive alerts from you.
