Most of the options for each Focus are the same as Do Not Disturb. For example, to turn on the Driving Focus, select Driving and enable the Driving switch. To set up a specific Focus, select it from the Notifications & Focus menu and enable the corresponding switch. Check the box for Share across devices if you want the Focus settings on your Mac to apply to your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. You can also check the box for Share Focus Status if you want people who try to contact you to be informed when Do Not Disturb is turned on. Otherwise, it will go into effect based on the schedules you created. You can enable Do Not Disturb right away by turning on the Do Not Disturb switch at the top. To remove a schedule, select it and click the minus ( -) sign. Under the Turn On Automatically section, check any schedules you want to enable uncheck any you want to disable. From the list, select an app and click Add.
To create a schedule for a specific app, click the plus ( +) sign and select Add App Based Automation. Select a specific location from the list and click Add. Click Add to finalize.įor a location-based schedule, click the plus ( +) sign and select Add Location Based Automation. Select the days and the times for when you want Do Not Disturb to go into effect. If you want it to turn on at a specific time of day, choose Add Time Based Automation. Click the plus ( +) icon under the Turn on Automatically section to choose time-, location-, or app-based criteria.
Schedule Do Not Disturb to automatically turn on based on certain conditions. Enable Allow repeated calls to let through multiple calls from the same person with the assumption that such calls are an emergency. Here, you can enable or disable Allow time sensitive notifications, which lets through notifications with an upcoming time or deadline, such as an appointment or reminder.Įnable Allow calls from and click the drop-down box to choose between Everyone, All Contacts, or Favorites. To remove an app, select it and click the minus ( -) sign.Ĭlick the Options button to further fine-tune Do Not Disturb. From the list of apps, click the ones you want to add and then click the Add button. Click the Apps tab and click the plus ( +) icon. Next, choose the apps from which you will allow notifications. To remove a contact, select the person's name and click the minus ( -) button. Click the Add button to put the selected contact on the list. Under Allowed Notifications From, click the plus ( +) button, then add anyone you want to include as an exception. Select Do Not Disturb, then pick the contacts from whom you want to get notifications. Do Not Disturb is a general setting for any circumstance, but you can also get more specific and set up notifications for when you're driving, exercising, sleeping, enjoying personal time, or working. By default, the feature offers six different options. Set up Focus from System Preferences > Notifications & Focus, then select the Focus tab.
If the window shows an older version of macOS, click Software Update to download and install the latest version. To check your current OS version, click the Apple icon in the upper left and select About this Mac. Update Your Macįirst, make sure you’re running macOS Monterey 12.0 or higher. So for example, if you turn on the Do Not Disturb setting on your iPhone, it also kicks in on your Mac, and vice versa. Another bonus with Focus mode is that by default the settings sync across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.