Feature Request | Shiftwork-friendly suggestions

  1. A in-app calendar grid that can be used to plan schedules weeks out in advance. It could have its own tab called “Schedule” or something similar.
    (Ex: to plan out different shift lengths + times on different days efficiently, instead of making one scheduled block for each shift time and adjusting the days and times every week)

  2. To make #1 even faster, you should be able to copy the entire day-long timeline (all the blocks in a day) from any given day and save it as a template you can copy onto any other day. Individual scheduled blocks within a day should also be saveable as a template by themselves.

  3. Fully customizable break length during focus session, allotted break limit (by total minutes or by break sessions), and the ability for the break to use a different filter setting instead of letting loose all apps (ex: allowing mail but not games). The schedule settings should have a range picker for the amount of break time minutes someone is allowed to grant themselves (ex: someone may use their phone for their entire work break one day, while other days they may want to choose less if they do something else with that time).

  4. More iOS Shortcuts functionality!

  5. Better updates on break duration + upcoming schedule announcements. (Ex: more toggleable options for time warnings other than the 1 min “wrap up” notification, the option to remind someone of a block 1+ hours in advance, etc.)

Hey @Sorrel_Kloes,

Thanks for the comprehensive and clear feature request for more shiftwork options! I’ve passed this feedback along to our engineers to consider as we continue to upgrade the app. I can’t promise all of the changes will be implemented, but it’s possible you’ll see some in the app in the future. Stay tuned!

All the best,
Team Opal