How to Use Focus Modes Like a Pro - Tutorial 

This is genius! I don’t know how I was unaware this was even possible. Thanks for the tutorial I appreciate it.

For me as a person with ADHD, this is by far the most valuable productivity hack I‘ve ever seen for iPhone. Thank you so much for this video.

Thanks Tim, I have followed this drom your first video about minimalist screen too. It really works for me. I don't check my phone too much while on work. Always wait your new video Tim. 👍

Fantastic, thanks for making a more step by step video. I setup my phone like this after your first video about a minimal setup, could not be happier. My screen time went down drastically, and I do feel like I am more productive on the tasks at hand.

i do not have the "Get Current Focus" shortcut. I just installed ios 17.4 and restarted and it still does not show up. Any reason why that might be, and what I can do to get it to show up? Thanks

Thanks for this video Quick tip, you don’t need automation to set focus mode on simple condition (time, location,…). You can set this in the focus mode itself

Dude…. I had no idea this was possible so insanely cool.

Thanks for the tutorial bro. No BS, Straight to the point. Keep the good work up!

This video has literally changed my life. I sincerely thank you for putting out this video, as well as some of the other helpful uploads that you've shared, it was extremely concise and aesthetically pleasing. I wish more creators would use the same approach and format. Cheers to you!

Seriously a life changing tutorial for me - newbie to tech and mastering it is my goal - helping to organize the chaos is just so epic! thank you so very much for taking the time to make this!

Thank you! I set up my apps to be within shortcuts folders, so setting everything up with the same icons and colors even between focus modes is SO NICE! I knew there would be someone out there who knew how to do this. Thanks again!

This is dope. I started a focus for weekends with everything turned off + greyscale screen and it’s helped so much.

Thanks for your videos. It's really helped me as an new user migrated from android.

Wow this is amazing. Definitely trying this out

I love putting work mode on at the location of my current Coworking space!

Thanks for the tutorial I appreciate it.

Great vid! Apple really should have a widget for Focus shortcuts built in. Makes so much sense.

Great video. 👍🏻

This was dope thank you

This is outstading. Thanks!!

How would we have the same app like Spotify on different home screens for say Fitness and Driving Focus Modes?

cool Tim! thanks

OMG SERIOUSLY YOUR A LIFE SAVER TY!

Just curious as to where you got those colours for your focus backgrounds? They’re great!

F A N T A S T I C ! I wish you'd done the same for the iPad. Thanks.

Great video. I don’t have an app page shown for drive mode , in the focus setting ..

Genius! What is needed now. Great job! Thank you^ Tim! And I have a question. How do you track the progress of your tasks? I use Apple notes and Apple reminders and would like some kind of visualization like a progress bar, but I didn't find any additions. Other programs have, but such functionality is only in pro versions, and maybe I'm looking in the wrong direction and the problem is in the system itself. I'm not sure. I'll be glad if you answer. Thank you.

Could I please get a link to your iphone wallpaper in the chill mode? it looks breathtakingly beautiful

Tim good day i just want to ask the model of printer you are using thank you for the answer more power to your channel im always watching on your youtube channel thank you

Took me about an hour, but I got this all setup today!

Great video

wow great work! 🎉 i have some tipps maybe: you can put the widget in the sidebar on the left, so you have a lot more space on the homescreen. the automation with your sleep mode you can also setup in the sleep part of health, where you can set different times for the weekend.

Very Nice!

How do you choose “turn focus mode off”? I’m stuck on that second part within the settings

I love your wallpaper. Can you share the source of it

Great tutorial! One question; when I create the chill focus mode the way you explained (I chose an orange background), and let's say I'm currently in the fitness focus mode.. When I switch to chill, the background colour stays on the fitness focus background colour and doesn't turn into the chill mode background colour. It does however change the apps to the chill mode page I selected, just not the colour. Any ideas?

hi can I ask you which app do you use for wallpapers?

Mind if I ask you where did you get the wallpaper?

