Focus Driving Notification Not Working

My phone has a driving focus. It goes into DND when I’m driving and sends an automatic text response to let my contacts know I’m driving and will respond soon. But since the update to iOS 16, my contacts no longer receive the auto-response. My settings haven’t changed. Is anyone else having this issue, and is there a way to fix it?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Nov 5, 2022 07:02 PM

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Nov 6, 2022 01:53 AM in response to treykagirl

Go to Settings > Focus, then tap Driving. Tap Auto-Reply. Select an option, like No One, Recents, Favorites, or All Contacts.

Use the Driving Focus on your iPhone to concentrate on the ...

treykagirl Author

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Nov 6, 2022 04:52 AM in response to SravanKrA

As I said, the focus is already set up. It’s not working.

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