Focus automation & lock screen

Hey there Errcaw,

Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.

We want to help you get Focus working in the best way possible for you so your mindfulness experience is the best it can be. Based on how you described the issue, it sounds like this is expected behavior. The way that Focus works, when you open a specific app, it can be set to trigger that Focus to activate. However, once your iPhone is locked, the system perceives that you are no longer actively using the app in question since it's not active on your screen. This then triggers the Focus to be disabled, as you've noticed.

One option for this would be to temporally disable the Auto-Lock feature inside of Settings > Display & Brightness. By accessing that option and setting Auto-Lock to "Never", your iPhone will no longer automatically lock and thus the Focus you're using will not automatically turn off. Once you are done using the mindfulness app, you can simply set Auto-Lock back to your preferred amount of time and should be good to go.

We hope this does the trick for you!

Cheers.