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• What is Strict Mode?

  Strict Mode is a per-block toggle on Scheduled Blocks and Block Now. It is not a global app-wide mode, and it does not apply to Auto Block (which has no Strict Mode option). When Strict Mode is on for a given block, it locks Detox's settings + the monitored apps picker + the uninstall ability for the duration of that block. Strict Mode is for when you don't trust future-you. When you turn it on for a Scheduled Block or a Block Now session, you commit to a block you cannot weFew readers

• What is Urgent Unblock?

  Urgent Unblock is Detox's last-resort emergency release. It instantly ends every currently active block (Auto Block, Scheduled, or Block Now) in one tap. Limit: one use every 24 hours per device. You'll find it in Detox → Settings → Urgent Unblock. Urgent Unblock is not the same as Snooze (which pauses Auto Block before it fires) or Pause/Breaks (which pause one actively-running block for a few minutes). Use Urgent Unblock only when you need every block off right now and can'tFew readers

• How do I use iOS's Screen Time Passcode to lock Detox?

  Detox blocks apps and websites through iOS's Screen Time framework. That means if someone (including you, in a moment of weakness) disables Detox's Screen Time access from iOS Settings, your blocks stop working. This is a system-level limitation that affects every app built on Screen Time, not just Detox. iOS has a built-in fix for this: the Screen Time Passcode, a 4-digit code that locks Screen Time settings against any change. This article walks you through setting one up. Note that the SFew readers