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An option to go into a strict block after using an app for a set amount of time. When one-sec intervenes and asks me how long i want to use the app, i would like an option where i can not just ask for a re-intervention after (lets say) ten minutes, but the option to full block the app after those ten minutes.

In Review

Block after X minutes.

Isabel Louise

I think it would be great that if I enter an app too often in a short period of time, that I get completely locked out for a moment. So for example if I check instagram 5 times in 5 minutes, I’d get strictly locked out for 30 minutes. Maybe the suggestion “Daily App Budget / Daily Limit for App Opens” would achieve a similar effect in an easier to understand fashion. But wanted to post the idea anyway.

Re-enter only after a given time

Many-sun

Blocking function for adult content as with the IOS app with time periods.

Adult Content Detox for the Browser Extension

I really like One Sec while I'm at work but I don't want it running on the weekend. I noticed IOS has a scheduled block feature. Can this be added to Android as well please?

🤖 Android

scheduled block for android

Adam Rain

Hi, I really like your extension and use it all the time, but I tend to misuse it quite a bit. For example, I often find myself mindlessly searching on Google, so to reduce that, I set a 1-minute delay using your extension. However, after a few hours, I end up opening the dashboard and changing it back to the minimum time allowed. This has been happening frequently. I would like to request the introduction of a password lock feature that would require a password each time I want to alter the settings. If that’s not feasible, perhaps you could implement a time block feature, allowing users to set a duration during which they cannot change the settings—similar to a countdown timer. I hope the team considers these suggestions. Thank you!

Hi, Gosto muito da vossa extensão e utilizo-a constantemente, mas tenho tendência para a utilizar de forma incorrecta. Por exemplo, dou por mim muitas vezes a pesquisar no Google sem pensar, por isso, para reduzir isso, defino um atraso de 1 minuto utilizando a vossa extensão. No entanto, passadas algumas horas, acabo por abrir o painel de controlo e alterá-lo novamente para o tempo mínimo permitido. Isto tem acontecido com frequência. Gostaria de solicitar a introdução de uma funcionalidade de bloqueio por palavra-passe que exigiria uma palavra-passe sempre que eu quisesse alterar as definições. Se isso não for possível, talvez possam implementar uma funcionalidade de bloqueio de tempo, permitindo aos utilizadores definir uma duração durante a qual não podem alterar as definições - semelhante a um temporizador de contagem decrescente. Espero que a equipa tenha em conta estas sugestões. Obrigado!

a introdução de uma função de bloqueio por palavra-passe que exigiria uma palavra-passe sempre que eu quisesse alterar as definições.

the introduction of a password lock feature that would require a password each time I want to alter the settings.

ALEN ALIAS

I like the browser extension, but it only solves part of the problem. On my windows computer I get distracted by opening steam to play games and stuff, so I would like something that could block/intervene on apps outside of my browser.

Desktop app that works for ALL distractions, even apps outside of browser

Evan V

Hacker News has a feature they call “<a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=814695">noprocrast</a>”, which works like this:<ol><li>The first time you visit the site, it starts a timer. The duration of this timer is configurable (the setting is called “maxvisit”). You’re allowed to use the site unrestricted until this timer is up. The timer keeps ticking even when you’re not using the site.</li><li>After that hour is up, it locks you out of the site and starts another timer. The duration of this timer is also configurable (called “minaway”). It only unlocks the site after this second timer is up.</li></ol>It’s simple, but I’ve found it’s the most effective tool I’ve ever found for controlling usage of this kind of site. It is so useful that I deliberately created a custom iOS Shortcut (using the Global Variables feature from <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://toolboxpro.app/">Toolbox Pro</a>) that mimics its behaviour, and haven’t yet bought one sec pro largely because one sec will conflict with it.<h1>Why is it so useful?</h1><h2>Makes you think before you open</h2>Because the timer starts right when you first access the site, it forces you to think hard before you access it: “I’ve budgeted only an hour per day for this, am I sure I want to blow that hour now, or am I just opening this out of habit/impulse?”This strikes me as exactly the kind of response one sec is aiming for.<h2>“Defragmenting” of time</h2>The fact that the timer keeps going even when you’re not using the app/site makes you use those apps/sites differently. If you open the app and then go off to do something else, too bad, your time limit is going to be over anyway.This shifts your usage pattern of the app. It goes from something you might check semi-randomly for 5 minutes at a time, to something that you intentionally choose to access and spend dedicated time on.And if it’s not worth spending dedicated time on? Then why are you using it in the first place?<h2>Flexibility</h2>Lastly, it’s flexible. If you want to limit it so that you’re accessing the site an hour a day, set “maxvisit” to an hour and “minaway” to 12-20 hours. If you want to allow yourself to have a longer period twice a day, set “maxvisit” to 2-3 hours, and “minaway” to something like 8 hours. This is a lot more flexible than blocking sites/apps at specific times of the day. It lets you adapt your usage to whatever you need that day, and still lets you be somewhat spontaneous, but in a less-damaging way.<h1>How might this feature look like within one sec?</h1>I picture this as an app/site-specific setting that lets you define a “session length” and “gap between sessions”. The intervention would then have a “start session” button that starts the timer. Once the session timer is up, the app would be blocked until the “gap” timer runs out, either by graying it out or by presenting you with an intervention that cannot be bypassed.This would also pair really well with one sec pro’s existing features like re-interventions. Re-interventions could help enforce the session timer, kicking in when it’s over.I think this could be a really great addition to the app overall, and would likely push me over the edge towards buying a lifetime subscription.

