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Original title: "what the heck is the focus mode of iPhone?"

Now we are in the information age, we have to experience all kinds of information bombardment of App every day, especially in the past two years, more and more App has been installed by users, applications also want to have a more sense of existence, and all kinds of notices are almost "robbed" to be pushed in our mobile phones. I believe many iOS users have experienced it.

I am a user of the iOS system. Some time ago, I forgot to turn off the voice notification on my phone. I didn't sleep for a minute. I couldn't stand it when I could pop up more than 20 notices in ten minutes.

But there is a real problem. There are so many apps downloaded on the phone that it is too time-consuming and laborious for me to set them up one by one, so I turned my attention to Apple's "focus mode" on iOS 15.

Source: Apple official website

In fact, I don't know much about this function. In my impression, it is a "situational mode" function that has long appeared on Android, and the two are very similar, or both have the same original intention. They both want people to put down their phones and work and study in a more focused way, and that's why I don't pay much attention to them.

But after a period of research, not to mention, there is something about Apple's "focus mode".

"focus mode" is a foreshadowing for Apple. Before we talk about focus mode, let's talk about what makes Apple come up with the function of focus mode.

In our daily use of mobile phones, there may be one detail that no one has noticed, that is, Apple has never launched any game mode at all. The current Android phones are added to the game mode, through a variety of exclusive optimization and performance scheduling to enhance the game experience, but also added a variety of features. For example, button mapping, wonderful screenshots and so on, the addition of these functions really makes a lot of friends who like games feel convenient.

Image source: mobile phone screenshot

But why doesn't Apple get one?

At this point, we can make a guess. Apple has always been very confident in its hardware and software and has a feeling that "what I give you is the best", but in fact it also represents Apple's "dictatorship". It's given to you, whether you like it or not.

It is likely that Apple did not join the game function because of its confidence in its own game performance. After all, adding miscellaneous features to the IOS system will not only make the iOS system bloated and complex, but also reduce the "forcing grid" of Apple's own iOS. After all, many people who use iOS phones still don't like messy and complex features. Moreover, there are many business people who are also Apple users, and the addition of game mode will make many users disgusted.

Source: Apple official website

But Android game mode is not only an improvement in performance, but also features such as blocking incoming calls, blocking notifications, exclusive game pages, and so on.

These are all very practical. Is Apple really untouched?

In fact, Apple has already thought about it, and the secret lies in "focus mode."

Before we talk about focus mode, let's talk about a feature that has been criticized by users on iOS: the App Library repository.

Source: Apple official website

The repository was born when iOS 14 was born, and at that time, because it could not be customized, this feature was complained by countless people, even without any improvements in iOS 16, and many people wondered why Apple was so obsessed with the repository and could not customize it.

But in iOS 15, with the introduction of focus mode, I suddenly understood Apple's idea of doing so.

In iOS's repository, we can place two identical application icons on the same page, that is, we can DIY different dedicated application pages.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

Put a Wechat on the first page and one on the second page.

In this way, we can isolate different usage scenarios.

And on iOS 14, Apple added an intriguing feature to the desktop, which is to hide desktop pages.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

When these two functions are taken out separately, they both look scary, but with the launch of the iOS 15 focus mode, everything has been strung together.

We can set up a separate page specifically for placing games and hide the page so as not to affect the typesetting and use of our normal main interface.

When we do this, we usher in the very critical setting of "focus mode". We can set a separate "game mode" in focus mode, in which we set to show only the game desktops that are hidden by us.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

Then block notifications and incoming calls, leaving only Wechat notifications, calls from important contacts and other functions.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

After completing a series of operations, we will be pleasantly surprised to find that we can enjoy this DIY exclusive game mode through focus mode.

And this function arrangement is not limited to DIY "game mode", let me give you a few chestnut 🌰.

Through these operations, we can DIY a "off-duty mode", completely block the notification of flying books and information applications, and enjoy our off-work time.

Or DIY a "Qiaofan mode", after we open this mode, only bilibili, XX video and other applications will be displayed.

For example, when you meet your girlfriend "check the post", turn on the "❤️" mode and automatically hide all sensitive application pages. While your girlfriend praises that your phone is really "clean", she will also feel your love for her because of her red love.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

It's killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, if we still feel that these features are not enough, then we have an advanced version to choose from.

The premise of this choice is a "shortcut", which makes the focus mode more intelligent through automation.

For example, when we get home from work to enjoy the off-work time, turn on the "off-duty mode" at the same time, automation helps us turn on the air conditioner, close the curtains, turn on the TV and so on.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

Or enter the "game mode" at the same time, automatic operation to send friends Wechat or text messages "Please enter the battlefield", so as to achieve the "automatic call" comrades-in-arms to join the battle.

Or simply turn on the off-duty mode when you get home and turn off the off-duty mode automatically when you go out.

These functions of Apple are much more than 1: 1 / 2. When these functions are concatenated together, they will produce unexpected results.

In addition, I admire Apple's ability to "dig a hole" and warm up new features before a version, even after countless users complain.

Apple, it has to be you.

After all these years, Android still can't do a good job in the "focus mode". So far, I'd like to talk to you about the "focus mode" of Android.

In the first half of 2019, Yiga added "meditation mode" to its "hydrogen OS". The aim is to enable consumers to better leave their phones and enjoy life, and encourage users to focus on more important things through meditation mode, rather than staying up until two or three o'clock because their phones take up the whole day, especially at night.

The original intention of this feature is good, and the market feedback is also very good. Many users say that they can pay more attention to work and study, and avoid staying up late at night.

Image source: one screenshot

But the problem is that once one plus meditation mode is turned on, you can only make emergency calls and answer incoming calls.

I used an one-plus mobile phone for some time before, and I was not in the habit of setting a lock screen password at that time. Here comes the interesting part. Once I went out shopping and somehow the "meditation mode" that I put my phone in my pocket was turned on by mistake. I meditated for ten minutes at the time of payment. It was really a terrible memory.

With the decline of hydrogen OS, today's "meditation mode" has also disappeared into one plus mobile phone, which makes people feel sorry. We complain, but the function is really a good feature. I hope it will be added back sometime.

In addition to Yijia, there are also some manufacturers that want to pull consumers away from the "e-drugs", such as Palm's automatic flight mode behind the lock screen, and Bamuda's mobile phone button screen automatic mute notification to focus on work. Although they all have their own characteristics, they all have the function of curing the symptoms but not the root causes, which is far less than the "meditation mode" of one plus. And the rest of the phone manufacturers have gradually deleted the "situational mode". Over the years, Apple has picked it up again, somewhat dramatically.

Image source: photo taken by LU

In fact, I think that the function of forcibly disabling mobile phones, such as meditation mode, is just like primary school students' learning. You don't care what you want to learn, and you can't learn what you don't want to learn. How to improve your self-control is the foundation of everything.

Similar to "meditation mode" on iOS, the "screen usage time" feature helps users with less self-control force "rest", while "focus mode" is more suitable for users who know when and what they should do.

Image source: iPhone screenshot

In Apple's eyes, mobile phones have long been a product that people can't get away from, and since you can't refuse them, enjoy them. As a result, Apple separated the modes needed for various time periods and introduced the "focus mode" function to better integrate the phone into life, break down the use scene, and provide greater convenience.

The only problem with "focus mode" is the cost of learning. I personally think that the learning cost of "focus mode" is too high. In today's impetuous society, many users do not have so much time to learn the use of a new feature. If you have time to think about it, I'm sure the "focus mode" will help you a lot.

This article is from the official account of Wechat: non-objective Laboratory (ID:zhinan617), author: ByArsT

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