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1 will be here before we know it, and a Microsoft executive just teased a new feature called Focus Sessions. It seems to integrate Spotify into the Windows operating system.
What is “Focus Sessions” on Windows 11?
Microsoft’s product manager, Panos Panay, showed a short video on Twitter showing how Focus Sessions will work, and it looks promising. The video comes just a day after the director teased the new Snipping tool in Windows 11.
Another first look from the team… #FocusSessions on # Windows11 coming soon. It was a game-changer for me, especially with the @Spotify integration # Productivity # Creativity #WindowsInsiders pic.twitter.com/HfJh4niDiS
– Panos Panay (@panos_panay) August 5, 2021
The new functionality is part of the Windows Alarms and Clock application. You choose how long you want to work without distraction and what task you have to work on. Then, during that time, Windows blocks all other distractions so you can enter the area and do your job.
Interestingly, it looks like Spotify is integrated at the OS level with Focus Sessions, as you can choose a playlist to listen to while you work, right from the Alarms & Clock app. It sounds simple enough, and the fact that you don’t have to waste time switching to a separate app to play music seems like a great convenience to have.
(Of course, on Windows 10, a Spotify widget comes bundled with the Gamebar, but you need to have the Spotify app installed to use this particular Gamebar widget.)
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Lock in your focus
Concentrating at work is always tricky, but it looks like this new feature in Windows 11 (a modified version of Focus Assist from Windows 10) will help. From the video, it looks well done and it’s great that it integrates well with the Windows 11 experience.
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