• How To Stop Blocking?
• How Do I Use Refocus?
• How To Start Blocking?
• How To Block Websites?
• How To Use Strict Modes?
• What Features Does Refocus Have?
• Why Am I Having Blocking Or Screen Time Issues? (blocking wrong apps, not blocking when needed, wrong time displayed etc.)

How To Stop Blocking?

1. Press “Stop Blocking” in the Refocus home screen, and then press “Stop Blocking” at the bottom of the screen that pops up. Think of it as a “pause.”

1. You can also delete a blocking session by swiping left on a blocking session (ex. the blocking session title might be “Block Distracting Apps”).

**⚠️** If the above options don’t stop blocking, you have several other options:

1. If you have Refocus installed, press the gear icon in the top right corner (Refocus Settings), then press “Advanced Settings,” and then press “Fix App Blocking.”

2. Restart the device.

3. If you don’t have Refocus installed, and you tried restarting the device, go to Apple “Settings” app, then press “Screen Time,” and then turn everything off there (on iOS 17, at the bottom of the screen, there’s a red button with a title “Turn Off App & Website Activity”). Restart the device again if needed.

4. If nothing above helps, please click here for directions on fixing blocking issues, and also click here for a checklist with even more directions.

How Do I Use Refocus?

The most basic way to use Refocus is: