Update - posting to help others! I’ve realised that the problem was that I misunderstood the function of excluded apps. It doesn’t mean that they aren’t blocked, just that time spent on them doesn’t count towards brainrot minutes. To make sure an app isn’t blocked, you go instead into the settings for focus types (like work focus, sleep focus etc) and manage them there. I thought I had done this but actually all my socials were blocked, including Skool and WhatsApp. I had to delete the entire category and in the process of re-adding it, I was able to fine tune what specific apps got blocked and what didn’t. Hope this helps anyone else experiencing the same confusion!
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Leah Murphy
Aug 20
Update - posting to help others! I’ve realised that the problem was that I misunderstood the function of excluded apps. It doesn’t mean that they aren’t blocked, just that time spent on them doesn’t count towards brainrot minutes. To make sure an app isn’t blocked, you go instead into the settings for focus types (like work focus, sleep focus etc) and manage them there. I thought I had done this but actually all my socials were blocked, including Skool and WhatsApp. I had to delete the entire category and in the process of re-adding it, I was able to fine tune what specific apps got blocked and what didn’t. Hope this helps anyone else experiencing the same confusion!