Add an option for "session length" enforcement (inspired by Hacker News)

Kronopath

I like the strict blocking functionality, but there should be an advanced option where I can define specific time slots for app usage (similar to the Cold Turkey app on Mac). For example, I’d like to be able to check social media for 5 minutes every hour, but currently, it only allows me to unlock a full hour.<img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/0194d6d8-785f-77df-a1a7-b44f4f6b515a.png" data-width="100%" data-align="left"><img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/0194d6d8-56c7-72b0-a8af-78c9c523997e.png" data-width="100%" data-align="left">

厳密なブロック機能は気に入っているが、アプリを使用する特定の時間帯を定義できる高度なオプションが必要だ（MacのCold Turkeyアプリに似ている）。例えば、1時間ごとに5分間だけソーシャルメディアをチェックできるようにしたいのですが、現状では1時間分しか解除できません。<img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/0194d6d8-785f-77df-a1a7-b44f4f6b515a.png" data-width="100%" data-align="left"><img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/0194d6d8-56c7-72b0-a8af-78c9c523997e.png" data-width="100%" data-align="left">

よりきめ細かいブロック・スケジュールの時間間隔

♾️ All Platforms

More Granular Block Schedule Time Intervals

yei lopez

It would be awesome if a block session is enabled on one device, it gets activated on all devices (phone pc ipad)

Block sync with all devices

anein2 anein2

If i have an active task on Structured, one sec should be able to block all apps, not only the ones I have a Shortcuts automation for, like it is working right now. This could maybe be done by <ul><li>integrating the Block Sessions feature </li><li> or starting a Focus mode for a “softer blocking”-approach: Structured activates a focus in which the apps are already selected to be blocked. We could use the Structured Color-Coding for different Focuses.</li></ul>The idea is to make the process less complicated to and work intensive to set up.

🍏 iOS

Structured Integration <> Block Sessions

Lucas @ one sec

I sometimes find myself doing re-intervention after re-intervention. It would be great if users could set a daily app budget, limiting how many times an app can be opened per day. This would encourage more mindful app usage, making users think twice before opening an app to avoid wasting their limited sessions on mindless scrolling.

Daily App Budget / Daily Limit for App Opens

CallMeLucky

I love love love the iOS app. However, I’m currently glad I did a trial Pro subscription because VERY few of the options available on iOS are available on macOS. A number of other apps, such as App Crypt are able to access the screentime on both iOS and macOS. Is it possible to do this here? I don’t want to go with App Crypt, but it might be the most cost effective option. :(

Why the radical difference between iOS and macOS?

ricomonge

Add the ability to trigger a strict app lock via NFC using Shortcuts — without needing to set a timer.Scanning one NFC tag would instantly lock specific apps.Scanning a second (different) NFC tag would unlock access again.Perfect for creating distraction-free zones or productivity triggers with physical tags.

