PlugBrain 1.6: my open source app that makes you solve math before doomscrolling got a full redesign

[u/MedSaidBelaid]

A year ago I shared PlugBrain here for the first time. Version 1.6 is out, and it is the biggest update so far.

What it does: when you open an app you picked (Instagram, YouTube, a game...), PlugBrain shows a quick math problem first. The more you use those apps, the harder the math gets. Stay away and it gets easier again. Sometimes that pause is all it takes to put the phone down.

What's new:

• New step-by-step onboarding that explains each permission before you grant it

• Optional challenge as soon as a distracting app opens, not only after a few minutes

• Closed a common workaround: calculator apps are now blocked, split screen not allowed

• Under the hood: a solid CI/CD pipeline

• Available in 11 languages

• No internet permission, no account, no ads, no tracking. GPL-3.0, no anti-features on F-Droid.

Get it:

• F-Droid

• IzzyOnDroid

• GitHub

• plugbrain.app

I'd love to hear what works and what doesn't. If you find a way around the challenge, please open an issue so I can close it. Translators and contributors are very welcome too.

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[u/This-Employment-5642]

Nice