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What is Focus Status in iOS 15 and How to Turn It Off

Stop iOS 15 from notifying people when your iPhone is on Do Not Disturb mode.

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
September 23, 2021
in How To's, iPhone

The public release of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is now available to download. If you’ve updated your iPhone to iOS 15 then you must have noticed the new Focus Mode. Well, Focus in iOS 15 is an advanced implementation of Do Not Disturb that takes DND to another level. That said, you may initially find Focus difficult to use since it’s complex and packs a lot of customization options. Moreover, Focus works a lot differently than Do Not Disturb from iOS 14.

What is Share Focus Status in iOS 15?

When you turn on one of the Focus modes in iOS 15, people who message you get to know that you have silenced your notifications. This happens because of Focus Status, an option that allows apps like Messages to notify people when you’re on DND.

Here’s how it works – When someone tries to send you a message, they will see a message that “XYZ has notifications silenced” at the bottom of the app. Regardless of your Focus status, the person can continue to send the message by tapping the “Notify Anyway” option. Note that your DND status is only visible to the sender if you have turned on ‘Share Focus Status’ for a particular Focus.

this person has their notifications silenced on iOS 15
Notifications silenced message in iOS 15

Apparently, the “Share Focus Status” option is enabled by default for any of the existing Focus modes or a new one that you create. Perhaps, there are a lot of users who find this feature or change bothering.

Thankfully, you can stop iOS 15 from telling people when your iPhone is on DND, without having to turn off Do Not Disturb. Let’s see how you can turn off your Focus status on iOS 15.

How to turn off Focus Status in iOS 15

To stop sharing your Do Not Disturb or Focus status with your contacts in iOS 15 on iPhone,

  1. Go to Settings > Focus. focus in iOS 15
  2. Open the Focus mode whose status you want to turn off. You can select a pre-added Focus such as Do Not Disturb, Driving, Sleep, Work, or one added by you. do not disturb focus in iOS 15
  3. On the Focus screen, tap on “Focus Status”. what is focus status in iOS 15
  4. Turn off the toggle next to “Share Focus Status”. how to turn off focus status sharing in iOS 15

That’s it. Now your iPhone won’t notify the people when you have DND on.

Similarly, you can disable Focus status for the rest of the Focus modes if you do not intend to share your Do Not Disturb (DND) status with others.

RELATED: How to enable or disable DND mode in iOS 15 on iPhone

How to turn off Focus status in the Messages app

To disable Focus status for a particular app such as Messages, go to Settings > Messages. Then turn off the toggle button next to “Focus”. Now the Messages app on your iPhone won’t have the permission to read and show your Focus status.

disable focus for messages in iOS 15 on iPhone

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Mayur Agarwal, the founder and editor of WebTrickz, is a tech enthusiast with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications and over a decade of writing experience. His passion for technology and gadgets inspires him to create insightful How To's and troubleshooting guides.

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Comments 16

  1. Nikki says:
    4 years ago

    I have followed all of the steps above and it’s still showing to my friends that I have notifications silenced… Is there any workaround for this?

    Reply
    • Taylor says:
      4 years ago

      Yeah I’m still having the same issue

      Reply
    • Amy says:
      4 years ago

      Goto setting, general, focus….then make sure “share across devices” is OFF….if you do all the other stuff but leave this ON it could mess with it.

      Reply
  2. Dr. Selim Yalvac says:
    4 years ago

    Focus. is a very annoying addition and a good example of how a new version can make it difficult to use one of the most widely used iPhone features. This alone would be a reason to go back to the older version of iOS.

    Reply
  3. JAO says:
    4 years ago

    Thanks so much – I was going crazy trying to turn Focus off! This was simple.

    Reply
  4. Alexis Gold says:
    4 years ago

    Yes same, it still sends the notifications. Is it s a bug?

    Reply
  5. Carol Hopper says:
    4 years ago

    My wife’s iPhone did this last week, hers have stopped. Now mine is doing it. I have followed of these steps. Still doing it. Need an update. So annoying!

    Reply
  6. Steve says:
    4 years ago

    Same issue here. Not disabling.

    Reply
  7. Sonya says:
    4 years ago

    After being up until 3;30am because my dog is in emergency hospital Sleep Focus allowed my friend to “notify anyway” a text early in AM and wake me. Can we not turn off the “Notify Anyway” feature?

    Reply
  8. Crini says:
    3 years ago

    I have that same problem. Followed all above mentioned steps but husband is still getting the focus status messages. Hopefully, an update to fix this is coming soon

    Reply
  9. Caroline Ash says:
    3 years ago

    Try this: go to your messages select a message. Tap on the message badge ( information icon of person who sent message) scroll down, toggle Share Focus status off. I had to do this to all my contacts individually. I hope this helps

    Reply
    • HMail says:
      3 years ago

      Did this for them all…still not working . This is very frustrating.

      Reply
  10. Lise Montrois says:
    3 years ago

    Can’t find focus under settings,general

    Reply
  11. Lyn Dorvel wolf says:
    3 years ago

    What happens when you delete FoCUs. I want to go back the way it was

    Reply
  12. Don says:
    3 years ago

    Focus is the worst ever feature. Give us a way to stop ALL of them and turn this stupid idea.

    Reply
  13. fran says:
    3 years ago

    I’ve tried everything, nothing is working

    Reply

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