How to Sync Focus Across All of Your Apple Devices
In 2021 Apple revamped the Do Not Disturb feature on its devices, pushing it under the banner of Focus. The changes have made the process of filtering out notifications more customizable, even allowing you to set up a custom iOS/iPadOS Home Screen to go with the active Focus.
And like most Apple features, it works seamlessly across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. So, if you’ve found Focus useful, we’ll show you how to make it sync across all your Apple devices.
Which Devices Can You Use Focus On?
Apple’s Focus featureis available on iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS devices, provided they meet the minimum software version requirements detailed below:
If your device is on an older version, you will see theDo Not Disturbfeature in theSettingsapplication.
Syncing Focus Across All Your Apple Devices
The ability to customize a Focus makes it one of the best features on the iPhone. You cancreate a Focus that’s ideal for workoutsor one that surfaces all the apps you need for your job. But having the set Focus sync across your various Apple devices is what makes the experience pleasing, as no device will send an alert that’s out of place.
To ensure that Focus syncs across your Apple devices, you need to ensure all your devices use the same Apple ID. Then, you need to toggle onShare Across Devices. We’ve detailed the steps for that below. Enabling this feature on one device will activate it across all your devices.
On an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
To access your Focus settings and make sure the feature syncs, follow these steps:
How to Share Focus on Your Mac
Accessing your Focus settings in macOS is nearly identical. Here’s what you need to do:
Focus filters—which can determine what information from an app is displayed—do not sync across devices and are specific to the one you’re using.
Use Focus to Keep Distractions at Bay
Focus is a great tool if you want to keep notifications at bay and minimize distractions. Plus, its ability to have a degree of automation and to learn from your behaviors—via on-device intelligence on iPhone—makes it all the more impressive. It’s one of the best features we’ve seen Apple add to its devices in recent years and is one we recommend exploring.
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