This needs to be explained a bit, so here’s my problem:

  • I use Focus for sleeping. I manually enable it when I go to bed and disable it when I wake up.
  • My Focus setting disables notifications for email, calendar, and some messaging apps.
  • My security camera app notifications are not disabled, obviously because I want to be alerted if something triggers it in the middle of the night.
  • However, there is a certain time in the morning between 7:30AM and 8AM where people walking on the sidewalk triggers alerts that wake me up. And no, I want to avoid not pointing my cameras away from that part of the sidewalk because it helps me catch people letting their pets pee and poop on my yard.
  • I usually wake up at 8AM and getting woken up 30 minutes earlier is annoying.
  • I am willing to accept the risk of not getting notifications from my cameras on my phone for 30 minutes before I wake up.

What is the most practical way to disable notifications from an app on a scheduled time duration while Focus is already in use? Schedule it in Health? Create a shortcut/automation?

  • Romkslrqusz@lemm.ee
    5·
    2 months ago

    Just create a second focus that’s on a schedule for that time window and disables notifications for the camera app.

  • stooth64@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 months ago

    Is this a HomeKit camera or are you using third party software? HomeKit allows for defining zones for activity detection (so you could exclude an area) and only sending activity during certain times. If you don’t use HomeKit, maybe your camera software has a similar setting.

    • edric@lemm.eeOP
      1·
      2 months ago

      It’s a 3rd party app. It does allow me to set activity zones, but as mentioned, I actually want to monitor that area. I just don’t want it to alert me for a specific 30 minute period in the morning. But yeah, I’ll see if I can customize the schedule of that specific camera on the app to stop alerts only for that specific time. Thanks!