one sec | screen time + focus

September 12, 2024

Hey one sec users! Alongside the new iOS update there are new exciting features: - Block distractions with the click of one button: Introduces a new Control Center Toggle to start block sessions. This new toggle can be used on your Lock Screen and with the Action Button as well! - Integration with the Health app’s state-of-mind-tracking: one sec can now ask you for your current emotion after closing a target app. This helps to reflect on how app usage influences your mood. - Adds optimized app icons for dark mode and tinting which is a new feature on the Home Screen. - Utilizes new SwiftUI mesh gradients. - “Last pickup” Lock Screen widget timer is now using a new SwiftUI feature to display the time since last pickup without seconds. Don’t worry: even though this is a big update for everyone running the new iOS already, one sec remains compatible with older devices as well, because we believe everyone should have access to great screen time tools no matter which device you’re using. Thanks a lot for using one sec, your continuous support helps to make updates like this possible! – Frederik

August 23, 2024

This is just a small update, but it comes with some important bug fixes: - Improves reliability when healthy alternatives are displayed in intervention. - Improves reliability of Re-Interventions when triggered multiple times in a row. - Fixes an issue where the audio of the setup tutorial was played twice slightly delayed when starting the mini player. - Fixes an issue where the Dynamic Island timer could not be closed manually. - Fixes an issue where the block session would block all apps that were set up with the Shortcuts automation. - Fixes an issue where widgets wouldn’t be available on older iOS versions. - Fixes an issue where the LENGO intervention wouldn’t continue when “Always type intention” was selected. Thanks Abel for helping us debug this! Thanks a lot for using one sec! Your continuous support enables us to bring bug fixes and really cool new features to one sec :) – Frederik

July 15, 2024

- Important bug fix: the last update contained an info sheet that was accidentally displayed to all users, but it’s only relevant to users of the Re-Intervention feature. This is now correctly shown to only the relevant target group. Sorry for the confusion, you can continue to use one sec as before, there’s no change to how the normal breathing exercise works! - New alternative app icon picker. - Stops any ongoing Dynamic Island Timer in case the feature is being turned off. - Further improved Re-Intervention mechanism for higher reliability. - When resetting permission to Screen Time, state of the adult content blocker is preserved. - Fixes an issue where the selection of apps to block would always reset. - Fixes an issue where categories would always be blocked even though they were turned off. - Adds new illustrative icons for “Lock Shortcuts App” and “Lock Settings”. - Adds improved way to restore purchases (now asks for Apple ID sign in). - Optimizations for smaller screens (iPhone SE). Thanks a lot for using one sec! If you find the app helpful, please consider supporting my work by writing a review on the App Store. – Frederik

June 16, 2024

This update fixes an issue where the push notification workaround to trigger the Re-Intervention wouldn’t trigger up for some users. Sorry about that, hope it works now :)

June 6, 2024

- The biggest update for one sec’s Re-Interventions since introducing them: they are no longer in beta. That means we have fixed many bugs, and polished it. Unfortunately that also means that the “Intervention” button in the screen time shield can no longer open one sec directly. You rather have to tap a notification banner at the top after pressing the button. I know this is not 100% optimal, but (right now) there’s no way to ensure a reliable user experience otherwise. More infos within one sec when you go through your first Re-Intervention after the update. - Polished user interface for intervention schedule and block schedule. - Polished user interface for detail view for apps. - Dynamic Island Timer now looks great and is no longer in beta. - Adding beautiful illustrations for blocking shields, focus filter shields, the Re-Intervention, and at many other places throughout the app. - Fixed a bug where the one sec widget would show old information for some apps that haven’t been used in a while. - Adds a new secret feature. - Slightly reorganizing some settings. - You can now lock one sec’s settings – so you can‘t cheat by modifying the intervention schedule or so. Currently in beta, excited to hear your feedback! This update also includes the mandatory performance improvements and bug fixes ;) If you like one sec, please consider taking one minute to leave a review on the App Store. Thanks a lot! – Frederik

March 19, 2024

Another small, but important bug-fix update: This update fixes an issue where on iOS 16 and earlier the “Closing Automation” and “Start Block Session” Shortcut would not work anymore. This time it’s not my fault, it’s something that Apple has acknowledged in their release notes (including a workaround which I have now applied in this update, see FB13664020): https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-15_3-release-notes Sorry for the inconvenience!

March 10, 2024

Some users have been reporting issues with the one sec widgets in the last update. Sorry about that! This update should fix that. And if you haven’t checked out the widgets so far: one sec has three amazing widgets you should give a try (now that they work again ;) ): 1. The “Last Pickup” lock screen widget: shows which app you used last and how long ago. 2. Statistics Widget: Time spent + open attempts for the last 24hrs. 3. Block Session Widget: Start block sessions right from your Home Screen. Sorry for the bug! – Frederik

February 26, 2024

- You can now hide apps / websites from Overview. - You can now modify the text that is displayed in app closing reminder notifications. - You can now set up different breathing exercise phrases for each target app. - Improves Safari browser extension. - Improves translations and localizations. - Streamlined setup for the Re-Intervention feature. - You can now connect apps to be shielded by Screen Time during “Block Sessions” and “Focus Filters”. - You can now select + delete all vocabulary in the LENGO integration. - You can now add custom urls to the adult content detox. - General bug fixes and improvements. If you like one sec, please leave a review on the App Store :) Thanks a lot for your tremendous support! – Frederik

December 22, 2023

A small updates with some bug fixes and improvements: - Fixed one sec’s reading list in “healthy alternatives”. - Improves localization for many languages. - Adds a new study in collaboration with Heidelberg University and Landau University. - Improves LENGO integration. - The Safari extension now also blocks access to websites during block sessions. - You can now reset the colors used with the Structured integration. - Re-adds the Shortcut to start a block session in one sec on iOS 16.

December 19, 2023

A small updates with some bug fixes and improvements: - Fixed one sec’s reading list in “healthy alternatives”. - Improves localization for many languages. - Adds a new study in collaboration with Heidelberg University and Landau University. - Improves LENGO integration. - The Safari extension now also blocks access to websites during block sessions. - You can now reset the colors used with the Structured integration.

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