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Apple Watch App

Feature Request🍏 iOS

An Apple Watch app would be a life changer! (Please note: it is in my best interest for it to be a standalone app because I don’t always have my phone with me when it is nice to check specific watch apps that need my phone or the kids with a family member that set up their watch… they can’t use non-standalone apps)

It could do many things:

  1. Stats

  2. Start blocks

    1. Especially with my other idea of preset blocks, these could show up nicely on the watch app

  3. Block distracting apps on watch

    1. Especially apps that are also on iPhone that get blocked there but not on Apple Watch

    2. Blocking downloaded games on Apple Watch

  4. Intervention on Watch instead of iPhone

    1. Forces you to look away from phone screen

    2. Could send notification or just open watch app if you start an intervention on your phone

    3. Phone screen could say: look at your Apple Watch to complete the intervention but would include a button saying that you do not have your watch right now

Posted by Ben ·
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  • Lucas

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    Apr 15

    Hi, I really love your ideas!

    Regarding Starting preset blocks from a widget is actually already possible with a small workaround via Shortcuts.

    You can create preset Block Sessions in Shortcuts – and use the Shortcuts Widget on your iPhone and Apple Watch to start them conveniently.


    How to do this:

    1) Create your own categories of apps to block. How? Here you go: https://tutorials.one-sec.app/en/articles/8820034

    2) Create your block session Shortcut:

    a)  Open Shortcuts > Create New Shortcut (not automation!) > Name it “XY” > Search for one sec > Tap Start Block Session -> choose the App Category you just created -> choose time (you can also choose to “Always Ask” for manual input)  > Decide if you want to be able to pause in between.

    b) Also tap the little “i” to show them also on your Apple Watch.

    Repeat for as many Quick Block Templates you need.

    3) Use Shortcut Widget on your iPhone and Apple Watch:

    For iPhone: Go to homescreen_ > Long tap > Edit > Add Widget > Shortcuts > Choose Widget Style depending on how many Templates you have > Add it to your Home Screen

    For Apple Watch: To add them to your Apple Watch > Scroll  down with your Crown > Tap “+” toAdd Widget > Shortcuts > Add each Shortcut

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    Linked Feature Request:

    https://feedback.one-sec.app/p/start-block-from-watch