Turn off select notifications based on location?

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Turn off select notifications based on location?

I get iPhone notifications from my internet-connected appliances. This, for me, is useful when I am at home and I get an alert that the laundry has finished or the oven has preheated. These are not useful to me when I am not home, but obviously I still get them when someone uses our appliances.

Is there an easy way to disable specific notifications based on location (in my case, when I am not home)?

Is this done through Do Not Disturb? Location settings? I am trying to ensure I still receive other notifications just not some.

iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Mar 11, 2023 4:12 PM

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Alancito

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Mar 11, 2023 4:21 PM in response to KotKotKot

KotKotKot ~ It can be done via Focus settings, e.g. "You can schedule a Focus to activate at certain times, when you're at a particular location...":

Use Focus on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

...Found by searching Apple's Knowledge Base.

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Mar 28, 2023 9:41 AM in response to Alancito

BTW here is how i actually solved this:

set TWO focuses:
1. focus 1 is time based and always on (12am – 1159pm). this one excludes notifications I do not want.
2. focus 2 is location based (turns on when I arrive at home). it includes all notifications (nothing is excluded).

In this way the notifications I do not want to receive are always disabled unless I am at home. So far it has worked flawlessly.

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Mar 11, 2023 4:36 PM in response to KotKotKot

If those Focus settings don't suffice, Apple's Shortcuts app can trigger an automation upon arrival / leaving a location. And that automation can set Focus via Shortcuts' Set Focus action:

Shortcuts User Guide for iPhone and iPad

(Be aware that location triggers will require confirmation to run.)

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Mar 11, 2023 4:29 PM in response to Alancito

Thanks! Very helpful. I have to figure out a way to make things only activate when I am not at a location vs. the other way around. Really appreciate it!

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Turn off select notifications based on location?

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