Use the "concentrated mode" of iPhone and Mac!5 steps to know

Sometimes it is sometimes difficult to concentrate on something.If you send a variety of notifications such as smartphones, tablet terminals, and PCs, you'll be grateful.

But if these devices have new Apple OSs, there are tools that make them easier to concentrate.It is a "concentrated mode" that can be used for "iOS 15", "iPados 15", "Watchos 8" and "MacOS Monterey" (scheduled to be released in the fall of 2021).

In this function, by creating various intensive modes individually, it is possible to control which one to allow if there is a notification that can hinder concentration.You can also change the setting of the home screen if necessary.

For example, from 9:00 to 17:00, if you want to display only the apps you need for work and messages from your colleagues, you can customize and enable intensive mode.If you don't want to hinder sleep, there is a good night mode.This time, I will introduce the procedure for customizing this intensive mode.

1: First, check the OS version

First, set the device at hand to the OS corresponding to the concentrated mode.iPhone requires iOS 15, iPad is iPadOS 15 for iPad, Apple Watch requires Watchos 8, and Mac Mac MONTEREY (currently beta version).

If these versions are not installed, please refer to an article that summarizes the details from many new features to the OS installation procedure.Also, don't forget to back up your device before the update.

Up to 10 intensive modes can be created, all of which can be accessed from the Control Center.

For recent iPhones and iPads, swipe down from the upper right corner of the screen opens the control center.If the old model does not support the face recognition function "Face ID", swipe up from the bottom of the screen.In the case of a Mac, it is located on the menu bar after "MacOS 11 Big Sur", and in the case of Apple Watch, swip up the screen from below.

In addition, the settings can be changed from "Settings"> "Intensive Mode" on iPhone and iPad, and "System Environment Settings"> "Notification" on Mac.Mac and Apple Watch cannot change the screen layout, and the functions are less than the intensive mode of iOS and iPados.

2: Understand the behavior of "concentrated mode"

There is one important point.If you turn on the concentrated mode, you will be able to see the intensive mode status to the person registered in the contact.If the app is compatible with the concentrated mode, and the app is allowed to share the situation, it will be clear that the notification is off.This is similar to the status function of other message apps.

However, the name given to the concentrated mode cannot be seen.In all concentrated mode, you can turn off the situation by tapping the "concentrated mode status" in the setting menu and pressing the switching button.

If you have multiple Apple devices, the centralized mode is synchronized between all devices.For this reason, there is no need to create a new one for each device.

Also, if you turn on the intensive mode on the iPhone, all other devices will be turned on.However, from "Sharing between devices" in "Settings"> "Centralized Mode", you can also share devices.