Changelog

Hey one sec users!

It’s always relieving to fix bugs, thanks for reporting them!

- Fixes an issue where intervening the Amazon App wouldn’t work.
- Fixes an issue where the “Good Morning Countdown” wouldn’t work.
- Fixes an issue where the Re-Intervention would be turned on when connecting apps for a different reason with the Screen Time API (e.g. for the Focus Filter).
- Fixes an issue where the block schedule would not properly turn on / off blocking apps at specified times.

Keep breathing,
Frederik

Hello one sec users!

This small update v3.12.1 fixes some important bugs:
- Websites were not blocked during block schedule.
- Translation improvements.
- There’s a new explanation when you try to turn off a strict block schedule while it’s ongoing.

On top of that, here’s everything that’s new in v3.12:

Bug Fixes
- Fixes issues related to app-specific intervention schedules: You can only add apps to one app-specific schedule (otherwise it would be quite confusing), this is now communicated properly in the user interface. On top of that, there was a bug which didn’t show apps when editing existing app-specific schedules. Thanks Sara for reporting the issue + helping me to debug this!
- Fixes an issue where the Re-Intervention would not work for custom apps.
- Fixes an issue where an ad-hoc block session started from control center could override an ongoing (strict) block session.
- Fixes an issue where Structured colors would not match correctly with your iOS calendars and reminder lists.
- Fixes an issue where all hours of a Scheduled Block would be selected when switching to a weekday-based schedule.

Improvements
- Block schedules are now blocked using Screen Time Shields as well – that means you can also select categories to be blocked.
- Same applies to the Good Morning Countdown: It’s now using a HealthKit background API to be informed when you wake up.
- You can now select to block “All apps” during a block session, scheduled block, or morning countdown. This is perfect for the full digital detox experience.
- Adds new handling in case issues with the Screen Time API arise (Advanced Settings → Screen Time Glitches).
- Renames the selection of "Default Apps" in one sec’s Block Shortcut to "Default Apps and Categories" for more clarity.
- Adds a new explanation text in case Apple’s Screen Time app picker crashes.

New
- New “Random Text” intervention: forces you to type a 10 character random text in order to unlock your target apps (it’s super annoying!).
- On top of apps, you can now add website URLs to be blocked as well – in a block session, scheduled blocks, or in your morning countdown. This works across all web-browsers on your iPhone or iPad (Safari, Chrome, Firefox…).

Thanks a lot for using one sec!

If you like the app and would like to support our work, please consider leaving a review on the App Store.

Keep breathing,
Frederik

Hello one sec users!

After our big iOS 18 update last month, we took a deep breath…and decided to focus on bug fixes and long-awaited improvements with this update!

Bug Fixes
- Fixes issues related to app-specific intervention schedules: You can only add apps to one app-specific schedule (otherwise it would be quite confusing), this is now communicated properly in the user interface. On top of that, there was a bug which didn’t show apps when editing existing app-specific schedules. Thanks Sara for reporting the issue + helping me to debug this!
- Fixes an issue where the Re-Intervention would not work for custom apps.
- Fixes an issue where an ad-hoc block session started from control center could override an ongoing (strict) block session.
- Fixes an issue where Structured colors would not match correctly with your iOS calendars and reminder lists.
- Fixes an issue where all hours of a Scheduled Block would be selected when switching to a weekday-based schedule.

Improvements
- Block schedules are now blocked using Screen Time Shields as well – that means you can also select categories to be blocked.
- Same applies to the Good Morning Countdown: It’s now using a HealthKit background API to be informed when you wake up.
- You can now select to block “All apps” during a block session, scheduled block, or morning countdown. This is perfect for the full digital detox experience.
- Adds new handling in case issues with the Screen Time API arise (Advanced Settings → Screen Time Glitches).
- Renames the selection of "Default Apps" in one sec’s Block Shortcut to "Default Apps and Categories" for more clarity.
- Adds a new explanation text in case Apple’s Screen Time app picker crashes.

