How do you set up home screens for focus modes?

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How do you set up home screens for focus modes?

I don't really use Focus Modes as they don't much pertain to my lifestyle. I don't need a "work" mode or "personal" mode. I would like a "Minimal" mode though.

I created a Minimal Focus Mode on my iPad. This mode has two home screens - one with 6 medium widgets and one with some more widgets and a few apps. No problem there.

The issue is that when I go back to "normal" No-Focus Mode (when I turn Focus off), I'm also seeing these two home screens from Minimal mode. I don't want to also see them in normal no-focus mode but if I remove them from normal no-focus mode they also get removed from Minimal mode.

It seems like iPad requires that you have a normal no-focus mode with ALL the possible focus mode home screens you want then you have to create focus modes to remove the items you don't want on those screens. So, I'd have to have "No Focus" focus mode as a default focus mode. Am I missing something?

This is why it's taken me so long to play with Focus Modes. It's too confusing.

iPadOS 17

iPad Pro, iPadOS 17

Posted on Sep 27, 2023 8:42 AM

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Lindsay_B.

Community Specialist

Sep 30, 2023 12:26 PM in response to Anthony Sbarro

Hey there Anthony Sbarro,

Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities to get some help using Focus.

Focus Home screens allow you to narrow down access to specific apps while Focus is enabled by only allowing that particular Home screen to be visible while Focus is on. This does not mean the Home screen goes away when Focus is turned off, just that it is the only one you can use while in Focus.

You can learn more about that here: Use Focus on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support, and if there are additional options you'd like to see in future iterations of Focus, you can let the appropriate teams at Apple know your feedback here: Feedback - iPad - Apple.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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