iPhone Driving Focus Not Working - Fix Guide

1. Settings → Focus
2. Tap Driving (or tap + to add if missing)
3. Configure allowed notifications and auto-replies

1. Settings → Focus → Driving
2. Scroll to Turn On Automatically
3. Tap Add Schedule
4. Choose your activation trigger:
   • While Connected to Car Bluetooth — Best option
   • When CarPlay is Active
   • Automatically — Uses motion detection

1. Check Motion & Fitness

For automatic detection, motion access is required:

1. Settings → Privacy & Security → Motion & Fitness
2. Enable Fitness Tracking

2. Check Bluetooth Connection

If using "When Connected to Car Bluetooth":

1. Make sure car Bluetooth is paired: Settings → Bluetooth
2. Verify car shows as "Connected" when in vehicle
3. Try removing and re-pairing the car

3. Check CarPlay

If using CarPlay trigger:

1. Settings → General → CarPlay
2. Make sure your car is listed
3. Check cable connection (wired CarPlay)

4. Location Services

1. Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services
2. Make sure Location Services is ON
3. Scroll to System Services → Motion Calibration & Distance ON

1. Settings → Focus → Driving
2. Tap People — remove anyone who shouldn't bypass
3. Tap Apps — remove apps that shouldn't notify
4. Disable "Time Sensitive Notifications" if needed

1. Settings → Focus → Driving
2. Tap Options
3. Tap Auto-Reply
4. Choose who receives auto-replies: No One, Recents, Favorites, All Contacts
5. Customize the auto-reply message

If Driving Focus activates as a passenger:

1. When the "You're Not Driving?" notification appears, tap it
2. This teaches iPhone to recognize when you're a passenger
3. Or use Bluetooth trigger instead of automatic detection

1. Settings → Focus → Driving
2. Scroll to bottom
3. Tap Delete Focus
4. Go back to Focus and tap + to create new Driving Focus

1. Open Control Center
2. Tap Focus
3. Tap Driving to turn on/off