Apple’s Focus filters are a great feature, but they have a glaring blind spot: group chats

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By Michael BurkhardtMay 23, 2026, 3:08 pm193 ptsTrending
Introduced in iOS 16, Focus Filters are excellent in premise. If you’re in say, a Work focus, you can block out distracting apps, websites, and notifications. It even works in Messages, where you’ll only see texts from people in your Work focus. There’s one caveat with its implementation in Messages though,…

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