Everything we know about using a phone on purpose.
Practical writing on screen time, doomscrolling, app blocking, and minimalist Android launchers — plus a plain account of how each part of Sanctuary works and where it stops being useful. No listicles, no fabricated statistics.
Start here
If you are trying to change something and are not sure where to begin, start with one of these.
Reduce screen time on Android
Why total minutes is the wrong target, and a five-step setup that reduces the unchosen part of your day.
DoomscrollingStop doomscrolling
The three mechanics that make a feed hard to leave, and the specific setup that interrupts each of them.
Digital detoxDigital detox
Why detox weekends rebound, and a four-week plan for the permanent version that does not need willpower.
How Sanctuary works
What each feature does, how to set it up, and where it stops being useful.
Intention Gates
The four-second pause in detail: what happens on each tap, what is recorded, and why it never refuses.
Core featureApp time limits
How daily budgets work, how to pick a number you will keep, and what happens when the budget is spent.
Focus modesFocus modes
Four modes that change what your phone offers, and why putting them on a schedule matters more than the modes themselves.
Home screenText-based launcher
Why words work differently from icons, what the nine-essentials home screen looks like, and how the app library replaces the grid.
Core featureNotification digest
Batching the interruptions that have not earned immediacy — and an honest note on what Android will not let any app fix.
Approaches compared
The other ways people try to solve this, what they cost, and where Sanctuary fits.
App blockers on Android
The three kinds of blocker, why prohibition rebounds, and an honest note on when Sanctuary is the wrong tool.
Dumb phoneDumb phone launcher
What people actually want from a feature phone, what switching really costs, and how to get the first without paying the second.
Mindful useMindful phone use
The gap between impulse and action, why intention beats restriction, and four practices that fit into a normal day.
Looking for something more specific?
The setup guide covers installation and configuration step by step, and the accessibility page explains exactly what the optional permission does and does not do.
Your phone, without the pull.
Free to install, no account, and nothing about your attention leaves the device.
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