January 2022 • Macworld 87setting for calls. A separate option
for calls and the only way to pass
through text notifications required a
non-obvious process: open a contact,
tap Edit, tap Ringtone (for calls) or
Text Tone (for texts), and then tap
Emergency Bypass. You can make this
change in either or both Ringtone or
Text Tone. Tap Done when complete.
This Emergency Bypass feature
is still available in iOS 15, but the
update gives you a lot more options
in customizing your Focus modes,
including Do Not Disturb, now a
subcategory of Focus.
Go to Settings > Focus and tap any
of the categories, like Do Not Disturb,
Driving, or Sleep. Under Allowed
Notifications, you can choose settings
separately for People and Apps.
Tap People and you can find the
old option for passing through calls,
now under Also Allow as Calls From.
Tap that menu to switch between
Favourites and options like Everyone
(a little self-defeating?), No One, only
people in your contacts, or Groups.
You can also opt to allow repeated
calls or not – otherwise, calls will only
be passed through more than three
minutes apart for selected people.
But Allowed Notifications also
lets you add individual people by
tapping the Add Person ‘+’ button.
Emergency Bypass, hidden in the
Contacts editing screen, grants
permission to contacts to bypass your
Focus and Do Not Disturb settings.Add individuals through the Allowed
Notifications section’s People list in
any Focus mode.