Joseph Simpson
For someone who struggles with discipline when it comes to cutting back on phone time, this app is a game changer. Blocking safe mode during detox keeps the addict in me from getting his fix. The issue that's arisen is this: the feature that stops me from booting in safe mode also locks me out of biometrics and my swipe down menu; it also kicks me out of ongoing call screens. If there were a way to bar safe mode without creating the other barriers, the app would be perfect. For now, it's clunky.
Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid)
May 28, 2024
Hello Joseph, if you have troubles with biometrics or incall screens, you need to add a few system apps to the list of allowed apps - first add all apps with (⁝) menu > Show system app (top right corner), and then add all the biometrics tools and incall screen. For more details, please contact support@urbandroid.org. Thank you.
Duane Rudy
I use this to stop myself from playing one particular game. I'd like to be able to block that one game, rather than white list everything else, which is the only solution now. The other issue is that the digital detox screen comes up when you try to toggle between two (white listed) open apps. The only solution right now is to "reopen" the app to bring it back to the foreground. This despite the app already being open in the background. Otherwise quite good.
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Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid)
March 27, 2024
Hello Duane, we cannot allow "Recent apps" screen for you to switch between apps, because users misuse this screen to terminate the challenge. Hope it makes sense.
Sagar Tamang
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Bug alert: we can watch youtube videos in google's video tab even if video off for detox browser and even when youtube is blacklisted . Also I want to block only certain apps, browsers, and games, which work totally fine. But the detox screen overlay appears every time i open my phone. In my lock screens too . Which i find quite annoying 😑. It's so annoying, I just want to remove it sometimes. I wish it only showed me the detox screen if i try to open the blocked apps. Please do something 🙏
Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid)
May 17, 2024
Hello Sagar, such an arrangement would be too prone to loopholes. Covering all the content is the only reliable way to prevent you from using blocked content.
UPDATE: Could you please use the Left ≡ menu → (?) Support → Report a bug, ideally right after you reproduce this? Thank you.