BlackOut: Stay Focused APK
App information
Version 2.17.3 (#88)
Updated 2024-11-14
APK Size 27.5 MB
Requires Android Android 6.0+ (Marshmallow)
Offered by For Innovation
Category Free Productivity App
App id com.blackout
Developer's notes Stay focused, block distractions and beat cell phone addiction with BlackOut.
Screenshot
Click on the image to see full size
Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in BlackOut: Stay Focused 2.17.3
Editor's review
Download the latest BlackOut: Stay Focused application, version 2.17.3, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Productivity app is developed by For Innovation and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 2.17.3, 2.16.2, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
Stay focused, block distractions and beat cell phone addiction/mobile phone addiction with BlackOut.
Have you ever felt like you need to take a break from your phone? Or that you suffer from cell phone addiction? Or that you also suffer from 'screen addiction'? Do you lack the ability to stay focused lately? Or maybe your phone is affecting your sleeping patterns, or your job? Maybe quitting cold turkey can be really hard too.
While developing/maintaining Detox(another app that helps users stay focused) we got a lot of reviews and emails from users saying they wanted an app where they could specify a time frame that they would not be able to use their smartphone for. That’s where the idea for BlackOut originally came from. The concept is really simple, you just open the app and select a starting time, finishing time and days of the week then activate the time slot. During the period and days you select your phone will dissuade you from using it until the time period ends. This will keep repeating everyday(or for the days you selected) until you de-activate it, just like how an alarm works.
How To Use
• Open the app, make sure you accept the required overlay permission
• Tap the floating plus icon
• Select a start time
• Select a finish time
• Select the day/s of the week you want the app to operate for(can be everyday)
• Activate by turning the switch on in the list.
• Remember to de-activate if you don't want the restrictions to keep repeating.
Features
• You can register up to 3 different time frames of up to 4 hours(each) for free.
• A simple way to help you beat phone addiction or get better sleep.
• Stay focused and get more done.
• Stops you from using your phone during a specified time frame.
• You can select the days that the app will operate too, you could set it to only weekdays if that fits your schedule.
• Registering multiple time slots is possible(unlimited for premium users)
• You can make emergency calls
• Premium users can receive calls easily too
• Time slots that overlap two days(premium
• White list functionality(premium)
Recommended For
- People trying to beat cell phone addiction/screen addiction
- Students or workers that want to block out distractions
- People who are snubbing their loved ones
- People that want to stay focused and need an extra push
- People who want to reduce their screen time
- People who feel that have become anti-social because of their smart phone habits
- People who are scared they might have nomophobia
Troubleshooting
If you're new and having issues with BlackOut there are a few things to keep in mind:
• You need to set the time in 24 hour format(Ex. 11pm should be set as 23:00).
• BlackOut isn't always perfectly on time, it can be a couple of minutes late. This is to conserve battery. With this in mind there is not really any point setting a time slot for only a small period like 3 minutes because there is a chance it won't activate for such a short period of time.
• If you are using a phone that has some kind of battery saver(STAMINA mode etc.) you will need to turn it off for BlackOut to be properly functional.
• If you are using a phone that has Doze you might need to turn Doze off for BlackOut. You can do this from your settings app.
• If your phone has some kind of white list for protected apps(Huawei etc), you will most likely need to add BlackOut to this list.
• If you're still having issues feel free to email us at detox.app.now@gmail.com for help with troubleshooting.
If you want to try our beta you can view it here:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.blackout
App permissions
BlackOut: Stay Focused 2.17.3 APK requires following permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 4.0/5 based on 4K+ reviews
(*) is required
2 ★ App is good but easily uninstallable When enabled it actually blocks everything, so it is great for people who have phone addiction. However, I restarted my phone during the blackout session and to my surprise, the blackout wasnt automatically enabled. I further tested this loophole by uninstalling the app and it actually did. This is a major drawback of the app, as an addict would use such tricks to gain the access to the phone. This would defeat the purpose of the app.
2 ★ I have set three time periods for blackout but the app doesn't lock my phone during those time periods on its own. Only when I open the app and again reset the time it works which is pointless. Also when I edit the preset time again the start time and end time of blackout period are both same. So how will it work? Please correct it.
1 ★ The app hasnt been automatically starting for me*** i have to intentionally click it to have it start when I need it to put me off from using it late at night. Neverthelss, My favorite kind of an app. Simple and to the point. It does the only and everything i need it to do: block me from accessing my phone during a set time. There is a loophole but if you use it, thats on you.
3 ★ It's great when it works. So far it's come on 10 mins late, not at all which defeats the object, and 5 minutes early. More often than not I've had to click on the app to make it blackout! Great idea but unless I've missed some settings it definitely needs more work to make it successful
3 ★ I really like it, even bought full version for whitelist to listen to my music, but after around 3 days, my blocking settings stop, might be due to phone being restarted, I don't know, but unless I access the app again, it won't block automatically.
3 ★ Good idea. But it's not intuitive. Difficult to set a simple time lock for one hour from now. Instead have to choose days, time, etc.. why complicate things?
4 ★ such a good up but every time that starts the period when i should not use my phone, will appear a notification from the android system that let me stop the app.. it will be better if there is no way to stop the app during the not using phone time.
5 ★ Great app. If phone addiction is a problem you have or general concentration due to always attending to notification then use this app. A suggestion is in addition to white list, the next update could have a black list where I can put eg YouTube app in so I don't use it between certain periods of time.
5 ★ It does what it says and sprinkles beautiful poignant quotes! Best alternative to phone and media is to live your life and sleep to. Over time you will get back to balance. Just leave the timers on and set for daily. You can put multiple timers per day when you are tempted.
4 ★ Excellent app. But will be more productive if individual white list settings provided for each blackout lock/period. For i.e. Same white list apps are not applicable for each blackout period. Like we need some apps to be accessible (whitelist) during blackout at office, but same app may not be required for blackout period at home and we required some other apps at that time. So, each time we need to modify white list settings. So individual whitelist option should be provided with each blackout.
3 ★ Great app for time saving. I don't use my phone 1 hour before bed time and 1 hour after waking up thanks to it. update - can be easy bypassed on Android 9( just disable screen overlay in notification panel) please fix this!
4 ★ Although nit works brilliant but still if your fingers are fast you can kill the app easily. I even paid for premium. Not Satisfied. Blackout please do something about it. So I contacted the developer and they did refund me the money. I really like blackout but I could kill it easily. I just hope they roll out a new update with the new features
3 ★ This all is perfect! But with stock Android 9, a notification appears and after I pulled the shutter down, I can just disable app overlay, which defeats the purpose.
2 ★ Doesn't work on one plus 5 . Switching off kills the app. The app doesn't autostart at reboot immediately. It autostarts with a delay of 20 seconds or something during which I could easily force stop the app. replyyy???( paid user🤦♂️). All I'm asking is to immediately autostart the app after the boot.
1 ★ I'm very disappointed. I just installed it this morning and it's already malfunctioning. It activated an hour earlier than it's set for. It's not even going to be active for the correct amount of time. I'll be uninstalling it as soon as I can use that device again.
Previous versions
BlackOut: Stay Focused 2.17.3 APK for Windows (#88, 27.5 MB)
BlackOut: Stay Focused 2.16.2 APK for Windows (#84, 26.8 MB)
Similar to BlackOut: Stay Focused
More from For Innovation
Top download apps
