Help: Focus (by app) turns off if "active" app moves to background

[kkclstuff]

I set 'work' Focus to activate when im in FaceTime or Zoom on any of my devices, **but while in a meeting if I open Mail or Finder the Work focus turns off, once I bring Facetime to the 'foreground' again the focus turns back on.

How do I keep my Work focus active even when the app is in the background? (basically I want: if appX is running in either foreground or background activate Work focus - so it will only turn off if I quit the app.)

 

[kkclstuff]

This is still happening in Sonoma....???

FOCUS "work setting" will 'disengage/turn off' if the active app (Zoom) isnt in the foreground. I don't understand how this is helpful? If Im reading a presentation while in zoom meeting the work focus/DND turns off. (I ve already had a person interrupt a meeting because of this lack of foresight by )

Hopefully im wrong and theres a solution/setting im missing. Please let me know if theres a solution.

 

[eric_sh]

I'm hitting this issue in Ventura and not finding a fix. Sad to hear Sonoma still hasn't addressed it. This feels like a feature designed for iOS that Apple bolted onto macOS without really thinking it through.

 

[kkclstuff]

yeah agreed. Still no fix in the latest Sonoma update.

 

[HDFan]

Still no fix in the latest Sonoma update.

Maybe never to be "fixed" unless the issue is reported to Apple.

 

[kkclstuff]

I have... did you?

 

[HDFan]

I have... did you?

Nope. Don't use focus.

 

[eric_sh]

I've submitted feedback to Apple on this as well.

 

[kkclstuff]

Nope. Don't use focus.

well, thanks for joining in to help solve the issue.

 

[kkclstuff]

[UNSOLVED] Sequoia 15.0.1 — Focus still turning off when 'Focused' app moves to background.