New
- New “Random Text” intervention: forces you to type a 10 character random text in order to unlock your target apps (it’s super annoying!).
- On top of apps, you can now add website URLs to be blocked as well – in a block session, scheduled blocks, or in your morning countdown. This works across all web-browsers on your iPhone or iPad (Safari, Chrome, Firefox…).

Thanks a lot for using one sec!

If you like the app and would like to support our work, please consider leaving a review on the App Store.

Keep breathing,
Frederik

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

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

- 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

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 :)

- 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

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!

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

- 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

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.

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.

NEW INDIE APP COLLAB:

- Learn vocabulary before you can continue to social media.
- Possible thanks to the new LENGO app collab (import vocabulary lists, and track progress).
- To enable go to one sec → Customize → LENGO Integration.

I really hope you like this new feature, I found it very useful!

Bug fixes and small improvements:
- iPad can now be used in landscape again. Sorry about that!
- Websites are now considered for the Last Pickup Lock Screen Widget.
- Fixes an issue where customly added websites would only be intervened once.
- User interface to add websites to one sec is now much nicer.
- Adds more context to adult content blocker.
- You can now abort a focus session if pausing is enabled.
- Fixes an issue where setting up the Structured integration could get stuck.

And as always: if you like one sec, please take one minute to leave a review on the App Store, that’s highly appreciated!

– Frederik

NEW INDIE APP COLLAB:

- Learn vocabulary before you can continue to social media.
- New intervention
- LENGO app collab (import vocabulary lists, and track progress)

I really hope you like this new feature, I found it very useful!

Bug fixes and small improvements:
- iPad can now be used in landscape again. Sorry about that!
- Websites are now considered for the Last Pickup Lock Screen Widget.
- Fixes an issue where customly added websites would only be intervened once.
- User interface to add websites to one sec is now much nicer.
- Adds more context to adult content blocker.
- You can now abort a focus session if pausing is enabled.
- Fixes an issue where setting up the Structured integration could get stuck.

And as always: if you like one sec, please take one minute to leave a review on the App Store, that’s highly appreciated!

– Frederik

Small improvements for the big new features of the last update 3.6:

- All new overview screen design:
- More compact design.
- Context-based comfort actions (e.g. morning journal).
- Dynamic Island Timer (iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro).
- All new Block Screen Designs:
- Block Session
- Block Schedule
- Focus Mode Blocking
- iOS Safari Extension Intervention Shield
- Re-Intervention Shield
- Good Morning Countdown
- Per-App Intervention Schedule
- Adds a new scientific study in collaboration with Berkeley (University of California) and Heidelberg University (Germany).

Thanks a lot for using one sec, your ongoing support makes updates like this possible.

If you like one sec, please leave a review on the App Store :)

I really hope you find these new additions helpful on your journey to spend time more meaningful and intentional.

– Frederik

Hey lovely one sec user!

The next big update is here:

- All new overview screen design:
- More compact design.
- Context-based comfort actions (e.g. morning journal).
- Dynamic Island Timer (iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro).
- All new Block Screen Designs:
- Block Session
- Block Schedule
- Focus Mode Blocking
- iOS Safari Extension Intervention Shield
- Re-Intervention Shield
- Good Morning Countdown
- Per-App Intervention Schedule
- Adds a new scientific study in collaboration with Berkeley (University of California) and Heidelberg University (Germany).

Thanks a lot for using one sec, your ongoing support makes updates like this possible.

If you like one sec, please leave a review on the App Store :)

I really hope you find these new additions helpful on your journey to spend time more meaningful and intentional.

– Frederik

Resolves an issue where one sec would crash unexpectedly when 7Mind was selected as a Healthy Alternative.

Sorry about that!

Fixes an issue with setting up the Structured integration on iOS 17.
A new calendar permission “Full Access” is required, that is now properly requested.

If you failed to set up the Structured integration in the past, please try again with the latest version of one sec!

