What each permission does, and why BrainDetox needs it
BrainDetox works through Android’s own settings, so setup asks you to switch
on a few permissions. Each one has a single job, and BrainDetox shows you
where it lives in Android Settings before sending you there. After setup,
Profile › Permissions shows whether each one is still
Allowed. For exactly what each permission can and cannot see,
read the BrainDetox Privacy Policy.
Needed to open the app
- Usage access Required
- Measures how long you spend in each app and tells BrainDetox which app is open. Without it there is nothing to show and nothing can be blocked, so BrainDetox asks for it before the app opens.
Needed to turn on blocking
Asked for on the Turn on blocking screen the first time you
add a limit, a schedule, a shared limit, or a site or Shorts rule, or start
Focus. Continue stays unavailable until all three are allowed.
- Display over other apps Required
- Draws the block screen on top of an app once you reach its limit. Without it, BrainDetox can tell you are over a limit but cannot stop you.
- Ignore battery optimization Required
- Stops Android putting the blocker to sleep in the background, so your limits keep being enforced. Tap Allow on the pop-up. It does not make BrainDetox use more battery.
- Blocking service Required
- Android lists it under Accessibility as “BrainDetox — Blocking service”. It lets BrainDetox see which app or website is in front so it can cover it. Website, keyword and Shorts blocking cannot work without it, and it keeps blocking alive on phones that freeze background apps. It never reads your messages, your passwords or the pages you visit, and nothing leaves your phone.
Recommended
These help a block hold. You can continue without them.
- Notifications Recommended
- Warns you as you approach a limit, and shows the ongoing notice Android requires while BrainDetox is monitoring. Without it you get no warnings, but tracking and blocking still work.
- Notification access Recommended
- Clears a blocked app’s notifications while it is blocked. BrainDetox looks only at which app posted a notification — never the title, text or sender — and never touches calls, messages, or music and navigation controls. How notification silencing works.
Only on some phones
Shown only on phones that need them — often Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO, Oppo,
Realme, Vivo and Huawei — under This phone needs more. When
they appear, they must be done before you can continue. Android does not let
apps read the manufacturer settings, so BrainDetox asks you to confirm you
have turned them on.
- Alarms & reminders Some phones
- Lets BrainDetox wake up at the exact second a limit runs out, so the block screen appears on time instead of waiting for your next tap. On most phones, allowing Ignore battery optimization grants this too.
- Auto-start Some phones
- Lets BrainDetox restart after your phone clears background apps or reboots. Without it, blocking stops the first time your phone tidies up and stays off until you next open BrainDetox.
- Background pop-ups Xiaomi phones
- On Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO phones, MIUI stops background apps from showing anything on screen, so the block screen never appears. BrainDetox opens the right settings page and tells you which switches to turn on.
Blocking sites and feeds: a separate agreement
Blocking a website or a Shorts feed means checking a little more than which
app is open, so BrainDetox asks separately. Before your first site or feed
rule, the Blocking sites and feeds screen explains exactly
what is checked — the text in your browser’s address bar, and whether a
short-video feed is the screen you are on — and you agree to it. Nothing is
checked until you actually block a site or feed, and Turn off
at the bottom of the Block site and Block Shorts screens stops it at any time.
What happens if a permission is turned off later?
Your limits, schedules and history are kept, but blocking stops or becomes
unreliable. The Limits and Focus tabs show
Blocking is off — tap Turn on to see what is
missing and switch it back on. If Usage access is turned off, BrainDetox asks
for it again the next time it opens. Some phones switch battery settings back
on by themselves after an update, so check Profile › Permissions
if blocking ever seems to stop.
Feature guides
Every BrainDetox feature: what it does, why you might want it, the exact
steps, and what to check if it does not behave as expected. BrainDetox has
five tabs along the bottom of the screen — Home,
Insights, Focus, Limits and
Profile — and each guide says which one to open. You can also
see the app’s main screens on the home page.
Limits tab · Daily limits
How do I set a daily time limit on an app?
A daily limit caps how long you can spend in an app each day. Open the
Limits tab, tap Add a limit (or
Add next to Time limits), choose the apps,
set the time and tap Set limit. When you reach the limit,
BrainDetox covers the app with a block screen until midnight.
Why use it: a limit turns “just a few minutes” into a real number. It suits apps you want to keep, but use less — social media, video and games.
