How to Set a Different Home Screen for Each Focus on iPhone

Link a Home Screen page and Lock Screen to Work, Sleep or Personal Focus so your iPhone shows only the apps and widgets you need at that time.

A Focus can switch your iPhone to a different Home Screen page while it is on. Build the page first, then go to Settings → Focus, pick a Focus and choose that page under its Home Screen option. You can link a Lock Screen the same way, so both screens change when the Focus turns on.

Build the page first

A Focus can only use Home Screen pages you already have. Gather the apps and widgets for that part of your day on one page: work apps and a calendar for Work, or a reading app and one calm widget for Personal. Apple’s guide to moving apps and widgets ↗ suggests exactly this: put everything related to a Focus on one page and make that page available during the Focus. To start a new page, drag an app to the right edge of the screen while the icons jiggle.

Link the page to a Focus

Open Settings and tap Focus.
Tap a Focus, such as Work, Personal or Sleep.
In the section with the Lock Screen and Home Screen previews, tap the Home Screen.
Select the page you built, then tap Done.

Apple’s iOS 27 Focus guide ↗ lists this option along with the rest of a Focus’s settings. On the same screen, Add Schedule turns the Focus on at a set time, at a location or when you open a certain app, and Add Filter limits what some apps show, for example a single calendar or mail account during Work. Labels may differ slightly on older versions of iOS.

Match the Lock Screen

To change the Lock Screen too, touch and hold it until Customize appears, tap Focus near the bottom of the wallpaper, choose the Focus and tap the done button. Apple’s Lock Screen guide ↗ adds a useful detail: switching to a Lock Screen that is linked to a Focus also turns that Focus on. That gives you a quick way to change modes without opening Settings.

Ideas for Focus pages

Work: a large Calendar widget, Reminders and the apps you need for the job. Leave social apps on other pages.
Sleep: an alarm, a sleep or audio app, and as little else as possible.
Personal: photos, music and one decorative widget. Aquarium Widgets, our app, can put a tank of swimming fish there with an optional clock behind it; it is free to download, and placing an aquarium on the Home Screen requires the premium upgrade (subscription or one-time purchase).

For a matching Lock Screen setup, see our guide to Lock Screen widgets on iOS 27. To declutter the pages you use every day, read how to hide apps on iPhone.

Frequently asked questions

Can I have a different Home Screen for each Focus?

Yes. In Settings → Focus, choose a Focus and select which Home Screen page to show while it is on.

Can I create a new page that only appears during a Focus?

You choose from pages you already have, so build the page first by dragging apps and widgets onto a new page.

How do I make a Focus Home Screen turn on automatically?

Use Add Schedule in that Focus’s settings to turn it on at a time, at a location or when you open a certain app.

Does changing the Lock Screen change my Focus?

Yes, if that Lock Screen is linked to a Focus. Switching to it turns the Focus on.