With iOS 16, Apple has given you even more control over Do Not Disturb, especially while driving. While driving with Do Not Disturb on, your iPhone automatically responds to any messages with a ...

Driving Focus, previously named Do Not Disturb While Driving, limits iPhone notifications when you're on the road.

The worst thing for your safety and that of others while you’re driving is to interact with your phone, particularly attempting to engage with texting. However, sometimes you want to let people know ...

Are you tired of manually replying to the same text messages over and over again? Do you wish there was a way to automatically respond to certain messages without lifting a finger? Well, you’re not ...

Back in iOS 15, Apple introduced Focus Mode, a feature that expands Do Not Disturb's functionality. With it, you can select which apps can be used during different periods of your day. In addition, ...

iPhone’s Focus mode, which is a supercharged version of Do Not Disturb, gains new contextual abilities with the iOS 16 update. Over the last year, the Focus mode has become an integral part of life ...

When "Share Focus Status" is enabled on your iPhone or iPad, anyone texting you will be automatically told you're using a Focus mode.

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Have you ever seen a little message at the bottom of your iMessage chat that says your contact “has notifications silenced?” This is Focus Status, and they’re using Apple’s updated Do Not Disturb ...

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