BlackOut

BlackOut:StayFocusedandBlockDistractions/BeatCellPhoneAddiction/MobilePhoneAddiction

Stayfocused,blockdistractionsandbeatcellphoneaddiction/mobilephoneaddictionwithBlackOut.

Haveyoueverfeltlikeyouneedtotakeabreakfromyourphone?Orthatyousufferfromcellphoneaddiction?Orthatyoualsosufferfrom'screenaddiction'?Doyoulacktheabilitytostayfocusedlately?Ormaybeyourphoneisaffectingyoursleepingpatterns,oryourjob?Maybequittingcoldturkeycanbereallyhardtoo.

Whiledeveloping/maintainingDetox(anotherappthathelpsusersstayfocused)wegotalotofreviewsandemailsfromuserssayingtheywantedanappwheretheycouldspecifyatimeframethattheywouldnotbeabletousetheirsmartphonefor.That’swheretheideaforBlackOutoriginallycamefrom.Theconceptisprettybarebones,youjustopentheappandselectastartingtime,finishingtimeanddaysoftheweekthenactivatethelock.Duringtheperiodanddaysyouselectyourphonewilllockitselfandyouwon’tbeabletouseituntilthetimeperiodends.Thelockwillkeeprepeatingeveryday(orforthedaysyouselected)untilyoude-activateit,justlikehowanalarmworks.

HowToUse
•Opentheapp,makesureyouaccepttherequiredoverlaypermission
•Tapthefloatingplusicon
•Selectastarttime
•Selectafinishtime
•Selecttheday/softheweekyouwanttheapptooperatefor(canbeeveryday)
•Activatebyturningtheswitchoninthelist.
•Remembertode-activateifyoudon'twantthelocktokeeprepeating.

Features
•Youcanregisterupto3differenttimeframesofupto4hours(each)forfree.
•Asimplewaytohelpyoubeatphoneaddictionorgetbettersleep.
•Stayfocusedandgetmoredone.
•Stopsyoufromusingyourphoneduringaspecifiedtimeframe.
•Youcanselectthedaysthatthelockwilloperatetoo,youcouldsetittoonlyweekdaysifthatfitsyourschedule.
•Registeringmultiplelocksispossible(unlimitedforpremiumusers)
•Youcanmakeemergencycalls
•Premiumuserscanreceivecallseasilytoo
•Locksthatoverlaptwodays(premium
•Whitelistfunctionality(premium)

RecommendedFor
-Peopletryingtobeatcellphoneaddiction/screenaddiction
-Studentsorworkersthatwanttoblockoutdistractions
-Peoplewhoaresnubbingtheirlovedones
-Peoplethatwanttostayfocusedandneedanextrapush
-Peoplewhowanttoreducetheirscreentime
-Peoplewhofeelthathavebecomeanti-socialbecauseoftheirsmartphonehabits
-Peoplewhoarescaredtheymighthavenomophobia

Troubleshooting
Ifyou'renewandhavingissueswithBlackOutthereareafewthingstokeepinmind:
•Youneedtosetthetimein24hourformat(Ex.11pmshouldbesetas23:00).
•BlackOutisn'talwaysperfectlyontime,itcanbeacoupleofminuteslate.Thisistoconservebattery.Withthisinmindthereisnotreallyanypointsettingalockforonlyasmallperiodlike3minutes.Thereisachanceitwon'tactivateforsuchashortperiodoftime.
•Ifyouareusingaphonethathassomekindofbatterysaver(STAMINAmodeetc.)youwillneedtoturnitoffforBlackOuttobeproperlyfunctional.
•IfyouareusingaphonethathasDozeyoumightneedtoturnDozeoffforBlackOut.Youcandothisfromyoursettingsapp.
•Ifyourphonehassomekindofwhitelistforprotectedapps(Huaweietc),youwillmostlikelyneedtoaddBlackOuttothislist.
•Ifyou'restillhavingissuesfeelfreetoemailusanytimeatdetox.app.now@gmail.comfortroubleshootinghelp.

Ifyouwanttotryourbetayoucanusethislink:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.blackout

Ifyouhaveanyissuesfeelfreetoemailusatdetox.app.now@gmail.com.Youcanalsoeasilysendusanemailfromwithintheapp.Wewouldreallyliketohearaboutanyideasyouhavesofeelfreetopitchyourideastous.