This is just a small update bringing:

- localization improvements
- tutorial screenshot improvements
- improved video tutorials to cover slight changes in the setup process
- if you chose to type your intention with every app open attempt, the continue button is now greyed out until you have actually typed something

Thanks a lot for using one sec!

– Frederik

This is just a small update bringing:

- localization improvements
- tutorial screenshot improvements
- improved video tutorials to cover slight changes in the setup process
- if you chose to type your intention with every app open attempt, the continue button is now greyed out until you have actually typed something

Thanks a lot for using one sec!

– Frederik

Many many small improvements!

- You can now remove the Re-Intervention (Beta) from certain apps.
- Improved localizations.
- Prevents entering an empty text into the intention picker.
- You can now also view detailed statistics of the “Summary” section.
- Cleaning up the “Configuration” tab.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Fixes an issue that some users have been experiencing with setting up the Structured integration.
- On the free plan of one sec, you can now easily switch the target app you’d like to use one sec with.

Noteworthy announcement to conclude the update notes: 

Our study with the Max Planck Institute has been published under “open access”, so you can now read the whole thing without university VPN:
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213114120

I really hope you enjoy all these improvements of one sec and I can’t wait to share what we’re working on right now!

– Frederik

PS: In the following, I’m listing all apps that have been added/changed to one secs default list of apps to intervene:

- Renames Twitter to “Twitter / X”.
- Meta’s new Threads app
- AppleTV
- HBO Max
- ABC News
- Amazon Kindle
- AOK Bonus
- Artifact Personalized News
- Badoo
- Bandcamp,
- Bing
- Bluesky
- Calculator#
- CIV6
- DEGIRO
- Deliveroo
- Delta Investment Tracker
- Depop,
- Diseny Hotstar
- Dragon Ball Legends
- Files App
- Financial Times
- Finanzguru
- Finshots
- Gardenscapes
- Glovo
- Google Analytics
- Google News
- Google Sheets
- Grasshopper
- GROWLr
- Handelsblatt
- Happy Clinic
- HATSUNEMIKU
- HSBC
- ING Investing
- Kakaotalk
- Le Monde
- LOL Wild Rift
- Legends of Runeterra
- Liga Insider
- Mail Online Daily News
- mBankNet
- mDenarnic,
- Microsoft ToDo
- Muzz
- PayPal
- PayPal Business
- Photos App
- Privé
- Rappi
- Retro Bowl
- RTL+
- Scalable Capital
- Shopify
- Spotify for Artists
- Substack
- Sudoku.com
- Sweat Wallet
- Atlantic Magazine
- The Football Club
- The League
- New York Times Audio
- The New Yorker
- The Office
- Tower War Tactical Conquest
- Truth Social
- Varsity
- Apple Wallet
- Walmart
- Web.de
- Wordle
- Workplace
- Wall Street Journal
- Yahoo Mail
- Zalando
- ZohoDesk
- ZohoMail
- Zomato
- Zynga Poker
- 小红书
- Ninja Must Die
- 闲鱼

Fixes an issue where the "always type intention" option would end up in an endless loop when opening an app.

Sorry about the trouble!

- Fixes an issue where the permission for “Don’t get lost notifications” wasn't asked for.
- Fixes an issue where “Github” and “FIFA Companion” would not appear in the list of apps to be intervened by one sec.
- Fixes an issue where one sec would crash when the device was set to French during the setup.

Also, of course, includes the improvements from the small update 3.4.1:
- Fixes an issue where a block session wouldn't be displayed correctly.
- Fixes an issue where one sec would crash on iOS 14.4 and earlier.

Journal with joy: join the journey with one sec’s new journaling intervention:

- If enabled, the journaling intervention will prompt you to write 25 words the first time you open social media in the morning (and in the evening). Otherwise, you’ll see the normal intervention.
- You can also directly start a new journal entry from the “Good Morning Countdown” or healthy alternatives.
- Like all data in one sec, your journal entries are stored on your device (and in your private iCloud container), I cannot access them.
- Journaling, and reflecting on your emotions and what you’re thankful for is a very healthy habit that sparks happiness (according to science)! I hope that one sec disrupting a bad habit can help to spark new, positive habits in your life. That’s why I created this feature.

