Microsoft shows Spotify integration in focus feature Windows 11

Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay teased an upcoming Windows 11 feature called Focus Sessions. This appears to be integrated into Windows 11’s clock and offers Spotify integration for sessions with and without music.

According to Panay Focus Sessions will soon be coming to the test version of Windows 11. He speaks of a game changer, ‘especially with Spotify integration’. The accompanying teaser video shows Focus Sessions being integrated into Windows 11’s clock app and offering the ability to set up tasks.

Users can set certain times to complete the tasks and stop the music during those sessions. Judging by the visuals, the feature offers integration with Spotify to directly select the music to play or not. More details are not yet known about the feature. For example, it is not known whether music services other than Spotify can also be integrated with Focus Sessions. Brandon LeBlanc from the Windows team confirms that the feature will be coming soon to Windows Insiders, who are running trial versions of Windows 11.

Windows 10 already has a focus-oriented feature called Focus Assist. Allows users to disable notifications for a specified period of time.