Learn how to customize the automatic replies that can be sent when the Driving Focus mode is enabled on your iPhone.
Driving Focus — which is one of the various Focus modes available on your iPhone — is an important step towards minimizing interaction with your phone behind the wheel and, more widely, an asset for road safety.
The Auto-Reply feature inside Driving Focus mode automatically sends a message to your favorite or selected contacts when they message you while Driving Focus is turned on. The default auto-reply message is “I’m driving with Focus turned on. I’ll see your message when I get where I’m going.”
If the above default message doesn’t sound like your kind of jargon, follow these simple steps to personalize the stock reply.
Customize auto-reply for Driving Focus on iPhone
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone and tap Focus.
- Select the Driving Focus.
- Tap Auto-Reply.
- Tap the Auto-Reply Message field and adjust the note to your liking with custom text and emojis.
Incidentally, your Auto-Reply does not seem to be capped by a (tight) character limit. I have not been asked to shorten my rather lengthy message yet, which indicates that if there is a limitation, it’s far beyond the traditional 140-character threshold.
If you are employing an iPhone for business purposes, you could also consider filling the Auto-Reply box with a business card-like message similar to a signature supplementing your emails. In that event, be sure to adjust the Auto-Reply To box from Favorites to All Contacts.
That’s all there is to know! Be safe on the roads.
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