Steps
- Open the Limits tab and tap Add next to Time limits — or Add a limit, if you have no rules yet.
- If this is your first rule, allow the permissions on Turn on blocking and tap Continue.
- Choose one or more apps — search, or pick a set from the Groups tab — and tap Continue.
- Set the Daily limit: drag the slider, tap − or + to change it a minute at a time, or tap the number to type it. Anything from 1 minute to 24 hours works.
- Tap Set limit.
Good to know
- Times you can open it blocks the app after a number of opens, however little time you spent in it — useful for apps you check rather than use. A new limit starts at 20 opens a day; switch it off if you only want a time limit.
- Times you can extend sets how many 5-minute extensions the block screen offers each day — 3 by default. Switching it off allows unlimited extensions, not none.
- Choosing several apps gives each app its own limit. To give them one budget between them, use a shared limit.
- Your time, opens and extensions reset at midnight.
- Use the switch on a limit’s row to pause it. Tap the row to change it, or tap Remove limit to delete it — your screen-time history is kept.
- You can also start from an app’s own page: tap the app on Home or Insights, then Set a daily limit.
- BrainDetox itself, your home screen, Settings, and the phone and messages apps can never be limited, so a block can never leave you stuck.
Common problems
- The app I want is not in the list.
- Check Profile › Excluded apps — excluded apps are hidden from every app picker. Essential apps such as Settings and the phone app cannot be limited.
- My limit says Paused.
- Turn its switch back on in the Time limits list.
- I see Blocking is off above my limits.
- A permission blocking needs is off. Tap Turn on and allow whatever is not ticked.
Block screen
What happens when I reach a limit?
BrainDetox covers the app with a full-screen block. For a daily time limit,
the Time’s up screen offers Close app and,
while you have extensions left, Give me 5 more minutes. Other
blocks offer only Close app, or Go back for
websites and feeds. Daily limits reset at midnight; schedule and Focus blocks
lift when their time ends.
Why it matters: the block screen is the pause between reaching for an app and opening it — the moment a limit becomes a decision instead of a habit.
Block screens at a glance
| What you set |
Screen title |
Your options |
| Daily time limit | Time’s up | Close app, or Give me 5 more minutes while extensions are left |
|---|
| Times you can open it | Open limit reached | Close app |
|---|
| Shared limit | Shared limit reached | Close app |
|---|
| Block for the rest of today | Blocked for today | Close app |
|---|
| Scheduled blocker | Scheduled block | Close app |
|---|
| Focus session | Focus session | Close app |
|---|
| Block site | Site blocked | Go back |
|---|
| Block Shorts | Shorts blocked | Go back |
|---|
Good to know
- For the first three seconds the button counts down — Close app in 3, 2, 1 — before it can be tapped.
- Each extension gives you 5 minutes. After the last one allowed by Times you can extend, only Close app is offered until midnight.
- If PIN Protection is on, an extension asks for your PIN or fingerprint first. With it off, one tap grants the 5 minutes.
- If notifications are allowed, BrainDetox warns you with Almost at your limit when about 10% of a limit is left, and Limit reached when it runs out.
- Reflective pause (Profile › Blocking behaviour, off by default) shows a Take a breath screen once a day when about 10% of a limit is left, so you can decide how to spend the rest.
- To block an app right now, whatever its limit says, open its limit — tap its row on the Limits tab, or tap the app on Home and then Set a daily limit — and tap Block for the rest of today. It appears under Blocking now, where Unblock lifts it again.
Common problems
- The app shows for a moment before the block appears.
- That is normal: an app has to start before BrainDetox can cover it. If the block never appears, see why the block screen can be late.
- There is no Give me 5 more minutes button.
- Today’s extensions are used up, or the block is not a daily time limit — open limits, shared limits, schedules, Focus and site or Shorts blocks never offer extra time.
Limits tab · Scheduled blockers
How do I block apps on a schedule, like at bedtime?
A scheduled blocker blocks the apps you choose during a time window on the
days you pick — for example 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM every night. Nothing is
counted: inside the window those apps simply do not open. On the
Limits tab, tap Add next to
Scheduled blockers, set the window, days and apps, and tap
Create schedule.
Why use it: a schedule protects the parts of your day that matter — sleep, work hours, study time — without you having to remember to start anything.
Steps
- On the Limits tab, tap Add next to Scheduled blockers — or Scheduled blocker, if you have no rules yet.