◆ How to enable the new Journaling Intervention ◆

Go to one sec settings → "Healthy Habits" and you’ll be able to enable morning / evening journaling interventions. Force yourself to journal, reflect on your feelings the first time you open an app after waking up—and again in the evening before going to bed. You can also always add entries to your journal via the "Healthy Alternatives" within interventions.

◆ Journal Emotion Explorer ◆

On top of that, I’ve added an “emotion explorer” into the Journaling Intervention. I know it can be hard sometimes to figure out the (complex) emotions that we feel, and I believe structuring them can help a bit to navigate and identify the right ones.

◆ Journal Prompt Generator ◆

Depending on the context, the journal can optionally display prompts:

- Morning Reflection
- Evening Reflection
- Mid-Week Reflection
- Week Reflection
- Month Reflection

◆ Journal History ◆

You can see all journal entries in one sec → customize → Journaling → History. It’s such a cool thing to read the entries of your past self – even if it’s just two weeks ago.

…and there is even more:

◆ Sync with Structured: adding Colors! ◆

You can now adapt one sec’s intervention behavior based on the color of ongoing, unfinished tasks in Structured. Please make sure you have both the latest Structured & one sec version installed to make this work. You can find the new options in one sec → customize → Structured.

◆ Some small improvements and bug fixes ◆

- Fixes an issue where the one sec Safari Extension wouldn’t block apps during active block sessions while the intervention schedule was off.
- You can now allow BeReal to be opened once per day without intervention.
- You can now edit app-specific settings at the bottom of each app statistics.
- Fixes an issue where the Intention Picker wouldn’t be shown for the “Follow the Dot” intervention.
- Fixes an issue where the status bar and the outer progress indicator wouldn’t be visible for apps with a complete dark background (e.g. BeReal) during the “Follow the Dot” intervention.
- Fixes an issue where the iOS Safari Extension would state that it’s set up with one sec even through you’ve pressed cancel.

I really hope you enjoy these big + small improvements!

— Frederik

one sec, just updating your app with some tiny improvements…

Bug fixes and improvements.
Nothing fancy this time!

- You can now set up app-specific intervention durations.
- Adds a new study, in collaboration with one sec's UX designer Donatus Wolf, who is exploring aspects of one sec in his master's thesis.
- Now counting Structured intervention as prevented attempt as well.
- Fixes a bug where editing the title of a custom app or its color wasn’t reflected in the user interface right away.
- Fixes an issue where some alternative app icons could not be selected in one sec’s settings.
- Fixes a bug where healthy alternatives would not be displayed in the “black screen” and “rotate phone” interventions.
- Fixes an issue where the minimal intervention settings wouldn't allow you to customize the breathing phrase.
- Fixes an issue where the Focus Block Screen was displayed incorrectly on iPhone Max models.
- Adds out-of-the-box-support for the following apps:
- Adobe Express
- Aloha Browser
- Amazon Seller
- Apple Music
- ASOS
- Audible
- BBC News
- Bid Wars 2 – Pawn Shop Tycoon
- Bleacher Report: Sports News
- Blind
- Bullet Echo
- Clash of Clans
- CoinMarketCap
- Der Bund
- Disney+
- Elevate - Brain Training
- Enlight Photo Leap
- Exxen
- Facetune AI Photo/Video Editor
- Family Island
- Fantrax Fantasy Sports
- Feedly
- FIFA Companion
- FUTBIN
- Garmin Connect
- Github
- Google Drive
- Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery
- HLN
- Hulu
- iBooks
- Idle Supermarket
- Idle Warrior
- Ivory
- LA Times
- Libby
- Manyverse
- MARVEL SNAP
- Microsoft Solitaire
- Mobiilipankki FI – Danske Bank
- MOLDIV
- MyCase
- NBA: Live Games & Scores
- Netnewswire
- NHL
- OneFootball
- PerfectImage
- PicCollage
- PocketCasts
- Podcasts
- Rekhta
- ReTouch
- Revolut
- Rider
- Score! Match - PvP Soccer
- Secret Key Lock Album
- Selfridges
- Shopee เคาน์เตอร์
- Sky News
- Solitaire (by nerByte)
- Soul Knight
- Spider Solitaire
- Steam
- Summoner's Greed
- Superimpose
- Tagesanzeiger
- Tennis Clash
- The Economist
- The Times
- Threema
- Top Drives
- TradingView
- Video Lite
- Videoleap
- X-HERO
- Yahoo Fantasy Sports & Daily

