My Focus status not showing in messages

I have shared status and I have toggled the button so my friends and family know that I can't get the phone at certain times. Despite giving permission to Focus by sharing status no one can see the status. What can I do?

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 08:29 PM

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Honey4ever Author

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Sep 6, 2022 08:31 PM in response to Honey4ever

I forgot to mention that my family has same IOS I use.

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