To reduce distractions while you work, you can schedule a focus time event in Google Calendar.
When you schedule a focus time event, you can:
- Mute chat notifications.
- Automatically decline meetings.
Learn who can use focus time
To schedule a focus time event, you must have a work or school account:
- Google Workspace for Business Standard and Plus
- Google Workspace for Enterprise Standard and Plus
- Google Workspace for Education
- Google Workspace for Nonprofits
Edit or delete focus time
Important: To edit or delete a focus time event from your mobile device, you must first create the event on a computer.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Calendar app
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- Tap a focus time event.
- Tip: Focus time events are marked with headphones
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- Tip: Focus time events are marked with headphones
- Select an option:
- To edit the event:
- At the top right, tap Edit
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- Make your edits.
- Tap Save.
- At the top right, tap Edit
- To delete the event: At the top right, tap More options
Delete
- To edit the event:
DeleteLearn about focus time & Chat notifications
- You can only choose to mute Chat notifications if:
- Your organization turns on Chat.
- The focus time block is less than 24 hours.
- The first time you use focus time, "Do not disturb" for Chat notifications is turned on by default.
- When you create or edit focus time, you can turn off Chat notifications.