Small, but important bug fixes.

Fixes a bug where tapping on the "What can one sec do for you?" suggestion article would crash the app.
Sorry about that!

This update contains a tiny bug fix: some of the newly added apps wouldn't be offered within the Shortcut for selection. That’s now fixed!

And once again, what’s new in v3.3:

What a year! So much happened in regards to one sec (for example, the launch of v3.0 with a new design and new app icon!), and I started working full-time on this app.

Thanks a lot for using one sec, your great feedback, and also for supporting the further development financially!
one sec is now saving hundreds of thousands of hours every day: time not spent on social media.

I can’t wait to share what I have been working on with you, 2023 is gonna be a fantastic year!

- 2022 photo dump: how much time have you saved thanks to one sec? And what have you been doing with all that time? Available on December 30th.
- Adds desktop browser extension: access it through one sec’s settings.
- Another attempt: Fixes an issue where intentions typed into the textfield of the intention picker now get stored as suggestions.
- Fixes an issue where the box containing healthy alternatives would be too big if fewer than 4 entries were displayed.
- Adds a whole bunch of apps to one sec’s default list of apps:
- 9gag
- ABC News (Australia)
- Allegro
- Among Us
- Brawl Stars
- CNN
- Domino’s
- Doordash
- Emmy
- Farfetch
- Feedbin
- Felyx
- Fishbowl: Professional Network
- flatext next AT
- Flink
- Foodora
- Genshin Impact
- Github
- Gold and Goblins
- Gorillas
- Gutefrage
- Hearthstone
- iFunny
- Jigsaw Puzzles Epic
- Lieferando
- Mastodon
- Metatext
- Miles
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- NRC - Nieuws & achtergronden
- Offline
- Postmates
- Project Makeover
- パズル＆ドラゴンズ (Puzzle & Dragons)
- Quora
- Shein
- Smoq Games 23 Pack Opener
- Solitaire Cash
- Spotify
- The Guardian: Breaking News
- The New York Times Crossword
- Toot!
- Uber Eats
- UNO
- VIZ Manga
- WEBTOON: Comics
- 微博轻享版（原微博国际版）/ Weibo intl.
- Willhaben
- Wolt
- Woodoku
- Yahoo Finance
- Яндекс Браузер (Yandex Browser)
- Яндекс Музыка, книги, подкасты (Yandex Music)
- Яндекс.Почта (Yandex.Mail)
- YouTube Studio / YT Studio

What a year! So much happened in regards to one sec (for example, the launch of v3.0 with a new design and new app icon!), and I started working full-time on this app.

Thanks a lot for using one sec, your great feedback, and also for supporting the further development financially!
one sec is now saving hundreds of thousands of hours every day: time no spent on social media.

I can’t wait to share what I have been working on with you, 2023 is gonna be a fantastic year!

