Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
Focused: silence at the threshold
Focused is an Android app designed to switch your phone to vibrate when you enter a shul and restore the ringer when you leave.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Shul attendees who want automatic phone etiquette
- Worth noticing
- The site describes two door devices; they broadcast a short signal and, it says, neither connect to phones nor record passersby.
Field notes
The site describes two deployment paths: nearby shuls can be detected by location, while participating shuls add paired door devices for a switch closer to the threshold. Users can also define places and schedules, choose vibrate or silent, restore the ringer manually, or pause all rules. The site says location leaves the phone only to find nearby shuls or display a map for a user-added place; the app is still awaiting Google Play release.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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