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• What is Auto Block?

  Auto Block is Detox's automatic block for compulsive use. You pick a continuous-use threshold (for example, 5 minutes), and Detox blocks your monitored apps the moment you've been using one of them for that long without a break. It's the doomscroll catcher: when you go past your threshold on Instagram, TikTok, or any app you've added to your monitored list, Detox steps in. Auto Block is not the same as Block Now (which you start manually for a fixed duration) or a Scheduled Block (whicPopular

• What is Snooze?

  Snooze pauses Auto Block monitoring for a short window you pick, so you can use a monitored app without getting blocked. You start a Snooze from the Detox home page, on the My current block widget, by tapping Snooze. The button only appears when Auto Block is the currently active block (not during a Scheduled Block or Block Now session). Snooze is not the same as Pause (which is a break taken during an actively-running Scheduled Block or Block Now), and not the samFew readers

• What are Breaks?

  A break is a way to pause an actively-running block for a short window so you can use a normally-blocked app, then the block resumes automatically. You take a break from the Detox home page, on the My current block widget, by tapping Pause. The button only appears if Allow breaks is on for that block. Breaks only apply to Scheduled Blocks and Block Now. Auto Block uses a different mechanism called Snooze (which pauses monitoring before a block fires). For an emergeFew readers

• What is Block Now?

  Block Now is Detox's on-demand block. You pick a duration, tap start, and Detox blocks your monitored apps for that fixed window. It's the tool for "I want to focus for the next 90 minutes" or "no phone until my dinner is over." Unlike a Scheduled Block, Block Now is a one-off session. It doesn't recur, and it starts the moment you tap the start button. Block Now is not the same as Auto Block (which runs continuously in the background and fires on continuous-use threshold) or a ScheduledFew readers

• How do I block specific apps and websites?

  Your Monitored Apps list is the set of apps and websites Detox can block. Every block type (Auto Block, Scheduled Blocks, and Block Now) draws from this one list. Whatever you want blocked, you add it here first. Where to find it Open Detox → Settings tab → Monitored Apps section → tap Modify. This opens a sheet with everything you can configure: a summary of what's monitored, a button to open Apple's picker, a Custom Websites section, and an Adult Websites toggle. The sheeFew readers

• What are Scheduled Blocks?

  A Scheduled Block is a recurring time-window block. You pick the days and the start and end time, and Detox blocks your monitored apps during that window automatically. Useful for things like "no Instagram between 9am and 5pm on weekdays" or "phone off after 22:00 every night." You can have as many Scheduled Blocks as you want, with one rule: they can't overlap. Scheduled Blocks are not the same as Auto Block (which runs continuously in the background and fires on continuous-use threshold)Few readers