- 2022 photo dump: how much time have you saved thanks to one sec? And what have you been doing with all that time? Available on December 30th.
- Adds desktop browser extension: access it through one sec’s settings.
- Another attempt: Fixes an issue where intentions typed into the textfield of the intention picker now get stored as suggestions.
- Fixes an issue where the box containing healthy alternatives would be too big if fewer than 4 entries were displayed.
- Adds a whole bunch of apps to one sec’s default list of apps:
- 9gag
- ABC News (Australia)
- Allegro
- Among Us
- Brawl Stars
- CNN
- Domino’s
- Doordash
- Emmy
- Farfetch
- Feedbin
- Felyx
- Fishbowl: Professional Network
- flatext next AT
- Flink
- Foodora
- Genshin Impact
- Github
- Gold and Goblins
- Gorillas
- Gutefrage
- Hearthstone
- iFunny
- Jigsaw Puzzles Epic
- Lieferando
- Mastodon
- Metatext
- Miles
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- NRC - Nieuws & achtergronden
- Offline
- Postmates
- Project Makeover
- パズル＆ドラゴンズ (Puzzle & Dragons)
- Quora
- Shein
- Smoq Games 23 Pack Opener
- Solitaire Cash
- Spotify
- The Guardian: Breaking News
- The New York Times Crossword
- Toot!
- Uber Eats
- UNO
- VIZ Manga
- WEBTOON: Comics
- 微博轻享版（原微博国际版）/ Weibo intl.
- Willhaben
- Wolt
- Woodoku
- Yahoo Finance
- Яндекс Браузер (Yandex Browser)
- Яндекс Музыка, книги, подкасты (Yandex Music)
- Яндекс.Почта (Yandex.Mail)
- YouTube Studio / YT Studio

- You can now select multiple “Don’t get lost” notifications. If you do, make sure to set up the App Closing Automation as well, so that pending notifications get discarded when closing the app earlier.
- You can now disable emojis getting displayed in the intention picker.
- You can now disable usage statistics shown in the intervention.
- Intentions typed into the textfield of the intention picker now get stored as suggestions.
- Fixes a bug where the Safari extension would prompt you to do another breathing exercise continuously.

Announcing the biggest collab in AppStore history!!

one sec now integrates with Structured, an app made by my friend and fellow indie dev, Leo Mehlig. **Structured** is a planner app that visualizes your tasks in a beautiful timeline of your day.

This small update fixes an issue where the Structured integration wouldn’t block app while the normal intervention wasn’t scheduled to run. Also fixing a crash when the Structured intervention was triggered by a custom app.

Also fixed:

- a bug where the “adult content detox” feature wouldn’t work.
- a bug where the one sec widget wouldn’t get updated

Also, if you haven’t read the release notes of one sec 3.2, here’s a quick overview of what’s new:

- one sec is now much faster (so you will see less (or even nothing) of distracting apps before the intervention kicks in).
- Much improved customization settings for interventions.
- Scheduled blocking.
- New Intention picker.
- More languages.
- Adult Content Detox.

Fixes a bug where Intervention Schedule couldn't be enabled/disabled.

On top of that, all the news from last version are, of course, included as well:

- Adding support for more apps: Draftkings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Line, Google, Diablo Immortal, Teams, Clubhouse, ZDFheute, Squid News, DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser.
- Adding more healthy apps: Notes, Notion, Calm, Things.
- Adds Focus Filters for iOS 16: modify one sec’s behavior depending on your current Focus mode, e.g. block certain apps completely or adding an extra-long intervention.
- Adds new mirror exercise: look in your eyes and tell yourself that you really want to open that app right now…
- Fixes a bug where the Focus Session wouldn’t work when one sec was not scheduled or the intentional app switching was still active.
- Adds a new feature that lets you increase the intervention duration for every attempt to open a target app.
- Adds intention reminder in a picture-in-picture view when proceeding to the target app.
- Adds new Shortcut that lets you export stats data from one sec to other apps or storage services.
- Adds custom notification sound when sending the “Intention Reminders”.

