Below you will find the release notes for recent updates to Freedom for iOS.
Version 6.23
July 14, 2024
Fixes
- Crash on TimeZone selector screen
- Reported crash on Blocklist Details screen
- Other general improvements
Version 6.22
July 2, 2024
Fixes
- Blocklist name resets when toggling dark mode appearance
Design System Update
- Import updated set of icons
Version 6.21
June 15, 2024
Start Session Simplification
- Apply new design system updates on Blocklist Details screen
- Extract Select Websites section into a separate modal screen
- Implement Extendable Curated Filter item on Select Websites screen
- Update Websites section on Blocklist Details screen
- Create "Save Blocklist" CTA instead of top-right navigation bar item
- Add context menu "..." to the aggregated curated filters (Website Categories and Presets) item
- Redesign the Warning Message on the Blocklist Detail
- Update Blocklist Details screen and Select Websites screen title appearance
Fixes
- Fix crash when disconnecting Audio Interface from the device
Version 6.20
June 6, 2024
Improvements
- Implement Recent Sessions requests and necessary models
Fixes
- Fix schedules that are not refreshed properly when a session ends
Version 6.19
May 28, 2024
General Changes and Improvements
- Recategorize some Focus Sounds as Premium
- Implement Google SSO button (behind a feature flag)
- Update Launch Screen design for iPhone and iPad
Version 6.18
May 20, 2024
Improvements
- Update Create Blocklist flow by displaying App Selection screen upfront
- Display a tooltip on the App selection screen in case the selection goes beyond the limitation
Fixes
- Remove Vision Pro as a target (the iOS app can be installed on iPhone and iPad only)
- Handle outcome after Sign in with Apple (resolves the SSO sign in vs sign up flows)
Version 6.17
May 9, 2024
Improvements
- Extend System Details with Local Time Zone
- Update Deployment Target to iOS 14.4
- Update the Google Analytics / Firebase SDK
App Store
- New screenshots
- Copy the English preview videos to the Spanish localization
Version 6.16
May 2, 2024
Improvements
- Redesign Add New Blocklist
- Prevent loading Blog Posts if the switch is turned off on Settings tab
Fixes
- Blog Post loading crash AppStore
- Upload a new copy of App Store Video
Version 6.15
April 25th, 2024
Improvements
- Introduce Apple SSO
- Limit session duration for Freemium users
- Display Biometric Authentication state in System Details
Fixes
- Restore available blocklists and devices on app launch
- Missing information on the Management Page
- Blocking Tools UI doesn't fit on iPhone 13 mini
App Store
- New Preview Videos
Version 6.13
March 20, 2024
Fixes and Improvements
- Fix Premium upgrade button
- Persist session history between app launches
- Implement new font definitions
- Add new color and theme values
Version 6.12
February 22, 2024
New Features
- Introduced the “Uninstall Protection” feature which prevents app uninstalls during an active session
- Created Home Screen Shortcut “Quick Action” to leave feedback
Improvements
- Added a limitation of max 50 characters to blocklist name length
- Updated the Session Start / End push notification messages
- :Updated the copyright date on the splash screen
Fixes
- Save the time preferences when starting a new session
- Fixed updating Blocklist Details screen after editing
- Fixed landing the app on Today screen in a “trial”-like state
- Fixed the launch screen crash after changing the device language
- Fixed incorrect User state reported to System Details
Version 6.11.1
February 2, 2024
Improvements
- Persist "End Session" action on the Session Details screen for users not in Locked Mode
- Language updates (End Session, Delete Schedule, Locked Mode prompt message)
- Show the spinner while performing the End / Delete Session request
- Error handling
Fixes
- Fix for VPN stuck in a weird state
- Fix for start/end blocking flakiness
Version 6.11
January 22, 2024
Fixes
- Ensure the user is authenticated before prefetching paywalls
- Sync TimeZone settings after sign up
Version 6.10
December 11, 2023
General fixes/Improvements
- Select a blocklist after creating it from a schedule editor
- Clear fields after saving a schedule
Version 6.9
November 27, 2023
Onboarding improvements
- Introduced Blocking Tools Install Flow
Fixes
- Fixed Restore Purchase endless loading on the Settings tab
- Fixed supporting the Widget on native iOS 17
Version 6.8
October 17, 2023
Pricing Model Updates
- Introduce new IAP yearly plan with 7-day trial
Fixes
- Fix Session length custom time picker to update reliably prior to iOS 16
- Implement reloading Sounds tab when returning back online
- Resolve display issues on iPhone SE 1st generation
General changes/improvements
- Switch fonts to Nunito font family in the entire iOS app
- Remove an old “App Only” logic from iOS App
- Remove filtering of magic blocklists
Version 6.7
September 18, 2023
Fixes
- Fix crash reading persisted device info
- Blocklist not reloaded automatically after turning on Locked mode
- Launching iOS app via widget appears to crash app
General changes/improvements
- Update minimum iOS deployment target to 13.4
- Add missing Spanish translations
Start Session Redesign
- Implement Dark mode for the redesigned start session pages
- Remove traces of old start session page
Push Notifications
- Support textual notifications on iOS App
Version 6.6
August 24, 2023
Fixes
- Website not blocked when domain in blocklist contains capital letters
- App Freezes when tapping to block apps
- iOS Create Blocklist screen oddity
General changes/improvements
- Prevent editing Block All Websites and Block Desktop Apps blocklists
- Prevent deleting blocklist if that is in a schedule
- Resolve 32-bit app support deprecation warning
- Restrict Locale to supported localizations
- Blocklist is refreshed on every page visit
Start Session Redesign
- Implement Recurring page in Start Session
- Implement Start Later page in Start Session
- Implement Start Now page in Start Session
- Add All day toggle for recurring page in create session tab
- Send session title during creation to backend
App Store Page Updates
- Create Spanish version of preview video in app store
Version 6.5.3
August 9, 2023
Fixes
- Resolve an issue that caused a crash for some users when the app launched
App Blocking
- Screen Time permission changes
General changes/improvements
- Report the last known state of the Screen Time permission to System Details
Version 6.5.2
July 25, 2023
Fixes
- Resolves the issue which caused the App Blocker to fail to install
Version 6.5.1
July 18, 2023
Fixes
- Resolves the freeze/delay issue at app launch
Version 6.5
July 18, 2023
General changes/improvements
- Remove Trial sessions counter from Today screen
- Remove 7 sessions limit for trial users
Start Session Redesign
- Add a feature switch in Settings
- Implement the redesigned Start Session tab wireframes
Fixes
- Display app selection on the blocklist card in the Blocklists screen in case the Block All Internet switch was enabled for that
- Prevent creating Distractions blocklist on signup
- Prevent editing the custom domains of a blocklist when Locked Mode is enabled
- Fix preselecting "Block All Websites" and "Block Desktop Apps" blocklists when starting a session after clean install
- Resolved issue that caused crash on launch on devices using iOS 13
Localization/ASO updates
- Add support for Spanish language
- Create App Store page for Spanish (Spain) language (Translated Description, Release notes, Screenshots)
- Add different keywords for Arabic, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Vietnamese languages
- Add different app title/subtitle in the AppStore for the above languages
Version 6.4
May 19, 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