Do Not Disturb has been a feature of Apple devices since iOS 6, but Apple has since brought the feature to macOS.Here's how to use it. Notifications can be a blessing and a curse.

Do your friends and family keep asking you why your notifications are silenced? If you’re not actually using a Focus mode like Do Not Disturb, this is probably a head-scratcher for you.

Apple in iOS 15 introduced Focus mode, an expansion of Do Not Disturb that allows you to set up different permissions for apps, contacts, and more depending on what you're doing.