I am also currently in the process of developing a Mac app for one sec. If you’re interested in giving it a try, please get in touch: mac@one-sec.app

- Adding support for more apps: Draftkings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Line, Google, Diablo Immortal, Teams, Clubhouse, ZDFheute, Squid News, DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser.
- Adding more healthy apps: Notes, Notion, Calm, Things.
- Adds Focus Filters for iOS 16: modify one sec’s behavior depending on your current Focus mode, e.g. block certain apps completely or adding an extra-long intervention.
- Adds new mirror exercise: look in your eyes and tell yourself that you really want to open that app right now…
- Fixes a bug where the Focus Session wouldn’t work when one sec was not scheduled or the intentional app switching was still active.
- Adds a new feature that lets you increase the intervention duration for every attempt to open a target app.
- Adds intention reminder in a picture-in-picture view when proceeding to the target app.
- Adds new Shortcut that lets you export stats data from one sec to other apps or storage services.
- Adds custom notification sound when sending the “Intention Reminders”.

I am also currently in the process of developing a Mac app for one sec. If you’re interested in giving it a try, please get in touch: mac@one-sec.app

- Fixes an issue where healthy alternatives would slightly delay loading the breathing exercise.
- Fixes an issue where the random mode would only chose between the breathing exercise and follow the dot.
- Fixes an issue where you could open the app switcher or notification center without getting the the intervention dismissed.
- You can now enable one sec on websites where you have previously decided not to do so. This is especially important for websites that have no assigned iOS app with an automation set up.
- Exercises are now renamed to “Intervention”.
- Fixes an issue where the “Lichess” app would not be opened after completing the intervention.
- Adds support for apps and websites of Imgur and Chess.com.
- Fixes an issue where the unlock button of the Safari Extension could be slightly misplaced on some websites.
- Fixes an issue where one sec would crash on devices running iOS 14.1.

I am also currently in the process of developing the Mac version for one sec. It will be released as a universal app later this year, so all your purchases are synced over. If you’re interested in giving it a try already, please get in touch: mac@one-sec.app

- Fixes an issue where healthy alternatives would slightly delay loading the breathing exercise.
- Fixes an issue where the random mode would only chose between the breathing exercise and follow the dot.
- Fixes an issue where you could open the app switcher or notification center without getting the the intervention dismissed.
- You can now enable one sec on websites where you have previously decided not to do so. This is especially important for websites that have no assigned iOS app with an automation set up.
- Exercises are now renamed to “Intervention”.
- Fixes an issue where the “Lichess” app would not be opened after completing the intervention.
- Adds support for apps and websites of Imgur and Chess.com.

I am also currently in the process of developing the Mac version for one sec. It will be released as a universal app later this year, so all your purchases are synced over. 
If you’re interested in giving it a try already, please get in touch: mac@one-sec.app

- Fixes an issue where multiple custom “Good Apps” would all be displayed with the same name in settings.
- You can now configure custom “Good Apps” with one sec.
- Healthy alternatives are now exposed directly on the breathing exercise screen.
- You can now configure if contacts added to your ist of “healthy alternatives“ should be suggested for calling, texting, or both.
- Fixes an issue where you could skip the “black screen” exercise by tapping the invisible “Continue on Twitter” button.
- Fixes an issue where the Privacy Policy would only be displayed when pressing on the text, not on the cell.
- Fixes an issue where the “Help translate one sec” button could only be triggered by pressing on the next, not on the cell.
- Slightly improved “Good Morning Countdown“ screen.
- Adding more translators and designers to credits screen.
- Fixes an issue where Taobao couldn’t be opened after the breathing exercise.
- Adding more apps to the default list: eBay Kleinanzeigen, Vinted, FAZ.NET, Proton Mail, Etsy, Eurosport, Pure, lichess, Recon, Toon Blast, Twitterrific, Hacker News, Guidants, Consorsbank, Romeo.
- Fixes a bug where the same instructions would be displayed on the first three items in Suggestions.
- Fixes an issue where intentions could not be deleted. Oh and while I was on it: you can now also rename intentions.
- Fixes an issue where YouTube would get opened with an error message after completing the one sec breathing exercise.
- Fixes an issue where a custom URL would not be saved when editing custom apps.

