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Many of Google’s key apps work slightly different on Apple’s iOS 15. These are the changes you need to know about.

Apple’s iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 started rolling out this week and they come with a feature called Focus Mode.

This a new OS-level setting that’s designed to eliminate distractions by restricting certain types of notifications while the setting is active.

Focus Mode replaces Do Not Disturb, which blocked all notifications regardless of what they were or who they were from.

That’s not ideal in all cases. Perhaps you’re driving and want to eliminate distractions while being able to receive important Google Maps notifications.

That wouldn’t have been possible before without a significant amount of manual setting adjustments.

Focus Mode lets users indicate the times they do not want to be disturbed, based on set periods like sleep time or work time.

Users can choose which contacts or apps are allows to trigger notifications when Focus Mode is active.

For example, a loved one can still send a message when everyone else’s notifications are blocked.

Google has updated its apps to behave different when focus mode is active. This is important to be aware of if you were an avid user of Do Not Disturb mode.

In addition, Google’s apps have new widgets and...

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