Dodaj możliwość uruchamiania ścisłej blokady aplikacji za pomocą NFC przy użyciu skrótów — bez konieczności ustawiania timera.Zeskanowanie jednego tagu NFC spowoduje natychmiastowe zablokowanie określonych aplikacji.Zeskanowanie drugiego (innego) tagu NFC spowoduje ponowne odblokowanie dostępu.Idealne rozwiązanie do tworzenia stref wolnych od rozpraszających czynników lub wyzwalaczy produktywności za pomocą fizycznych tagów.

Tryb blokowania/odblokowywania aplikacji sterowany przez NFC

NFC-Controlled App Lock/Unlock Mode

Enes Basar

One sec should also be used in the intervention on other chrome extension pages such as website blocker. Tis add friction on considering to turn off any website blocker.

🌐 Browser Extension

Intervention on extension pages

Ar-ruh Ahsan

Our next priority is the development of website blocking for Android

[Android] Website blocking

Yuan Yao

Some websites like youtube and reddit are great when doing research but they can waste your time if you linger too long. It would be nice to have a feature where you’re allowed to open the website but it prompts an intervention after a set time limit.

take a break

andres

I love this app, and I feel like it would be even more compelling for me if it showed me how much time I spent on whatever app I’m trying to access over the course of that specific day. Like I would love to log onto Instagram and have it tell me I that I’ve spent 42mins on Instagram already that day during the intervention. Thanks for considering and thanks for doing what you do!

Daily usage visible during intervention

katherine

I have been using the one sec safari extension and it has been great. However, I think it would be more useful if there is an app similar to how it is on the iPhone that can manage more details. So that there can be strict blocks, app and website time limits and blocks. So that basically all the features on the iPhone app are available on a MacOS app that.

💻 macOS

MacOS app

Zaina Hussein

You can only add Apps to the re-intervention feature, not websites. It would be so useful to be able to add websites to the re-intervention feature too.

再介入機能に追加できるのはアプリだけで、ウェブサイトは追加できません。再干渉機能にウェブサイトも追加できるととても便利です。

ウェブサイトへの再インタビューをお願いします！

Please Re-Interventions possible for websites!

klausklaus

Will stick block apps feature be coming for MacOs ? If it comes then it will be very very helpful

Strick Block for Mac?

Vandan Nagori

I tried the Browser Extension for 2 weeks now. At first it worked everything fine. Now the App doesn’t block the URL anymore (its a slack.com/client url which does not change) and if its blocked, it disables kind of all Slack Shortcuts. Not working anymore:<ul><li>Enter doesn’t send a message anymore (it’s making a linebreak)</li><li>CMD+K etc. is not working </li><li>Keyboard Selection is not working anymore</li></ul>What i tried:<ul><li>Clear Application Storage of the page (cache, cookies, sessions) → not fixing</li><li>Disable the Extension → works</li></ul>Thats why i think it’s the Browser Extension which causes the error. I’m on the latest Arc/Chrome Build. There are no console errors visible.

Extension disables Shortcuts on Slack Web in Arc

patrick

It would be great if non-strict blocks and scheduled blocks could be paused instead of stopped completely.

Pause Blocks

frederik

As seen on Hacker News: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://touchgrass.now/">https://touchgrass.now/</a>Would be cool to add something like this to one sec as well! Don’t unlock the apps unless you take a photo of yourself touching grass (or dirt, depending on the season).Seems to be popular! I saw this on the chyron of a waiting room TV:<img data-width="100%" data-align="left" data-featurebase-content-key="67a2a5955e92fab9e3aa313b/post/67cdfbff5b76f92f195e140c/01957ca0-3b0d-7e53-9031-50252e8c285e/b64u-MjAyNS0wMy0wNyAyMS40OS4yNi5qcGc.jpeg" data-featurebase-content-filename="2025-03-07 21.49.26.jpg" src="https://67a2a5955e92fab9e3aa313b.featurebase-attachments.com/c/post/67cdfbff5b76f92f195e140c/01957ca0-3b0d-7e53-9031-50252e8c285e/b64u-MjAyNS0wMy0wNyAyMS40OS4yNi5qcGc.jpeg?X-Amz-Expires=3600&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260225T060000Z&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=DO801TYC4FCVNNEKURKM%2F20260225%2Ffra1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Signature=41747430757765d3afeb84f54125df0a5281262f3aae8dc2e7902e047cb619f6">

"Touch Grass" as an intervention

strident-grass

Android is leveling up! ⚡ Our next big update introduces App Blocking: start a session to completely prevent selected apps from opening, helping you stay locked in and distraction-free.

