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IOS16 Focus lets people NOT on my ALLOWED still ring/ call my phone.. still!

Why don’t you fix the problem & the bug, Apple, instead of denying that it’s happening to iPhone users? 😡

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Jul 15, 2023 2:45 PM

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Bob Timmons

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Jul 15, 2023 2:49 PM in response to ShnDu

You have posted to a user-to-user site.

We are all users here.......just like you. We cannot answer for Apple.

No one from Apple is here. They won't see your post and will not answer.

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