Use focus time in Google Calendar

To reduce distractions while you work, you can schedule a focus time event in Google Calendar.

When you schedule a focus time event, you can:

Learn who can use focus time

To schedule a focus time event, you need to have an eligible work or school account:

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app .
At the bottom right, tap CreateFocus time.
Select when you want your event to begin and end.
Set your focus time preferences:
- To mute Google Chat notifications: Turn on Do not disturb.
- To automatically decline meetings:
  1. Turn on Automatically decline meetings
  2. Decline New and existing meetings or Only new meeting invitations.
Optional: For your focus time event, you can also:
- Set a custom color .
- Add a description.
- Change the event visibility settings .
At the top right, tap Save.

Tips:

When you turn off Do not disturb, it becomes the default setting for new focus time events.
By default, focus time declines new and existing meetings. However, you can update your focus time settings to Only new meeting invitations.

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Calendar app .
Tap a focus time event.
- Tip: Focus time events are marked with headphones .
Select an option:
- To edit the event:
  1. At the top right, tap Edit .
  2. Make your edits.
  3. Tap Save.
- To delete the event: At the top right, tap More options Delete Delete.

You can only choose to mute Chat notifications if:
- Your organization turns on Chat.
- The focus time block is less than 24 hours.
The first time you use focus time, "Do not disturb" for Chat notifications is turned on by default.
When you create or edit focus time, you can turn off Chat notifications.