Turn off focus with a shortcut (iOS 16.4)

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Turn off focus with a shortcut (iOS 16.4)

I’d set up a number of shortcuts to turn on different focused, and then set up a shortcut that turned the focus off, effectively sending me back to a Home Screen, where I could then choose between my focuses.

since I updated to iso 16.4 last night, this shortcut no longer works.

I get the error message: ‘this action could not run because a focus named null does not exist on this device.

when I click on the error, it takes me to the shortcut set up, where I have an input of receive any input from nowhere.

then I’ve got turn shortcut input off.

im not sure how it worked before, but it worked fine. Something in the update has stopped it working. How can I set a simple shortcut to turn off my focus?

best I can think at the moment is to make lots of individual shortcuts to turn off each individual focus.

iPhone 14 Plus

Posted on Mar 29, 2023 8:06 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 29, 2023 8:20 AM in response to TigerTedd

Meanwhile, you can select any of your focuses from the Control Center by pressing and holding on the Focus button. You'll get a pop up and you can select your preferred focus. Or, turn off the current Focus by just tapping on the circular picture icon on the focus button.

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Alancito

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Mar 29, 2023 8:17 AM in response to TigerTedd

TigerTedd ~ Please post a screenshot of the relevant portion of your shortcut:

Take a screenshot on your iPhone

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Alancito

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Mar 30, 2023 3:03 AM in response to TigerTedd

TigerTedd ~ Try this (it works for me)...

Shortcuts User Guide for iPhone and iPad

Shortcuts User Guide for Mac

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TigerTedd Author

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Mar 29, 2023 10:45 PM in response to Alancito

also, now I’ve worked out how to post screen shots on here, this is how my set up works (or used to work):

so the buttons here run a shortcut that turns on a focus, which turns on a new home screen with all the apps I need for that focus. Far easier than having to flick left and right for the appropriate screen, as well as all the other advantages of focus.

then when I’m in a focus, each focus Home Screen has the grey focus off button in the corner. Just tap on that to go back to the original Home Screen, and a new focus if need be.

but it’s this grey button that was working before the update, and no no longer works.

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