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Make it stick.

A website can't block apps on its own. These native settings turn your profiles into real, hard-to-undo locks.

  1. 1

    Hand the passcode to your partner

    Settings → Screen Time → Lock Screen Time Settings. Let your accountability partner type the 4‑digit code so you never know it.

  2. 2

    Create App Limits per profile

    Screen Time → App Limits → Add Limit. Pick the same apps as your Deep Work profile and set 1 minute. Turn on 'Block at End of Limit'.

  3. 3

    Use Focus modes for Sleep and Study

    Settings → Focus → New Focus. Allow only Phone, Messages and Maps. Schedule Sleep nightly.

  4. 4

    Always Allowed list

    Screen Time → Always Allowed. Keep Phone, Messages and Maps here so emergencies are never blocked.

  5. 5

    Close the loopholes

    Content & Privacy Restrictions → disallow Deleting Apps, Account Changes and Passcode Changes. Turn on 'Share Across Devices'.