what is share focus status on iphone

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"Share Focus Status" is a feature on iPhone that allows apps to detect if a user has enabled the Focus Mode on their device

. When you set up a Focus, you can turn on Share Focus Status so that apps display that you have notifications silenced when people message you

. This feature allows the person contacting you to know that your phone is in a Focus Mode, but it does not reveal the specific type of Focus Mode you are in

. You can customize which Focus options can share that you have notifications silenced

. To turn on Share Focus Status, go to Settings > Focus > Focus Status > Turn on Share Focus Status

. When you share your status in a particular mode, contacts that try to message or call you using apps like Messages will see a " has notifications silenced" with an option to "Notify Anyway" if the contact deems the message important enough