Below you will find the release notes for recent updates to Freedom for iOS.
Version 6.4
May 2023
Client Redesign - Blocklist Initiatives
- Redesign the Blocklists screen (Blocklists tab)
- Redesign the Blocklist Editor screen
- Redesign Blocklist Selector screen
- Redesign Read Only Blocklist View
- Implement Learn About Blocklists guidance
Today screen improvements
- Improve Today screen layout on iPad App
Blocking advertisement changes
- Display VPN Install in Important Actions only when required
General improvements/fixes
- Synchronize "Log In" & "Sign Up" language cross platform
- Skips creating Distractions blocklist on sign up
- Drops the legacy Block All Websites and Block Desktop Apps
Version 6.3
March 27, 2023
iOS App Blocking improvements/fixes
Display a prompt message when pressing “Cancel” on the “Edit Blocklist” screen if was any change
Fixed an issue with the Screen Time message that does not disappear after giving the permission
App Blocking advertisement changes
Removed the built-in “Block Apps” blocklist (This means we’re not able to create a session with the iOS client app anymore that blocks apps on other platforms)
Prompt the Screen Time permission request on session start if that requires that
Today screen improvements
Fixed UI discrepancies on older iOS versions (for iOS 13 and 14)
General improvements/fixes
Localized the iOS app (for English only)
Cleaned up class coding/decoding deprecations
Improved build efficiency to reduce Xcode compile time
App Store / App page improvements
Uploaded App Preview videos to the AppStore page
Version 6.2
March 14, 2023
iOS App Blocking improvements/fixes
Implemented support for blocking the selected web domains with App Blocking
App Blocking advertisement changes
Updated the displaying logic for App Blocking permission in the Important Actions to always display the message whenever the permission is not allowed (regardless of whether the user has any app blocking session or not)
Added the App Blocking state to Settings (iOS 16+ only)
Removed the Enhanced Blocking feature for iOS 16+ users (still available on iOS 15-)
Removed the Content Blocker message from Important Actions for iOS 16+ users (still showing on iOS 15-)
Removed the prompt message on session start that requested VPN install
Today screen improvements
Added the Anonymous Welcome popup message as a card in the Important Actions
Updated the “Time Zone Out Of Sync” copy and implemented syncing the time zone automatically
General improvements/fixes
Updated the Copyright year on the splash screen to 2023
App Store / App page improvements
Updated app title to
"Freedom: Block Distractions"Updated app subtitle to
"Focus. Block apps. Be mindful."Updated the list of search keywords
Updated description
Updated the Copyright year to 2023
Version 6.1
February 27, 2023
iOS App Blocking improvements/fixes
Fixed the App Blocking issue where apps are being blocked outside of sessions
Fixed the issue where app blocking did not start automatically after re-enabling the Screen Time permission
Introducing Today screen
Implemented the Today screen in place of the old Sessions tab
Implemented Important Actions to display any action the user needs to be taken to have the best blocking experience
Implemented Active Sessions to list all the sessions the user is currently running
Implemented Scheduled Sessions to display the user’s future and recurring sessions
Implemented Blog Feed that shows our posts
Redesigned the TabBar
Removed the deprecated Sessions tab from the app
General improvements/fixes
Fixed displaying the Scheduled Sessions sorted by their start times
Fixed an issue with session edits not being discarded after pressing cancel
App Store / App page improvements
Updated the iPhone/iPad screenshots on the App Store page
Version 6.0
January 30, 2023
Introduces our new App Blocking (available on iOS 16.0+)
TabBar redesign