By sharing your status, your contacts will know that you are not ignoring them intentionally, but you are simply busy. In general, sharing your Focus Status and using the Focus Mode is also healthy. They allow you to focus or relax without the nagging of unimportant notifications.
Share Focus Mode Explained You can choose to allow notifications from certain apps and contacts when setting up Focus mode under Settings > Focus. Tap on a Focus mode and you'll see an option for “Focus Status” which is how to manage whether your current status is shared.
Whenever someone tries to message you, a note will let them know that you have Focus Mode on. They will be presented with the option to notify you anyway or simply wait for you to get back to them. That means that they will still be able to reach you in an emergency.
The Share Focus Status feature allows apps to display a message to the people in order to let them know you have silenced notifications. While using Apple's iMessage messenger app, you might've noticed a warning message “He/She has notifications silenced,” followed by an option to Notify Anyway.
'Share Focus Status' warns people that you're using Focus This means that enabling Share also gives people a way to ignore your Focus mode. Keep that in mind if you definitely need to keep all your notifications muted. If the person you're texting has a Focus mode on, you might see this message.
Still, this concept is not limited to WhatsApp for iOS but it may also be implemented on WhatsApp beta for Android since there is an official API to get the do not disturb status on Android as well.A concept reveals the focus mode status on WhatsApp.
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Availability? | This feature is not available since this is a concept. |
'Share Focus Status' warns people that you're using Focus For example, in Messages, anyone who opens a conversation with you will see a warning that says you have "notifications silenced." They can then send you a text message knowing it'll be muted, or choose to bypass your Focus and notify you anyway.
When "Share Focus Status" is enabled on your iPhone or iPad, anyone texting you will be automatically told you're using a Focus mode. Focus (also called Do Not Disturb) is a mode that mutes notifications and calls. To turn on "Share Focus Status," head to the Focus' settings page and tap "Focus Status."
To turn on the Share feature, you'll need to head to the Focus settings menu.
Here's how to share Focus status in Messages on iPhone:
When the “Share Focus Mode” option is enabled, apps will be able to see that you have notifications silenced. They won't be able to see why you have notifications silenced, and won't be able to share the name of the current Focus mode you are using.
You can choose to allow notifications from certain apps and contacts when setting up Focus mode under Settings > Focus. Tap on a Focus mode and you'll see an option for “Focus Status” which is how to manage whether your current status is shared.
Focus Mode is a relatively recent iOS feature introduced for iOS on Sept. 15, 2021. Its primary purpose is to allow you to curb distractions. The feature is perfect for when you need to concentrate on work, are busy driving, or want to have a quiet night's sleep.