- Give it a name, such as Bedtime, and pick an icon if you like.
- Choose a mode: Block during blocks the apps inside the window; Allow only during lets you use them only inside the window.
- Set From and To, then choose the days under Repeat — or tap Every day, Weekdays or Weekends.
- Tap Choose apps to block, pick the apps, tap Continue, then tap Create schedule.
Good to know
- A window can run past midnight: if To is earlier than From, it ends the next morning. The morning belongs to the day the window started, so a Friday-only bedtime also covers early Saturday.
- In Allow only during mode, the apps are not restricted at all on days you have not selected.
- Create schedule stays unavailable until you have chosen at least one app and one day, and the start and end times cannot be the same.
- The Bedtime, Work Focus and Brick Mode presets open this editor already filled in.
- To delete a schedule, open it and tap the trash icon. The apps’ own limits are not affected.
Common problems
- An app still opens during the window.
- Check that today is one of the schedule’s days, that the app is in its list, and that the Limits tab does not show Blocking is off.
Limits tab · Shared limits
How do I share one time limit across several apps?
A shared limit gives two or more apps one daily budget between them — for
example 30 minutes across all your social apps, rather than 30 minutes each.
On the Limits tab, tap Add next to
Shared limits, set the budget, choose at least two apps and
tap Create shared limit.
Why use it: blocking one app often just moves you to the next one. A shared budget closes that gap.
Steps
- On the Limits tab, tap Add next to Shared limits — or Shared limit, if you have no rules yet.
- Name it, for example Social.
- Set the Shared daily limit, anywhere from 1 minute to 24 hours.
- Tap Choose apps to share a budget, choose at least two apps and tap Continue.
- Tap Create shared limit.
Good to know
- Time in any of the apps counts against the one budget. When it runs out, every app in the shared limit is blocked for the rest of the day, with no 5-minute extensions.
- If one of the apps also has its own daily limit, whichever runs out first applies.
- The Daily 30m preset starts a 30-minute shared limit for you to fill with apps.
- Deleting a shared limit leaves any individual limits on those apps working.
Limits tab · Presets
What are presets, and how do I use one?
Presets are ready-made starting points. Bedtime blocks apps
from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM every day, Work Focus from 9:00 AM to
5:00 PM on weekdays, and Brick Mode all day, every day.
Daily 30m sets one 30-minute budget shared across a set of
apps. You choose the apps and confirm before anything takes effect.
Why use it: common routines take seconds — pick a preset, add your apps, done.
Steps
- On the Limits tab, tap Browse presets.
- Tap a preset.
- Choose the apps, and change the times or days if you want to.
- Tap Create schedule — or Create shared limit for Daily 30m.
Good to know
- Once created, a preset is an ordinary schedule or shared limit that you can edit or delete like any other.
Profile · App groups
What are app groups, and how do I use them?
An app group is a saved set of apps — such as Social Media or Games — that you
can add in one tap whenever BrainDetox asks you to choose apps: for a limit, a
schedule, a shared limit, a Focus session or your excluded apps. Manage them
in Profile › App groups.
Why use it: it saves picking the same eight apps every time you set up a rule.
Steps
- Open Profile › App groups and tap New group.
- Choose the apps and continue.
- Name the group and tap Save. Or, in any app picker, select the apps and tap the row that offers to save them — for example Save these 3 apps as a group.
- Next time you choose apps, open the Groups tab and tap the group to add its apps. Tap it again to remove them.
Good to know
- BrainDetox starts you off with groups made from the apps you have installed: Social Media, Games, Entertainment, Education and Productivity. Empty ones are skipped.
- A group is a shortcut, not a rule. It does not limit anything by itself, and editing or deleting it does not change limits you already created from it.
Limits tab · Block site
How do I block a website or a keyword?
Block site stops websites from opening in your browser. Add a site such as
example.com to block it and its subdomains, or add a keyword to block every
site whose address contains that word. Open the Limits tab,
tap Block site, then tap Add next to
Sites or Keywords.
Why use it: many distractions are websites, and blocking an app often just sends you to its website instead.
Steps
- On the Limits tab, tap Block site.
- The first time, tap Set it up, read Blocking sites and feeds and agree. If anything else is missing, BrainDetox takes you through it.
- Tap Add next to Sites, type an address such as example.com, and tap Block.
- To block every site whose address contains a word, tap Add next to Keywords instead — for example casino.
