I recently watched a video made 1-2 months ago about how I can change my background based on my focus mode but when I followed all the instructions and set it all up, the automations doesn’t work automatically. I double checked everything but it just still didn’t work. I was wondering whether anyone else had this issue or it was just something related to the latest IOS update.
iPhone 7 Plus
Yeah, I’ve created the automation itself in the shortcut app but I think it’s most likely due to the latest software updates that’s causing it not to work. I’m still messing around with it to see if it works and I’ve concluded that the focus mode automations aren’t automatic. Thanks for reaching out anyways.
Hello TopRiskydisky,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
If we understand your post correctly, Focus automations are not working on your iPhone. We're happy to help!
Did you just set up using the Focus Settings in the Settings app, or did you actually create a shortcut/automation for this function in the Shortcuts application?
Does this work if you test it in a different location instead?
Are you using the Shortcuts app?
Do other shortcuts work?
Specific functions can be achieved using various options in the Shortcuts app. You may just need to experiment to test similar functions in different ways.
Let us know if you have any questions.
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Take care!
Automations for focus modes
