Emergency Bypass

I see turning on emergency bypass for a specific contact card no longer works in iOS 15.

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 6:49 AM

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LD150

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Posted on Sep 22, 2021 7:04 AM

You can now specify named people in Settings, Focus

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LD150

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Sep 22, 2021 7:04 AM in response to MadMan816

You can now specify named people in Settings, Focus

MadMan816 Author

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Sep 22, 2021 8:42 AM in response to LD150

Thanks! I noticed that as well but saw it was still an option in the contact card but only works when you add the person in Focus. Guess I’ll go that route. Thanks again!

LD150

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Sep 22, 2021 10:33 AM in response to MadMan816

Let us know how it went, we're all new to it

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