Good to know
- You can paste a full link: https://www.example.com/page is saved as example.com.
- A site also covers its subdomains: example.com blocks www.example.com and news.example.com, but not myexample.com.
- Keywords are matched against the website’s address, never against page text or searches.
- It works in Chrome, Samsung Internet, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, Opera Mini, DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi and Kiwi. Other browsers are checked on a best-effort basis.
- When you open a blocked site, BrainDetox leaves the page and shows Site blocked with a Go back button.
- The address is checked on your phone against your own list, then discarded. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
- To pause website and Shorts blocking completely, tap Turn off at the bottom of the screen. Your lists are kept.
Common problems
- The Add buttons are dimmed.
- Finish Set it up first. Site blocking needs the Blocking service and your agreement.
- That doesn’t look like a website address.
- Enter a domain with a dot in it, such as example.com. Words without a dot belong under Keywords.
Limits tab · Block Shorts
How do I block YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and other short-video feeds?
Block Shorts turns off the endless short-video feed inside an app while the
rest of the app keeps working — messages, search and posting. It supports
Instagram (Reels), YouTube (Shorts), Snapchat (Spotlight), Facebook and TikTok.
Open the Limits tab, tap Block Shorts, and
switch on the apps whose feed you want to block.
Why use it: short-video feeds are built to keep you scrolling. Blocking just the feed lets you keep the useful parts of the app.
Steps
- On the Limits tab, tap Block Shorts.
- The first time, tap Set it up and agree to Blocking sites and feeds.
- Switch on each app whose feed you want to block.
- Leave it on Always to block the feed completely, or tap Time limit to allow a daily amount, such as 30 minutes.
Good to know
- With a time limit, the row shows how much you have used today. Once it is used up, the feed is blocked until midnight.
- When a feed is blocked, BrainDetox leaves it and shows Shorts blocked with a Go back button.
- Only apps that are installed and that BrainDetox can recognise appear in the list.
- Facebook and TikTok are marked English only: BrainDetox recognises their feeds by on-screen labels, so the app must be set to English.
- A 5-minute extension on an app’s daily limit does not lift its Shorts block.
Common problems
- My app is not in the list.
- BrainDetox cannot recognise a feed in that app yet, or the app is in Profile › Excluded apps.
- The feed stopped being blocked after the app updated.
- A redesign can change how a feed looks. Tell us through Contact us so we can catch up.
Focus tab
How do I use Focus to block apps for one session?
Focus blocks the apps you choose until a timer runs out — for a study
session, a work sprint or an evening off. Open the Focus tab,
set the Target Time, tap Apps to block to
choose them, and tap Start Focus. A limit is for every day;
Focus is for the next hour.
Why use it: when you need to concentrate now, Focus removes the temptation for exactly as long as you choose.
Steps
- Tap Focus, the round button in the middle of the bottom bar.
- Tap Target Time and pick 15, 25, 45, 60 or 90 minutes, or type your own length under Custom.
- Tap Apps to block, choose the apps or a group, and tap Continue.
- Tap Start Focus.
Good to know
- While a session runs, you see the time left. Tap the line that says how many apps are blocked — for example Blocking 3 apps — to add or remove apps without restarting the timer.
- To stop early, tap End session and confirm. The minutes you completed still count.
- Opening a blocked app during a session shows Focus session with a Close app button. There are no extensions.
- Your target time and apps are remembered for next time.
- Your totals — Today, Longest and Lifetime — appear under Your focus, and focus time raises your brain score.
Common problems
- Start Focus is greyed out.
- Choose at least one app under Apps to block.
- The Focus tab says Blocking is off.
- Tap Turn on and allow the permissions it lists.
Home and Insights tabs
How do I check my screen time and brain score?
The Home tab shows today at a glance: your brain score,
Screen Time, Focus Time, how many apps are
under a limit, your Top Apps, and Highlights
that compare today with your recent days. The Insights tab goes
deeper for any recorded day, with an Hourly Breakdown,
Time by Category, Main Offenders and
Opens by App.
Why use it: seeing where your time really goes is usually what shows you which app deserves a limit.
Steps
- On Home, tap Screen Time to open Insights, or tap an app under Top Apps to see its week and how often you opened it.
- On an app’s page, tap Set a daily limit to limit it straight away.
- On Insights, switch between Screen Time and Focus Time, and tap the calendar to pick another day.