Is it possible to set up a shortcut using the default wallpaper as a focus shortcut?

Subscribed!

What’s the difference between toggling a focus vs simply turning it on or off?

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!

Please, do it for android as well :D. This video is WONDERFUL and super useful. Thank you!!

Very good video and great tipps. Thank you. :) But one thing i like to mention is that switching to a specific focus mode on a set time is one of the basic functions of focus modes. You don’t need to create an automation for this. :p

I want to set up that my iPhone automatically switches on specific time from vibrate to silent. What is the easiest way to do this? So i want all the notifications and everything, only to vibrate that switches to silent.

Hi great video i there a way to get this on android

So everything is set up and working my only problem is the symbols on each focus are just the general settings icon and a random colour, I’ve selected an icon and colour for each focus and saved but they don’t show up?

Can you activate multiple modes at the same time?

I have iPhone 13 with iOS 17. The menus on my phone do not lot like what you have, so I'm stuck after having cleared my home screen! :(

Amazing video. I just struggle with adding a blank page for sleep mode. How do you add the blank page?

how can u rearrange the order of the focuses?

HOW DO YOU GET THE WIDGET

I just setup this but I didn't see any color option under custom focus setup page

Does this work on specific phones? I’m on the SE 2020 and following along does not give me same options as you…

Hi! I’m not understanding how to create the shortcut for Chill mode. Could you explain it to me please? Thanks in advance!

Can’t set the shortcut switch properly. Please make a details tutorial.

Why does it only allow me to select a lock screen and not a home screen?

can you do this in android?

I think having a distinct Home Screen for each mode can be useful, but how might you be able to include the same app for two different modes? Example, Chill mode is effectively no focus and has its own screen. Drive mode has Google Maps included for obvious reasons. Personally, I frequently refer to Google maps when I have a random idea to look up a type of location (maybe I want to know what “Chinese food” venues are around) but I’m not driving. I wouldn’t want to go into Drive focus for a simple lookup.

There is something like this for android phone like samsung? or an app that can be installed?

Is anyone else lost in the folder portion? Idk how to add the "turn current focus off" part.

Trying to see what’s on the little screen on the little screen on my phone is a challenge. Got to watch this video on big monitor

can't do the if the current Focus has any value turn. current focus off part :(

Can someone teach me how to do the last part for “Chill” focus, i dont understand how to do it.

Hi, did you switch from Obsidian to Apple Notes? On your last video it was Obsidian. May I know the reason since I am exploring which second brain tool would be better for me. Currently using Evernote but pricing became way to steep

Hi thank you for this amazing tutorial! Can I ask you how you did it to get the single note to show on widget? Thanks

I can't figure out how to add "turn current focus off" for chill mode. Any help would be huge.

how did get the same app on multiple screens? like spotify for example was in multiple focuses

When setting up these focus modes does it block out notifications

how do you do turn current focus off? it’s not giving me that option.

How do you have the spotify app twice?

This is a helpful video but could’ve been made a lot simpler. Firstly, you can setup the Sleep Focus to turn on automatically a certain amount of time before your scheduled bedtime. Second, the Drive Focus already has a setting to automatically when connected to your car stereo or when in motion.

It’s not working when I try to create my “chill” mode

it was so simple, why did they ruin it. I stil get messages and phone calls on sleep focus... why?

Nothing is working correctly.. Too bad, well I tried! ...

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Tim, I think you'd be an awesome guest for my podcast. I interview folks who have turned their passion and something interesting into a business. I really like your sticker company and channel. I emailed you :)

You have completely messed up my iPhone screens now with what I can only describe as a video that’s just too short and incomplete. You really need to fully describe what you’re doing to help people.

I’ve been doing this for a while now. On working days I have set up and on my days of I have a certain set up. Even in the times that I need to read my Bible I named quality time with God. After 20:15 I don’t receive notifications and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done

How do you get a blank home screen when setting up these focus modes