One tap. Full screen. No notifications. Just you and the task.
Activate Hioii Focus Mode for distraction-free deep work sessions. One tap, full-screen countdown, zero notifications.
This page covers how to use focus mode in hioii in practice: what to do first, how to turn it into real blocks in your calendar, and how to keep the plan alive when the day changes. Everything below is how we use Hioii ourselves — capture in Brain Dump, choose three outcomes, and box them into 30-minute slots with buffers.
From the Time Box grid, tap the play icon on any block. Focus Mode takes over the full screen with a countdown timer matching the block length.
Sidebar, header, notifications — gone. The only thing visible is the task name and the timer. On mobile, banner notifications are suppressed for the session.
Choose ambient sound (rain, forest, white noise) and enable optional breath cues every 5 minutes to stay grounded. Both are off by default.
Timer hits zero or you tap done. Hioii logs the session, increments your streak, and prompts a quick mood check-in. Back to Time Box with momentum.
Start in Brain Dump and empty your head — tasks, ideas, worries — without sorting them. Then mark the three that define a successful day and drag them onto the Time Box grid, where each block is 30 minutes and every block carries a buffer. When something breaks (and it will), Auto-Organize re-plans the rest of the day instead of leaving you with a stale schedule about how to use focus mode in hioii.
Teams do the same thing in Squad: a shared backlog, delegation with clear owners, and availability that shows busy or blocked slots without exposing the private content of anyone's calendar. Managers see delivery speed and a traffic-light view of what is on track — measurement without surveillance.
Hioii is free to start on the Basic plan, which includes monthly AI credits. Paid plans add more credits, longer history retention, Take Off data export and team features such as seats, shared projects and agent access through MCP.
Yes — and it triggers haptic feedback at the start and end of the session.
Yes, tap exit anytime. Hioii still logs the partial session — no penalty for stopping.
No. Focus Mode is free on every plan, including Basic.