- Tap any bar to see the exact time for that hour or day.
How the brain score works
- It is a score from 0 to 100 for today. Screen time beyond about two hours brings it down, each app you have gone over its daily limit lowers it further, and focus time raises it.
- 80 and above reads Thriving, 60 to 79 Doing well, 40 to 59 Strained, and below 40 Overloaded.
- It reflects your own usage numbers. It is not a medical measure.
Good to know
- Profile › Excluded apps removes apps from every screen-time figure and hides them from app pickers. Limits you already set on them keep working.
- Your screen time is measured and stored on this phone only.
- Insights can show only days with recorded data. Android keeps detailed usage history for about a week.
- To replay the short Home walkthrough, open Profile › Tutorial.
Common problems
- Home says No app usage recorded yet today.
- That is normal right after installing, or early in the day.
- The numbers are not what I expected.
- See why screen-time numbers can differ.
Notification access
How do I silence a blocked app’s notifications?
Allow Notification access and BrainDetox clears a blocked
app’s notifications for as long as it is blocked, then stops the moment the
block lifts. There is no separate switch in the app: the Android permission
itself turns the feature on and off.
Why use it: a blocked app that can still ping you is barely blocked — every notification is an invitation to try again.
Steps
- Allow Notification access on the Turn on blocking screen, or later in Profile › Permissions.
- In Android’s list, turn on BrainDetox — Silence blocked apps and tap Allow on Android’s confirmation.
- Come back to BrainDetox. It notices by itself.
Good to know
- Calls, messages, your launcher and Settings are never touched, and neither are ongoing notifications such as music controls, navigation and timers.
- Apps you can still open notify you as normal.
- BrainDetox looks only at which app posted a notification — never the title, text or sender — and stores nothing.
- To turn it off, switch off Notification access for BrainDetox in Android Settings.
Profile · Security
How do I lock BrainDetox with a PIN or fingerprint?
PIN Protection asks for a 4- or 6-digit PIN — or your
fingerprint or face — when you open BrainDetox, and again before the block
screen gives you 5 more minutes. It is optional: turn it on or off in
Profile › Security.
Why use it: it adds a moment of friction exactly where you would otherwise undo a limit on impulse.
Steps
- Open Profile › Security.
- Switch on PIN Protection, choose 4 or 6 digits, and enter your PIN twice.
- To skip the PIN when your phone recognises you, switch on Fingerprint (or Face Unlock).
- Under Ask to unlock, choose how long BrainDetox can stay in the background before it locks again — from Immediately to After 10 minutes.
Good to know
- Forgot your PIN? Tap Forgot PIN? on the lock screen and we email a 6-digit code to reset it. Nobody can recover the old PIN — it never leaves your phone.
- After 5 wrong PINs the pad locks for 30 seconds, and repeated mistakes lock it for longer, up to 30 minutes.
- Easy-to-guess PINs such as 1234 or 1111 are not accepted.
- Switching PIN Protection off keeps your PIN saved, so switching it back on needs no new PIN.
- BrainDetox always asks again after it has been fully closed and reopened.
- A PIN adds friction, not a lock: anyone holding the phone can still change Android settings or uninstall the app.
Profile · Account
How do I manage my BrainDetox account?
Your account holds your name, email address and plan — not your screen time —
and can be signed in on one phone at a time. In Profile › Account
you can change your name and photo or delete the account, and
Log out at the bottom of Profile signs you out.
Why it matters: your account is how you get back in on a new phone and keep your plan. Everything else stays on the phone.
Steps
- Forgot your password: on the sign-in screen tap Forgot password?, enter your email and tap Send code, then enter the 6-digit code and a new password.
- New phone: install BrainDetox and sign in with the same account. Limits are stored on each phone, not in your account, so set them up again.
- Delete your account: go to Profile › Account › Delete account and tap Delete forever. Accounts with a password are asked for it first.
Good to know
- Signed up with Google? Use Sign in with Google — there is no password to type.
- Signing in on another phone signs the first one out, and BrainDetox stops blocking there.
- While you are logged out, BrainDetox does not block anything on that phone. Your limits are kept and work again when you sign back in.
- Your email address cannot be changed in the app. Your profile photo stays on the phone and is never uploaded.
- Deleting your account also removes your app-lock PIN from the phone. If you cannot open the app, use the BrainDetox account deletion page instead.
