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Genre: Productivity
Developer: TEQTIC
Description
Can’t put your phone down? Are you addicted to your smartphone? Lock Me Out is a simple but powerful application that will lock you out of your device when you would rather be doing something else.
Brief overview
โข Quick lockout buttons (15m, 30m, 1h, custom)
โข Scheduled lockouts
โข Automatic lockouts based on device usage
โข Blocked apps, allowed apps, or lockscreen-only modes*
โข Pay a penalty to end lockouts early
โข Prevent changes to scheduled lockouts
โข Temporary emergency access
โข Notifications to warn you about your usage
โข Usage statistics for screen-on time, number of unlocks, and unlock rate
Lock Me Out has helped thousands of people reduce their phone usage, including many students that want to focus on studying. It is continually being improved based on user feedback and feature requests.
Install now and enjoy some organic time free of distractions!
Customer service is a top priority at TEQTIC. If you experience an issue, please use the “Contact support” menu option inside the app or email [emailย protected] before leaving a negative review! We usually reply to all emails within 48 hours, and often much quicker.
Detailed overview
Lockout mode
Each lockout has a lockout mode associated with it. The blocked apps mode allows you to choose a list of apps you want blocked during the lockout. The allowed apps mode allows you to choose a list of apps you want to allow during the lockout. The most strict mode is the lockscreen-only mode, which only allows use of the lockscreen. You can still answer calls or call emergency numbers in lockscreen-only mode.
Quick lockout
You can quickly start a one-time lockout for today. You may choose from one of the existing durations, or set your own custom duration. You may also lock until a certain clock time, or schedule a lockout for later today. To edit values, tap on the pencil icon. Once you have chosen a lockout mode, tap one of the red time cards to start the lockout. You will have 5 seconds to cancel.
Scheduled lockouts
This section displays a list of scheduled lockouts that repeat. To add a new one, tap on the plus button. You can choose the start and end time, the days of the week, and the lockout mode for each scheduled lockout. You may enable or disable each lockout without deleting it from the switch in the top right of the lockout card.
Usage based lockouts
Configure the rules that will start an automatic lockout based on your device usage. With usage based lockouts enabled, screen-on time and number of unlocks will be monitored. The first rule will begin a lockout whenever the screen-on time exceeds a specified time within a period of time. The second rule will begin a lockout whenever the unlock rate exceeds a specified rate within a period of time. These automatic lockouts will repeat if the limits are reached again. To choose your own values, tap on the the red highlighted numbers.
Additional options
Configure additional options that apply to all lockouts. You can choose a list of apps to exclude from screen-on time, prevent changes to lockouts, show an emergency allowance button, or show a paid exit button to end a lockout early.
More information
The Device Administrator permission is required so that to lock the screen during lockouts.
To uninstall on Android 7 and older, you must first toggle “Device administrator” off from inside the app or from the system settings.
*The blocked/allowed apps modes are limited to 3 apps in the free version. Please upgrade to premium to fully unlock these features, remove ads, and support future development!
Beta testing program
Would you like to receive more frequent Beta updates? You can opt in and out at this link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.teqtic.lockmeout
Translators
Turkish โ Fatih
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Changelog
4.9.1 (2019.05.13)
-Do not reset preferences when updating from <4.8.1
4.9.0 (2019.05.10)
-Added search function to Choose Apps dialogs
-Added an option to show the name of the app being detected
-Added option to hide launcher icon during lockouts
-Restore DND/ringer mode if phone off while lockout ends
-Added direct button for settings
-Black background for locked out screen
-Reorganized options and split off into more categories
-Added Chinese translation (Thanks Hu!)
-Updated translations