I’ve been working hard for the last 10 weeks on this update for one sec.
Indeed, there have been so many improvements that I decided to jump to the next major version: one sec 3.0 is here!

NEW APP ICON
To celebrate the launch of this big update, we’ve designed a new app icon for one sec: showcasing the brief moment of reflection of your habits, disrupting your app usage patterns.
We’re now making use of the new gradient in the app icon throughout the app as well – and added a new primary color for buttons and highlights.

NEW EXERCISES
- Rotate Phone: very annoying, because you have to physically rotate your device three times in order to unlock the app. My idea is also, that additional senses (using your hands, haptics) makes you more aware and helps to disrupt habits.
- Black screen: Fades out into black, and takes some time to come back to let you continue into the app.
- Minimal breathing: Reduces colors, optimized for dark mode.

NEW STATISTICS
- Much improved app stats page.
- You have now a better overview about your progress.
- one sec now shows how much time it has already saved you.
- Prediction for how much time you’ll save per year (at your current pace).

NEW: HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES
Get concrete and actionable healthy alternatives when opening social media apps:
- Add sports, hobbies, and well-being activities.
- Add close friends and family contacts to get suggestions to call or text them.
- Add photo albums to get suggestions to take a look at nice memories and pictures of loved ones.
- Get reading suggestions from one sec‘s reading list.
- Connect one sec with your calendar and reminders to help you get more structured.
- Get suggestions for good apps, such as eBook readers, podcasts, music, yoga, meditation.

NEW: MORNING COUNTDOWN
one sec won’t let you access configured apps directly after waking up (integrates with HealthKit).

ADVANCED SCHEDULING
- you can now change one sec’s schedule for each weekday.
- New Siri Shortcut for Focus Mode.

REFINED DESIGN
- Restructured + regrouped settings panel (incl. privacy + data tab).
- More granular settings for each configured app and website.
- New exercise picker, giving a visual preview of what to expect.

OPTIMIZED TUTORIALS
- Setup and App Closing Tutorials: send the tutorial to your own email address or AirDrop them to your computer.
- Redesigned setup / tutorial pages including screenshots.
- New tutorial videos.
- New suggestions feed (including setup + closing tutorials).

IMPROVED SAFARI EXTENSION
- Safari extension now works as expected. Give it a try for your web distractions!
- You can now manually add additional domains to block / or allow for the web extension.

…and even more:
- Added database export option in advanced settings.
- Further improvements of iPad user experience.
- Added new apps and websites: “Firefox Klar”, “Firefox Focus”, “NOS nieuws”

- Adds Safari Extension: You can now use one sec with Safari on your iPhone and iPad.
- Adds Focus Sessions: You can now configure focus sessions to fully focus – without letting you open your apps.
- Adds new home screen widget: You can now see summary information for the last 24hrs of phone usage directly on your home screen.
- For apps with bright colors (e.g. Snapchat: Yellow), the status bar is now displayed in black color be be more readable.
- You can now set alternative app icons on iPad.
- Adds new apps: MyDealz and Zeit Online
- New overview stats in each app: Last 24hrs + Total numbers

- Fixes an issue on iPad where the purpose selection popup wouldn‘t work anymore.
- Adds built-in support for AppStore app, Apple Store app, and Redfin app.
- More options for app closing reminders: 1 min, 3, 5, 10, and 15 mins.

- Adding a much-requested feature: better charts + visualisations for your history of app-opening attempts! 
You can now select different time intervals (week / month / year) and scroll through your history of data, viewing the ups and downs of your app usage.
- Get a reminder notification after 3 minutes: are you still following your intention?

As a reminder, those features are available in one sec pro:
- Configure with unlimited apps
- Quick app-switching
- Additional exercises
- Scheduling
- Alternative app icons
- Configure with custom apps
- Detailed charts & visualisations
- Reminder Notifications to close apps after 1 to 5 minutes