Modern FocusHow to protect your sleep from nighttime scrolling.
Set one continuous boundary before bed, through nighttime wake-ups, and after waking. See how Modern Focus Protected Night blocks selected distractions.
4 min read
A little less autopilot
Less scrolling.
More living.
Your time belongs to you. Modern Focus puts a shared limit on distracting apps and websites, so one quick check stays one quick check.
For Android · Coming soon, pending Google Play approval
YOUR SHARED BUDGETActive
02:00 left
A little time online. A lot of life outside.
8 of 10 minutes usedRolling 60 min
IInstagram4:00
RReddit2:30
Yyoutube.com1:30
Different apps. Same allowance.
Illustrative settings and usage, not an app screenshot.
↗ One budget across selected distractions◷ A pause before another scroll◇ App monitoring runs on your device
Built for the way scrolling happens
One more app shouldn't
mean one more allowance.
You close Instagram. Open Reddit. Check a website. Modern Focus connects those selected distractions with one shared budget.
01 / THE BUDGET
Make app hopping count.
Selected apps and websites draw from one rolling allowance. Older use leaves the window over time, making room for deliberate visits.
02 / THE SESSION
Give “just a minute” an ending.
Set a maximum continuous session to interrupt a visit before it quietly takes over the next part of your day.
03 / THE PAUSE
Break the check-close-repeat loop.
Limit repeated openings and add a mandatory pause. Create a moment to return to the thing you meant to do.
04 / YOUR CHOICE
Keep the useful parts of your phone.
Choose the apps and domains to restrict. Leave your maps, essential messages, and other necessary tools outside the selection.
05 / THE COMMITMENT
Make changing your mind deliberate.
Relaxing locked settings requires a phone restart and a short configuration window. A considered change takes more than another tap.
06 / THE FEEDBACK
Notice your pattern.
See time, openings, and blocks per target. Learn where your attention goes, then make a boundary that fits your day.
Website support depends on your browser. See supported browsers and setup details →
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Before you begin
A few good questions.
Clear boundaries start with knowing what your tools can do.
Is Modern Focus available to download?
Modern Focus is coming soon to Google Play. Production approval is pending; download links will be enabled when the app is publicly available.
What is Modern Focus?
Modern Focus is an Android app blocker. Selected apps and websites share one rolling time allowance. You can also limit continuous sessions, repeated openings, and set a mandatory pause before reopening.
How is a rolling budget different from a daily timer?
A daily timer typically resets at midnight. A rolling budget looks back over your chosen interval. As older usage leaves that window, allowance becomes available again. Selected targets share the same budget.
Can I keep useful apps available?
Yes. Choose which apps and website domains to restrict. Apps outside that selection remain available. Modern Focus does not selectively hide Reels or preserve DMs inside a blocked social app.
Can I change my limits whenever I want?
Once configuration is locked, you can tighten limits and add restrictions. Relaxing limits or removing restrictions requires restarting your phone and editing within the first five minutes after boot. This adds friction; it is not an unbreakable lock.
Which browsers support website blocking?
The current app recognizes Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Samsung Internet on Android. Website detection depends on accessible address-bar information and can vary with browser updates. Test your chosen browser after setup.
Can Modern Focus block distractions around bedtime?
Yes. Protected Night can keep selected apps and detected websites blocked continuously from a configurable period before bedtime through a configurable period after wake time. It is a repeating sleep boundary, not a general calendar scheduler, and it does not lock alarms, calls, or unselected apps.
Does Modern Focus work on iPhone or desktop?
Modern Focus is currently an Android app (Android 7.0 or later). It does not provide an iPhone app, desktop blocker, cross-device sync, or a general calendar scheduler.
What permissions does it need?
Accessibility enables foreground app and supported website detection. Usage access helps recover missed tracking. Notification permission enables the live remaining-time countdown. Blocking depends on the monitoring service staying enabled and responsive.
Your next hour could
look a little different.
Choose your distractions. Set your boundaries. Get back to what matters.
Android 7.0 and later · Production approval pending