iOS focus mode for specific people

Focus mode was a slow burn for me. I think when I upgraded operating systems in the last few years I inadvertently set up the feature, and slowly it’s become something I use more intentionally (and really enjoy). It’s been years since I had push notifications enabled for email or social applications because it is unmanageable with my work and daily posting to get bombarded with notifications. Yes I try to zero out my inbox and stay on top of responding to people generally, but it’s a lot.

This got me thinking about people who hit you up a little too much across different applications. What if there was a focus mode for specific people? This is interesting because instead of blocking people you could more thoughtfully “mute” them for predetermined amounts of time.

At first I thought this was a silly idea, but now that I think about it more there could be something here if it was implemented super thoughtfully.

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