Troubleshooting
Most problems come down to a permission that Android or your phone’s battery
manager switched off. Start with the first answer below, then look for your
symptom.
What does “Blocking is off” mean?
It means a permission blocking cannot work without — usually
Display over other apps or Blocking service —
is off, so your rules are saved but nothing is being blocked. Tap
Turn on on the Limits or Focus tab, allow anything that is not
ticked, and tap Continue.
Why did blocking stop working?
Almost always one of these, in order of likelihood:
- Open Profile › Permissions and allow anything marked Not allowed. Android and some phone makers switch permissions off after an update, or when an app has not been opened for a while.
- Check that Ignore battery optimization is still allowed. It is the one most often switched back on.
- On Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme or Huawei phones, check that Auto-start is still on for BrainDetox.
- Open BrainDetox once. Opening the app restarts its blocking straight away.
- Make sure you are signed in. BrainDetox does not block while you are logged out.
If your free trial or plan has ended, blocking stops on purpose — it is not a fault. Choose a plan to switch your limits back on.
Why does the block screen appear late, or not at all?
A short pause is normal: an app has to start before BrainDetox can cover it.
Beyond that, work through these:
- If the block screen never appears, check Display over other apps first.
- If a limit runs out mid-video and the block waits until you touch the screen, allow Alarms & reminders and check Ignore battery optimization.
- On Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO phones, the Background pop-ups step must be done, or the block screen is stopped from showing.
- If website, keyword or Shorts blocking stopped entirely, check the Blocking service in Profile › Permissions.
Why doesn’t blocking come back after I restart my phone?
BrainDetox restarts its blocking after the phone reboots or the app updates,
and checks again every ten minutes. Phones that restrict background apps can
prevent that restart. Turn on Auto-start for BrainDetox, keep
battery optimization off for it, and open BrainDetox once after a restart —
that brings blocking straight back.
Why isn’t a website or Shorts feed being blocked?
Check these in order:
- The bottom of the Block site or Block Shorts screen should say Website & feed blocking is on, and the Blocking service must be allowed.
- Sites are matched by address. Enter a domain such as example.com, which also covers its subdomains.
- Use a supported browser: Chrome, Samsung Internet, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, DuckDuckGo, Vivaldi or Kiwi. Other browsers are checked on a best-effort basis.
- For Facebook and TikTok, the app must be set to English.
- If the app updated recently, its feed may look different. Tell us through Contact us.
Why are my screen-time numbers different from what I expected?
- Apps in Profile › Excluded apps are not counted anywhere.
- Home always shows today. Use the calendar on the Insights tab to look at another day.
- BrainDetox counts this phone only — not a tablet, a laptop or a second phone.
- Insights shows only days with recorded data, and Android keeps detailed usage history for about a week.
- If the numbers seem stuck, tap the refresh button on the Insights tab.
I paid, but BrainDetox is still locked. What should I do?
- Make sure you are signed in to the same BrainDetox account you paid on.
- Tap Restore purchase on the plan screen. It asks our server again rather than trusting what the app already believed.
- Check that the purchase completed in Google Play, under Payments & subscriptions.
- Still locked? Email support@braindetox.app with the date of the purchase.
I didn’t get the email code. What now?
Codes expire after 15 minutes. Check your spam or junk folder and that your
email address is spelled correctly, then tap Didn’t get it? Send
again for a new code — the old one stops working. A code is also
cancelled after 5 wrong tries, so request a fresh one if that happens.
Why was I signed out of BrainDetox?
An account can be signed in on one phone at a time, so signing in on another
phone signs this one out, and BrainDetox tells you the account was used on
another device. While you are signed out, BrainDetox does not block anything.
Sign in again to carry on — your limits are still on the phone.
I forgot my app-lock PIN. How do I reset it?
Tap Forgot PIN? on the lock screen, then
Email me a code. Enter the 6-digit code we send to your
account’s email address, tap Verify & continue, and choose a
new PIN. Your limits and history stay as they are. It works for accounts made
with Google too.
Why can’t I tap Continue on the Turn on blocking screen?
Continue stays unavailable until every required step is done — the three
under Required, plus anything under This phone needs
more. Rows tick themselves off when you come back from Android
Settings. For Auto-start and Background pop-ups, Android does not let apps
check the setting, so confirm you have turned it on when BrainDetox asks. Tap
Not now to leave; tracking still works in the meantime.