NOTE: This tip only applies to earlier versions of Freedom for iOS. In newer versions, we can fully block all apps without needing this extra step. For more information, see How to Block Apps on iOS.

If most of your app blocks are working on iPhone or iPad, but you're still having trouble with certain apps, it may because these apps use a type of connection that is harder to break with our app blocker. These blocks sometimes won't kick in until several minutes into a session, or may require extra steps to get blocks working.

Here's a quick tip to make sure your blocks kick in immediately: Just turn Airplane Mode on and off again. Toggling Airplane Mode will clear out some caches on your phone and break the constant connection these apps use, which will then block your apps. Your feeds will not refresh and you will see network connection error messages. 

Another tip: for apps that require a log-in, you can log out of the app, start a blocking session, and then turn Airplane mode on and off again — you will be unable to log back in for the rest of your block session.

If possible, we recommend waiting a few minutes into a session before opening these hard-to-block apps. Continually refreshing the app will make it difficult for the blocks to kick in.
​

Evan, one of our users, offers this idea for automating the toggling of Airplane mode using Shortcuts on iOS:

    6. Tap "Next" and then "Done." Airplane mode should now be toggled automatically           at the time you set!

If you're having any difficulty, please feel free to contact us. We're happy to help!