[Android] Total App Blocking

As long as I reload the chatGPT website, the intervention will suddenly disappear &amp; there’s no re-intervention anymore. I tried to disable extension that pop up notification, and even tried to configure all possible settings (Include chatgpt subdomain, or intervention related settings). And the bug still exist.To put in short: Just reload ChatGPT webpage, and intervention + reintervention will no longer work properlyI’m using chrome currently

One sec not working properly on ChatGPT website

陳羽顓

If I create a block lasting 22 hours it works as expected, but a block lasting 23 hours doesn’t work.I understand this may be a screen time issue, but even if it is it would be helpful for One Sec to warn you if a block may not take effect.For a strict block it is impossible to retry with a shorter timeframe - my ploy workaround was to uninstall and reinstall the app.I can reproduce this consistently with a block lasting exactly 23 hours.

23 hour screen time block doesn’t take effect

mattguk

I would love to have the option to block Instagram/Facebook reels, YouTube shorts and similar content- they’re my biggest time waster

J'aimerais avoir la possibilité de bloquer les bobines Instagram/Facebook, les courts-métrages YouTube et autres contenus similaires, qui me font perdre beaucoup de temps.

Bloc de contenu abrégé

Completed

Short-Form Content Block

Vivian Hint

Use Re-Intervention without initial intervention

A certain time (customisable) after sharing your intent and entering the app, you get a reminder of your intent. E.g. “Your initial intent was to post something, is this still true?” Could be accompanied with a breathing moment as a pause.

Reminder of intent

Simke O

I find it very frustrating to set a time in the re-intervention UI, because i have to perfectly slide my finger on the circle given. If i slightly miss it, the selection cancels. Im on android btw so idk if thats the same problem with IOS. Maybe invent a tap mode so you can tap on the circle where the selection should be in the end. Thanks :)<img src="https://fb-usercontent.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/0194f064-e3a3-716d-9bea-850cd6c890c1.jpg" data-width="100%" data-align="left">If you dont know what i meant, heres a picture

Easier way to move time wheel on re-intervention ui

Ben Racher

Sync subscription between iOS <> Android app

Is the same of onlyfans but de block porn mode doesn’t block fansly

Block Fansly.com

Ragnar anonimo 

As the title says, after a while the intervention type switches from the new “type random text” back to the breathing exercise. I then have to go back to the extension manually and “check” the Account settings and then it seems to work again

One Sec Pro on Chrome Extensions keeps bugging out

Robin K.

I’d love to see a one sec extension for the Ecosia browser, I always use Ecosia and never switch to any other browser these days. This causes me to mindlessly scroll on Ecosia’s browser on my laptop…

Ecosia Browser Extension

Sally

When trying to add an allowed URL to the Reddit intervention, the app accepts the URL but doesn’t save it. There’s no error or indication of an issue either. I’ve tried multiple URL’s just to test and nothing is accepted.The URL I would like to add is “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="link" href="https://www.reddit.com/answers/">https://www.reddit.com/answers</a>” as this serves a slightly different purpose to the rest of Reddit.

Can’t add allowed URL to Reddit

TheMainey

Description: On every browser page load (including redirects), the One Sec Desktop Extension triggers a failed fetch request, resulting in a 404 error. This appears to originate from <code>vendor.js:955</code> and happens regardless of the website visited.Example (here on https://drive.google.com):<pre><code>GET https://drive.google.com/user/profile-detail 404 (Not Found)</code></pre>The extension logs a parsed <code>map</code> object after, where the 404 HTML response is split into a key-value table by character:<pre><code class="language-js">{
 0: '&lt;',
 1: 'h',
 2: 't',
 3: 'm',
 4: 'l',
 5: ' ',
 6: 'l',
 7: 'a',
 8: 'n',
 9: 'g',
 10: '=',
 11: '"',
 12: 'd',
 13: 'e',
 ...
}</code></pre>This behavior repeats across all websites I tested, not just ones where the extension is configured to activate (If I disable the extension in the extension menu, this error and log message goes away).Environment:<ul><li>Extension: One Sec Desktop Extension 1.1.4</li><li>Browsers tested: Google Chrome Version 134.0.6998.178 (Official Build) (64-bit)</li><li>Frequency: Every page load</li></ul>