Do I need a lock screen?

Yes, if you use Quick Lock or a Device Lock schedule. Both lock your whole phone, and your lock screen keeps you out while the lock runs. Use a PIN, pattern, password, fingerprint, or face unlock. A swipe-to-open screen has no security, so a device lock cannot keep you out. Blocking apps is different. It only blocks the apps you choose, and it doesn't need a lock screen.

App Groups let you pick a whole set of apps with one tap, on the Block tab and when you build a schedule. Tapping a group adds its apps to your selection. There are six ready-made groups: Social, Video & TV, Games, News & Browse, Shopping, and Music & Audio. Mindful Lock sorts your apps into them automatically, and you can add or remove apps from any of them. You can also make your own, like Study or Work, with a name and an icon. The free plan allows 1 group of your own. Premium allows 10. On the Block tab, the Last time card brings back the apps and mode from your previous session. You can reorder groups and hide the ones you don't use.

Prevent quitting Mindful Lock

This setting stops you from escaping a session by force-closing or uninstalling Mindful Lock. Turn it on from the Block tab before you start, or on a Block Apps schedule. While a session runs, opening Mindful Lock's App Info page or trying to uninstall it sends you back, with a reminder of how much time is left. If you gave yourself emergency unlocks, they still work. On the free plan, a short ad plays when you turn it on.

Scheduled lock is late or doesn't start

On Android, when your phone sits unused for a while, it goes into a deep sleep called Doze. That can delay a scheduled lock. If a lock didn't start on time, wake the phone and it should start. To stop it happening again, make sure the Alarms permission is on. Then open the Settings tab and find Background restrictions, under Schedules. If it says battery saving is on, tap Fix.

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Setting up permissions

Turn on the Block Apps permissions (Android)

Do I need a lock screen?

Feature Guides

Quick Lock

Schedule a phone lock

Schedule app blocking

Block specific apps (blacklist)

Allow only certain apps (whitelist)

App Groups

Prevent quitting Mindful Lock

Screen time statistics

Daily screen time goal

Focus Records

Home screen widgets

Emergency Calling

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Premium

Fix a Problem

Lock stops working after a restart

Scheduled lock is late or doesn't start

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How to uninstall Mindful Lock (Android)

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