iOS 16 has been one of the most ‘buggy’ releases of Apple mobile OS, according to users (1, 2, 3). It seems that the profound changes that Apple wanted to introduce caused more instability than expected.
Even after multiple successive updates, new issues keep appearing or old versions persist. Here we have covered the ‘black or empty notifications‘, black wallpaper, and others.
iOS 16.3 arrived recently, but it seems to keep an iOS 16.2 bug where the ‘Sleep focus’ feature turns off automatically.
iOS 16.3 keeps bug where ‘Sleep focus’ turns off automatically
iOS 16.2 update brought multiple bug fixes, but it was far from perfect, as it even introduced new ones. For instance, the issue where the ‘Sleep focus’ feature turns off by itself was ‘born’ on iOS 16.2.
Since then, multiple users frustrated by the bug have been waiting for an update to fix it. Sadly, it seems that not even the latest iOS version includes the fix.
Like the title says, sleep focus turns off in the middle of the night the last few nights. Out of no where. I live in focus modes. Everything set up and has just worked since focus modes were introduced. Source
Some potential workarounds
That said, there are some potential workarounds that you can try. First, it seems that the bug is closely linked to the Apple Watch, so first make sure of the following:
In the same way, you can try this tip:
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There’s another alternative where you can turn the feature off, and turn it on only when you need it using a shortcut.
We will update this story once relevant developments on the matter emerge.
NOTE: You can also check the iOS 16 bugs, issues, and updates tracker.
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