Ever open your phone to “check one thing” and somehow lose an hour scrolling through reels, memes, or updates? 🙋‍♀️ You’re not alone. Social media is fun, but it’s designed to keep you hooked — and ...

Apple's new Focus feature in iOS 15 lets you set up your device to help you be in the moment and zone in on a single thing. Focus does this by filtering notifications based on what you're doing, and ...

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Keep your distractions at bay with Focus modes — easier to set up than ever now. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Apple’s Focus modes are a powerful way to change how your iPhone, iPad and Mac look ...

Smartphones have enabled us to attend to work from nearly anywhere. But their productivity power also frequently encroaches on our personal lives—making it too easy to reply to business emails or ...

Cut down on distractions and keep mission-critical info front and center. Use iOS Focus Modes to create a personalized, hands-off travel companion. Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about ...

Have you ever seen a little message at the bottom of your iMessage chat that says your contact “has notifications silenced?” This is Focus Status, and they’re using Apple’s updated Do Not Disturb ...