Focus is a feature that helps you concentrate on a task by minimizing distractions. When you want to concentrate on a specific activity, you can customize one of the provided Focus options—for example Work, Personal, or Sleep—or Specify which people and apps to allow notifications from during your Focus:People: Tap People, then tap Allow Notifications From. Tap at the top of the screen. You can also silence specific apps by tapping Silence Notifications From instead.Tap Options, then select any of the following: Show silenced notifications in Notification Center instead of on the Lock Screen: Turn off Show On Lock Screen.Hide notification badges on your silenced apps to prevent the distraction: Turn on Hide Notification Badges.Silence calls and notifications: Tap Silence Notifications, then choose Always or While Locked.Dim the Lock Screen during this Focus: Turn on Dim Lock Screen.Intelligently allow important notifications to interrupt you: If you have any iPhone 16 model, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max, turn on Intelligent Breakthrough & Silencing. Any notifications specifically allowed or silenced will always be allowed or silenced.When you’re finished selecting options, tap > Focus, then tap the Focus you want to add filters to.Scroll down to Focus filters, then tap Add Filter.Tap an app, then select the information from that app you want to use during the Focus:Calendar: Choose which calendars you want to show during the Focus.Mail: Choose which mail accounts you want to use during the Focus.Messages: Choose which message conversations you want to see during the Focus—for example, only conversations from people you’ve allowed notifications from during this Focus.Safari: Choose which Tab Group you want to use during the Focus.Tap Add to add the filter to the Focus.
Specify which people and apps to allow notifications from during your Focus:
People: Tap People, then tap Allow Notifications From. Tap at the top of the screen. You can also silence specific apps by tapping Silence Notifications From instead.
Tap Options, then select any of the following:
Show silenced notifications in Notification Center instead of on the Lock Screen: Turn off Show On Lock Screen.
Hide notification badges on your silenced apps to prevent the distraction: Turn on Hide Notification Badges.
Silence calls and notifications: Tap Silence Notifications, then choose Always or While Locked.
Dim the Lock Screen during this Focus: Turn on Dim Lock Screen.
Intelligently allow important notifications to interrupt you: If you have any iPhone 16 model, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max, turn on Intelligent Breakthrough & Silencing. Any notifications specifically allowed or silenced will always be allowed or silenced.
When you’re finished selecting options, tap > Focus, then tap the Focus you want to add filters to.
Scroll down to Focus filters, then tap Add Filter.
Tap an app, then select the information from that app you want to use during the Focus:
Calendar: Choose which calendars you want to show during the Focus.
Mail: Choose which mail accounts you want to use during the Focus.
Messages: Choose which message conversations you want to see during the Focus—for example, only conversations from people you’ve allowed notifications from during this Focus.
Safari: Choose which Tab Group you want to use during the Focus.
Tap Add to add the filter to the Focus.
If you want to focus on an activity that’s different from any of the provided Focus options, you can create a custom Focus.