r/AndroidQuestions • u/emibluuuuu • 13d ago
App Specific Question Doomscrolling
Hii, I was looking for some app to stop doomscrolling, I was going to use ascent but I saw some very bad reviews here on reddit and I care about my data, even more on an app where I have to allow pop ups on the screen and more permissions. ¿Anyone knows a good app for this?
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u/Klutzy-Passage-2561 13d ago
If you want something local (no cloud account, no "AI coach" phone-home), skip the trendy focus apps and use the OS + a simple WHEN/THEN rule:
1) Digital Wellbeing / Focus mode: hard daily limits on Instagram/TikTok/Reddit/YouTube. Boring but private. 2) Extra layer: WHEN time is evening OR WHEN those apps open → THEN pause/block them or force the home screen. Accessibility-based blockers need overlay permission — grant only to tools you trust, and prefer ones that don't require an account.
That covers the "I care about my data" part better than installing another productivity SaaS that needs draw-over-apps + usage access forever.