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Focus: Do Texts and Phone Calls Only Go Through From Allowed Contacts When the Messages App and Phone App are Allowed?

When I set up a custom focus and add contacts who I want to receive notifications from, will I only get texts and phone calls from the contacts that I have allowed if I allow the messages app and the phone app, or will I get texts and phone calls from everyone? I read the Use Focus guide from Apple, and under the section Customize settings from Home Screen there’s a picture of a Focus that has been set up. A woman has been allowed as a contact, and the messages app and phone app are allowed too. My question is with this setup, would texts and phone calls only come through from this woman, or would texts and phone calls come through from all the contacts? Here’s the link for the Use Focus Guide. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212608

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 3:43 PM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2021 10:55 PM

If Messages is an allowed app in Focus, all notifications from the Messages app will come through. If you only want to receive notifications from one person, you should remove Messages from allowed apps and only have that person in allowed contacts.

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Focus: Do Texts and Phone Calls Only Go Through From Allowed Contacts When the Messages App and Phone App are Allowed?

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