Below you will find a breakdown of all the options you can find in our Android app. For more information on initial setup of the app, please see Installing Freedom on your Android device.
Sessions
The Sessions tab contains information about your active and scheduled sessions. It also shows a feed of the most recent blog posts from our website.
New Session
On the New Session tab, you can select one or more blocklists and devices, choose a session length time, and then tap ‘start’ to begin. You can also schedule sessions from this tab. For more information, see Android blocklist and session setup.
Blocklists
On the Blocklists tab, you can tap “Manage” to view and edit the apps on your app blocklist for the device. You’ll also see a list of all your created blocklists. You can tap on individual blocklists you’ve created to edit or delete them. You can also tap the plus sign in the green circle to create a new list. For more information, see Android blocklist and session setup.
Focus Sounds
The Focus Sounds tab will have a list of sounds you can play during your sessions divided into different categories (Coffee Shops, Offices, etc.)
Settings
The Settings tab includes all of the settings options available within the Android app:
Account Details
Email address, account type (Trial or Premium), and current device name.
General
Locked Mode - makes it impossible to log out of the app during an active session. Learn more here: Locked Mode
Disable notifications - hide notifications from apps blocked by Freedom during your sessions
Do Not Disturb - automatically turn on your device's DND mode during sessions. This will require enabling Do Not Disturb permissions in the next section.
Time Zone - manage the current Time Zone on your Freedom account. This is the time zone that your blocks will run in.
Permissions
Block Applications and Websites - gives Freedom accessibility permissions to block apps and websites during your sessions
Device Admin - allows Freedom to run properly in the background. Also prevents the user from uninstalling Freedom via the home screen
Do Not Disturb Mode - this permission is needed if you want Freedom to activate your device's DND Mode during sessions. You will also need to activate 'Do Not Disturb' in the previous section.
Block notifications - this permission is needed if you want Freedom to block notifications during sessions. You will also need to activate 'Disable Notifications' in the previous section.
Interface
Show blog posts on sessions tab - toggle on or off to control whether blog posts appear on the sessions tab of the app
Dark mode - toggle on to enable Dark Mode
Language - tap to change the language used by the Freedom app
Preferred clock format: toggle between 12-hour or 24-hour time
Notifications
Toggle on or off notifications for session start, session end, and website/apps blocked.
About
Social Media - where to find Freedom on Social Media
Send feedback - send a Feature Request, Review, or Issue Report to support
About Us - Shows information about the Freedom app and the version number
System details - your current Freedom app settings. You may be asked to send a screenshot of this if you contact Support
Terms of Use - This links to our Terms of Service page
Privacy Policy - This links to our Privacy Policy page
Having trouble?
If you're having any difficulty, please feel free to contact us. We're happy to help!